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A Mumbai-based media company has shown its interest in games development by acquiring 70 per cent of UK development studio Ignition and buying over half of India's big mobile games studio Indiagames.
Read More »Develop conference and awards return in July ’07
The second Develop In Brighton conference and expo has been confirmed for 2007, taking place on July 24th to 26th – and the Develop Industry Excellence Awards return, too, on July 25th.
Read More »Rockstar Games to open London studio
Grand Theft Auto creator Rockstar is putting together a games development team that will be based in central London.
Read More »Gill finds place at Swordfish
The movement of Electronic Arts Warrington staff to local studios continues, with former EA NW technical director Fred Gill moving over to Birmingham-based Swordfish.
Read More »More developer support for amBX
Two very different developers have signed up to product amBX-specific versions of their games, with indie team Introversion and Codemasters supporting Philips' upcoming 'ambient experiences' kits.
Read More »Lionhead licences Havok for Fable 2
The popular Havok physics and animation tool has found another friend in game development, with Lionhead confirming that it has licenced Havok Complete for the production of Fable 2.
Read More »Biggest year ever for Lyon Game Connection
Last week's Game Connection event in Lyon saw its biggest turnout ever – over 600 development executives attended to forge deals with publishers and service providers.
Read More »IGF 2007 finalists announced
Finalists have been announced for the ninth Independent Games Festival, which takes place in March next year as part of GDC 07.
Read More »More VC cash in development as Red 5 gets $18.5m
Red 5, the US studio put together by former developers of World of Warcraft, has been boosted with a $18.5m investment injection from Benchmark Capital and Sierra Ventures.
Read More »Vicious and Ubi vets form Sentinel
Sentinel Studios, a new five-man games development team, has been opened in the US by the former bosses of Ubisoft's Sinister Games and independent Vicious Cycle.
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