Stuart Black, creator of the now classic FPS bearing his last name, his confirmed his leaving of Codemasters, developers of his latest shooter title, Bodycount. This marks the second major designer to leave the project, Tom Gillo, Executive Producer of the title, having been replaced earlier in the year. Mr. Black is scheduled to his […]
The 2010 Develop Conference has come to a close, and with it over 80 companies across Europe competed for the honor of being the latest to receive a Develop Industry Excellence award. The Gower Brothers (of Jagex Studios, creators of Runescape) received one of the only non-competitive awards, the rest seeing a surprising spread of […]
While the new console hardware generation may not be on the horizon for several more years, it looks like Sony already has some ideas in serious production. In an interview with Develop, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida talked about the shift in manufacturing practice after Kaz Hirai replaced Ken Kutaragi.
Rebellion Studios has seen better days, recently closing its Oxford studio and laying off many employees across the board. According to Develop, however, there is concern that that may not be the extent of the company’s woes. Employers at Rebellion’s Derby headquarters may have withheld wages for the month of April (and related compensation packages) […]