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NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Gabe Newell's best advice for aspiring devs

NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Gabe Newell's best advice for aspiring devs

The Valve founder shares his wisdom as part of Develop's new series of job-hunting tips

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Star Wars success 'reflects healthy MMO market'

Star Wars success 'reflects healthy MMO market'

'Peak concurrent users at 350,000 players', says analyst

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Naughty Dog: Next-gen move 'terrifying'

Naughty Dog: Next-gen move 'terrifying'

Transition from PS2 to PS3 were the 'darkest days' for studio, says co-president Evan Wells

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Inside Whale Trail: Develop Dec/Jan out now

Inside Whale Trail: Develop Dec/Jan out now

We speak to the team behind the iOS sensation, and lift the lid on the 30 Under 30

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Bossa: 'Vita will suffer a horrible premature death'

Bossa: 'Vita will suffer a horrible premature death'

Bossa won?t work for console manufacturers who don't promote interconnectivity, says studio co-founder Henrique Olifiers

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Football Manager's future 'is mobile, not console'

Football Manager's future 'is mobile, not console'

Soccer sim studio scouts tablets, cloud tech and microtransactions

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EA to publishers: 'Adapt to digital or die'

EA to publishers: 'Adapt to digital or die'

Companies cannot continue to rely on just the old model, says industry veteran Peter Moore

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OnLive open to PlayStation and Xbox integration

OnLive open to PlayStation and Xbox integration

New UK boss talks up the potential of service partnerships

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Miyamoto returns to grass-roots game development

Miyamoto returns to grass-roots game development

Zelda creator wants to step away from day-to-day management and build new, smaller games for Nintendo

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Piracy block 'sparked upsurge in FM12 sales'

Piracy block 'sparked upsurge in FM12 sales'

Sports Interactive creating new jobs from the extra money

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New indie PC platform 'ends discoverability woes'

New indie PC platform 'ends discoverability woes'

Amazon-like recommendation engine 'gives all devs a fair chance'; Royalty rate at 15-25%

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Persson: LEGO Minecraft 'a perfect fit'

Persson: LEGO Minecraft 'a perfect fit'

Fans hope for custom edition of iconic building block set

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LucasArts fee for Star Wars MMO put at 35%

LucasArts fee for Star Wars MMO put at 35%

Analyst Michael Pachter claims the arrangement is still favourable for EA

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120m people play social games, says PopCap

120m people play social games, says PopCap

Social gaming engagement 'has increased 71 per cent'

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Mobile tech won't surpass home consoles - Helgason

Mobile tech won't surpass home consoles - Helgason

Battery power limits handset progression, says Unity boss

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Zynga metrics are 'sketchy', claims Take-Two CEO

Zynga metrics are 'sketchy', claims Take-Two CEO

Facebook games kingpin 'has disclosure issues', Zelnick claims

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Skills Review response 'a hopeful step forward'

Skills Review response 'a hopeful step forward'

Neon Play CEO says UK games industry is finally finding its voice

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Warcraft 'could lose 1m players to Old Republic'

Warcraft 'could lose 1m players to Old Republic'

Activision Blizzard stock downgraded to neutral after worrying survey results

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BAFTA Game Awards 'ghettoises indies'

BAFTA Game Awards 'ghettoises indies'

Ste Pickford calls for end to 'big-budget preferences'

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Nintendo boss questions neutrality of iOS study

Nintendo boss questions neutrality of iOS study

'I can't speak to the motivations of the company, as they are not a pure research firm'

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Lawyers advise Carmack to rewrite Doom 3 code

Lawyers advise Carmack to rewrite Doom 3 code

Open source edition could reignite dormant patent issues

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Next Will Wright game 'will digitise your life'

Next Will Wright game 'will digitise your life'

App to plunder personal data and offer services, games, ideas and events based on player's tastes

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Starbreeze: We need to adapt for digital

Starbreeze: We need to adapt for digital

Syndicate developer has eye on self-funded PSN project

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Dev industry pays tribute as Xbox turns ten

Dev industry pays tribute as Xbox turns ten

Molyneux, Rein, Braben, Patti, Kaplan and more raise a glass to Microsoft?s prolific box

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