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Warner Bros Interactive has seen through some key changes to its senior personnel, as Monolith CEO Samantha Ryan steps up to become SVP of development and production, replacing former boss Jason Hall who is leaving to focus on his own company.
Read More »Studio Profile: Stainless Games
Continuing our month-long series of profiles charting some of the biggest, most interesting, and influential studios in the UK and Europe, today we look at Stainless Games...
Read More »New York welcomes new casual games studio
The casual games sector has been given another boost via the founding of a new studio based in New York, called Rebel Monkey.
Read More »â??The way games are produced needs to changeâ??
EXCLUSIVE Q&A: In this Developmag.com interview, Games That Matter co-founder Hannes Seifert tells us why the former Rockstar Vienna team has chosen the long-discussed ‘Hollywood Model’ for its new business – and why he thinks they can make it work.
Read More »France to offer tax credits for games development
French Parliament has approved a bill granting tax credits for games developers, a move designed to secure and encourage a healthy interactive entertainment sector within the country.
Read More »Slam gives Vista some Spin
Some questions still remain as to how soon Microsoft's recently launched Vista OS will deliver as a games platform, but a team from Glasgow already has one answer - it's casual game is one of the first available for the operating system.
Read More »Pandemic game signed to EA
EA has stepped up to distribute Pandemic's next-gen title Mercenaries 2: World In Flames, putting an end to some speculation that the studio may distribute the PS3 title itself.
Read More »‘Community and relevant content is key’ â?? Sony
SCE Worldwide Studios VP Michael Denny and other key Sony Liverpool personnel have commented on the direction the company plans to take as both format-holder and software developer as the network-enabled PS3 establishes itself.
Read More »Teeside students’ Twisted team
A team of students from Teeside have teamed up for a graduate business within the Tees Valley's DigitalCity project called Twisted Studio - and the gang is already talking about of licensing out its games development toolkit.
Read More »Good vibes for Philipsâ?? amBX
In this exclusive Q&A Developmag.com talks amBX with Jo Cooke, Philips’ chief marketing officer (pictured) to find out what developers' reaction to the company's ambient experiences technology has been like.
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