Category Archives: Develop 2011

“Kinect 2 is already here. The great [thing] with Kinect is it’s all software. Yeah, there’s a sensor bar there, but everything is dealt with in software, which means we can continue to push it.” – Rare’s Scott Henson discussing at Develop software advancement for the tech  via Beefjack.

Square Enix’s worldwide technology director Julien Merceron has said the next generation of hardware will bring cinema technologies to consoles.

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Sony has unleashed lots of new information regarding Playstation Vita’s online modes Near, Party, LiveArea and Activity.

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Former Sony Worldwide Studios head Phil Harrison had a lot to say at Develop this week, giving hardware cycles and crunch time the flick, and highlighting free to play as the future of the industry.

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EA Sports’ senior vice president of worldwide development Andrew Wilson has said FIFA’s not far from shedding its annual update business model.

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As his company’s name suggests, nothing can halt Relentless Studios co-founder Andrew Eades. Despite cancelling his Develop presentation, the battler found time to talk to Lewie Procter about the shape of things to come.

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Rare’s Scott Henson has said Kinect is one step on the path to holodeck-like gaming experiences.

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Warner Bros. Games general manager and vice president Laura Fryer has criticised the practice of hiring, burning out, and then firing development staff.

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The BBC’s commercial arm is set to begin publishing independent games as early as next month.

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The association for UK Interactive Entertainment has launched a £100,000 fund to promote digital industries, with support from TIGA and the Department of Culture Media & Sport.

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Independent companies cleaned up the Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2011, with Minecraft developer Mojang coming out the clear winner with three awards.

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Ian Baverstock of Tenshi Ventures and Kuju Entertainment co-founder, told attendees at Develop that Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata’s GDC keynote decrying mobile and social games was a “shocking indictment” of how “obsessed” the firm is with retail.

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Media Molecule co-founder Alex Evans said during a panel at Develop this morning that at one time, Sony wanted the firm’s LittleBigPlanet to launch as a free-to-play title.

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Organiser Tandem have confirmed today that Develop 2012 will take place on July 10-12 next year in Brighton. It comes as this year’s event kicks off today, with the keynote being EA Sports SVP Andrew Wilson. Further keynotes include Media Molecule, Phil Harrison and SCE WWS 3D boss Mick Hocking. Tandem’s also confirmed that one-day spin-off events Develop Liverpool and Develop London will respectively take place on November 24 and December 1.

Thanks, GI.

This year’s Develop Awards will set a new attendance record for the event, according to a press release sent out by organisers this morning.

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Develop organisers have announced that the opening keynote of the event, a chat with LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule and ex-SCE WWS head Phil Harrison, will be the main headliner later this month. Harrison, who first brought the company to Sony’s attention, will interview co-founders Alex Evans, Mark Healey and Kareem Ettouney for a session called “Living Inside a Molecule” on July 20.

Develop takes place in Brighton between July 19-21.

Develop organisers have announced this morning that Sony will be holding a talk at the event on PlayStation Vita. The talk, which will take place on July 20, will see head of developer services Kish Hirani and Sony’s Neil Brown give the first public talk of the handheld in the UK since its NGP-filled unveil in January and Vita unwrapping at E3 earlier this month.

Develop takes place between July 19-21 in Brighton.

Intent’s announced that Ian Livingstone’s to be rewarded the Development Legend honour at the Develop Awards next month.

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Develop organisers have announced this morning that a PS3 3D post-mortem will take place at the event in July.

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This year’s Develop Conference will be keynoted by Iain McCaig, Lucasfilm’s designer on Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III.

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