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Best of 08: David Jones
The Realtime Worlds boss muses on emergent gameplay, studio independence, and the Halo 3 beta giveaway with Crackdown
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Redundancies hit Turbine following latest launch
Lord of the Rings Online developer lets QA and Account Management staff go as it reorganises business
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Microsoft "sitting" on next Llamasoft title
Developer's cofounder, Jeff Minter, says upcoming title has been ready for four months
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Conan 360, The Secret World still on track, says Funcom
Developer staffing up for new projects in 2009, but Conan PC remains priority
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Funcom's Trond Arne Aas
The CEO discusses evolution of Age of Conan, the Xbox 360 version and new title The Secret World
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Online title crowding is "huge problem" - Emergent
Middleware company's VP Katie Morgan expresses concern for smaller developers
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Molyneux hints at Fable II digital release
Digital release of RPG on Xbox 360 "would be a great thing to work on," says veteran designer
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amBX unveils developer programme
Free resources offered to games industry professionals, including SDK for peripheral products
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Anti-piracy future is in free-to-play games - PCGA
Randy Stude points to success of FIFA Online in piracy rife Asia, says Battlefield Heroes could be next
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Factor 5 face "financial issues"
Lair developer unable to pay staff as project faces cancellation
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Splash Damage appoints new creative director
Fable 2 lead designer, Richard Ham, to lead the studio's upcoming project with Bethesda Softworks
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Turbine still focused on yearly expansions
"Serial entertainment" strategy driven by audience need, explains executive producer Jeffery Steefel
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Garry's mod hits 312,541 sales
Game's creator expresses shock and gratitude at two year sales record
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Levine opines over troubled PC gaming platform
BioShock creator adds that digital distribution represents a great opportunity to open up more product delivery channels
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Bozek eyeing social games on all formats
Former SingStar lead excited by multiple opportunities for new projects
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Petroglyph unveil free-to-play title
Online action strategy game, Mytheon, to be financed through micro-transactions
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Valve: "There is a groundswell to abandon" DRM
Developer's president, Gabe Newell, reportedly responds directly to blogger on the state of anti-piracy solutions
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A perfect pitch
38 Studios founder Curt Schilling and CEO Brett Close discuss entering the MMO market
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Partnerships help to compete in MMO space - 38 Studios
Start-up developer says it's not deterred by competing with established companies' financial clout
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Flagship co-founder establishes Gravity Bear
Former Blizzard developer, Phil Shenk, sets up new studio with Hellgate's Kevin Klemmick
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Darkworks signs 3D technology deal with Trioviz
Developer to use technology for cross platform titles, with plans to create an SDK for other studios
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£50,000 offered for PlayStation Network prototypes
Companies invited to pitch for funding for future PSN products and services
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A Rare Glimpse - Part Two
Studio manager Mark Betteridge on the new Xbox Live avatars, and the importance of more and effective prototyping