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Richard Wilson, CEO of games industry association TIGA responds to criticism from Zee-3 and Pickford Bros co-founder Ste Pickford, arguing that there is value in being a member of a network of developers and digital publishers
Read More »Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse listed on Amazon for PS3/360
Retailer listings reveal a new Family Guy title is on the way to consoles later this year. Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse has a release target and will be published by Activision, but beyond that not much is currently known. Amazon (via Joystiq) lists both a PS3 and Xbox …
Read More »VIDEO: See where GamesAid donations go
GamesAid has released its annual video talking to the charities it has supported with the help of games industry donations. The six charities featured this year were Action For Kids, Jigsaw4U, Lifelites, Volunteer Centre Sutton: MAPS, SpecialEffect and The Willow Foundation. Each one received a donation of 29,000 in 2011 …
Read More »Persona 4 Golden coming to NA Vitas this fall
Atlus has revealed Persona 4 Golden will see release in North America. The updated Vita version of the PS2’s Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 arrives this fall. The enhanced port was announced for Japan back in August of last year. The game packs ‘remastered visuals’, 50 per cent additional voicework, …
Read More »Boyes joins SCEA as new head of publisher relations
Sony Computer Entertainment America has hired Adam Boyes as head of publisher relations for the company. Boyes is a 15-year industry vet and former director of production at Capcom USA. GI.biz reports he will fill the opening Rob Dyer left when departing to join Zynga as their head of platform …
Read More »Adam Sessler leaves G4
Gaming personality Adam Sessler has announced he has left television network G4. Television personality Adam Sessler and TV network G4 are parting ways, with Adam’s last episode as host of G4’s "X-Play" airing on the network today, Wednesday, April 25,” a statement from Sessler’s representative read. AdditionallyKotaku reports that their …
Read More »EU lifts block on games tax breaks
Renewed policy paves way for tax relief 'cultural test' in UK
Read More »Lumia fails to shine as Nokia posts 1.34bn loss
Nokia’s first stab at reversing its torrid fortunes appears not to have taken off. The company has reported a €1.34bn loss for its 2012 Q1 with smartphone sales tumbling 52 per cent year-on-year. 2m Lumia handsets were sold in the period, and Nokia is predicting a similar performance from Q2. …
Read More »DCMS rejects claim it will be abolished
Labour MP claims to have heard 'well-sourced rumours' of department's planned closure
Read More »New Super Mario Bros. 2 leaping onto 3DS in August
A new Mario sidescroller is coming to 3DS this summer, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced. New Super Mario Bros. 2 is to be a follow-up to the popular Nintendo DS title New Super Mario Bros. as well as New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The sequel was revealed during a …
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