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What makes this generation of consoles special isn't graphics or brute processing power; no, it's the ability for games to be electronically distributed through built-in networks that opens new frontiers - ones that Kuju's Doublesix is ready for...

The third of Kuju's studios to rebrand, Nik Nak was set a clear mission: to develop games for kids. But as the studio ramps up production of its first two titles, how are they finding the process of chasing after a famously fickle demographic?

We take a trip to Sheffield to speak with Kuju's rebranded studio Chemistry - which boasts a unique business and technology model: all its games are built using Unreal Engine 3…

It was the first of Kuju's studios to rebrand itself, and probably the most radical: not only tapping into the burgeoning casual market, but basing its entire identity on a fictional female. Now, one year later, how is it faring?

With less and less independent studios specialising in racing games left in the market, Develop catches up with Italian developer Milestone as it moves fully into the next generation...

Develop sits down to talk with the MD of ambitious New Zealand-based studio Sidhe, Mario Wynands, to find out about the studio's plans for Wii, downloadable content, and the NZ games industry…

We take a trip to Germany to speak with the team at Munich-based Shin'en…

Develop takes a look at Oxygen Interactive's new in-house development studio, and discovers that being publisher-owned doesn't necessarily mean publisher-dictated...

Blitz has produced a diverse portfolio of games in the past 12 months and has a legacy that includes a number of notables. How so? And will it always be this way? Develop talks to CEO Philip Oliver to find out…

It’s been an eventful 24 months for Peter Molyneux and Lionhead Studios, but now safe within the embrace of Microsoft, it’s proving developers can be creative and well-run, Jon Jordan discovers…

Sumo Digital is poised for the next generation after a successful start in the last, discovers Joao Diniz-Sanches…

LucasArts’ development vice president Peter Hirschmann explains to Develop how the studio rebuilt itself to take advantage of a proximity to Industrial Light and Magic, and what the effects house has taught it about game production…

A glimpse into the life in the driving seat at Bizarre Creations, this year’s Develop Award Grand Prix winner…