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Storytron's Crawford: Screw graphics, create better emotions
Austin GDC: Former developer urges creators to "ditch plot" and concentrate on the player
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Ian Baverstock - Part Two
The Kuju boss on the effects of the maturing videogames business, rebranding studios, and how Tiga is faring with CEO Richard Wilson
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Baverstock: The industry is "less random" now
Kuju boss believes that the videogames business - and the people in it - are maturing
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European industry at "war" with other territories, says Darkworks CEO
Antoine Villette calls for greater tax breaks across Europe to tackle foreign competition
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Darkworks' Gouraud and Villette
Studio co-founders discuss transitioning into a company and the need for EU tax breaks
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Fatfoogoo to provide payment systems for Project Darkstar
Microtransactions to be integrated into open source software for online games
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Levine reveals threats from consumers over DRM
BioShock PC restrictions prompted "nasty" attacks, says Irrational boss
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Frontier's David Braben
Head of Frontier Developments discusses pre-owned sales, rating games and his upcoming title, the Outsider
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NCsoft West announcement expected shortly
Subsidiaries outside of Korea expected to form under one brand; Austin studio may face cuts
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Internal studios more expensive than indies, says Rebellion CEO
According to Jason Kingsley, recent studio closures could be down to unexpected costs
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Microsoft "ramping down" games development - St John
Console makers entering recovery phase and winding down investment in platforms, according to WildTangent's CEO
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Studio closures a sign of industry maturity, says Ubisoft dev
Reflection's studio head, Gareth Edmondson, backs Games Up? campaign to level playing field for UK developers
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Microsoft to close Ensemble Studios
Senior staff to form new outfit following completion of Halo Wars
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7 Studios listed among fastest-growing US companies
LA-based studio credits developing for Nintendo platforms for its inclusion on the in Inc5000 list
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Psyonix Studios licenses Unreal Engine 3
Epic's game engine will be used in auto-sports title set to come out on the PlayStation Network
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Ian Baverstock - Part One
The Kuju boss talks about the developer's blossoming empire, the health of the UK scene, and what independence means
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Kuju: There's "more imagination" in business models now
Ian Baverstock on countering rising dev costs with new kinds of publisher deals
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BlackFoot Studios licenses Unreal Engine 3
Epic's game engine will be used to develop a cross-platform co-operative military action game, coming out 2009.
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SN Systems opens Dublin office
New office to focus on PlayStation development tools; to be followed by increased recruitment drive
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Epic: Developers are reaching the limits of Xbox 360
Developer has hit the upper end of what the console can do but games will continue to improve
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Monumental's headcount grows to 60
Studio behind MMO Football Superstars begins work on two new projects
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Epic: Gears of War 2 not coming to PC
Upcoming title will remain an Xbox 360 exclusive, as the developer focuses on console gaming
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Gearbox in talks to do new Halo game?
But no deal in place yet, says Variety, citing unnamed sources