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The worlds of TV, games, internet and advertising are coming together for a new series of events. ConnectedUK has been organised by UKIE, PACT (TV production), BIMA (Interactive and digital media) and the IPA (advertising). The events are designed to ‘forge commercial and creative links between the UK’s key creative …
Read More »GamesAid vs Chelsea: Last chance to bid
Time is running out if you want to secure a place on the GamesAid team for its charity football match against the Chelsea Old Boys. There are just two hours to bid for one of the twelve slots atwww.gamesaidvschelsea.co.uk. The highest bids at midday today (Friday, March 16th) will form …
Read More »Tall order for game documentary Kickstarter
'Us and the Game Industry' makes $7k with three days left to reach $20k goal
Read More »VIDEO: One of the reasons we love Phil Harrison
The core games industry has this afternoon welcomed one of our most beloved sons back into the fold. News that former PlayStation head Phil Harrison has returned broke just minutes ago. That he’s returned to take up Peter Molyneux’s former role as Microsoft Studios Europe boss was somewhat of a …
Read More »Yahoo sues Facebook claiming 10 patent breaches
Internet search and services firm Yahoo is suing social networking king Facebook, accusing it of ten patent breaches. "Yahoo’s patents relate to cutting edge innovations in online products, including in messaging, news feed generation, social commenting, advertising display, preventing click fraud and privacy controls," the lawsuit claims. "Facebook’s entire social …
Read More »F2P Summit finalises speaker list with Innogames
Just two days remaining for early bird discounts
Read More »Pachter thought Riccitiello "was a complete moron"
Beginning a guest presentation by calling your chief speaker a moron” isn’t a typical approach. But then, Michael Pachter isn’t your typical analyst. I’ve been doing one-sentence intros, but I have a couple of sentences for John Riccitiello,” Pachter said at the start of his Q&A with EA boss John …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid HD sneaks onto Vita this summer
Konami has formally confirmed what many already knew: the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is coming to PlayStation Vita. The handheld compilation will arrive on shelves some time this summer. Like the 360 and PS3 SKUs, it will include updated versions of MGS2: Sons of Liberty, MGS3: Snake Eater and …
Read More »Who’s going to the MCV Awards?
More than 60 games industry firms have already signed up to attend this year’s MCV Awards on Thursday, April 19th. These range from publishers such as Activision Blizzard to distributors such as Gem, retailers like GAME and many more listed below. Here’s a selection of companies who have signed up …
Read More »Five indies win Centresoft Vita challenge
Sony and CentreSoft have thanked UK independent retailers for their support during the launch of PlayStation Vita. The two companies provided a massive range of POS to indies and even held a window display competition to encourage smarter Vita promotions. A 3G PlayStation Vita was given to the five shops …
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