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The US arm of Japanese publisher D3 Publishing is spearheading its UK wing’s push into Europe by looking for games made by local teams to publish – and could even acquire studios in the area.

Another of Sega’s UK studios is targeting ambitious expansion, with Creative Assembly looking to add  50 new staff to its roster – but producer Jonathan Court thinks the team can brush aside the current clime’s tough recruitment market.

As the race to boost next-gen development teams intensifies some studios are reportedly using corporate headhunters to poach staff, much to the annoyance of many UK developers.

Bizarre Creations and Sony were among the big winners last night at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards.

Sega’s Solihull-based Racing Studio is one of the many development studios currently looking to grow, and with the team now settled in a new office, plans are afoot to grow its staff count from 30 to 70.

Plans continue to move apace for Nokia's next-gen phone push, and the company plans to keep the ball rolling at the Develop In Brighton conference.

You donâ??t need to look far for proof that format holders' extolling of electronic distribution will be matched with enthusiasm b

Foundation 9 Entertainment, the parent company for six American studios and the USâ?? largest independent games development compan

Digimask has thrown the wraps off of Autohead, the latest version of its head-creation system.