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Versatile British art studio wants to raise the profile of 'games as art'

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New game developer outlines plans to create original content

The Entertainment Retail Association is confident that its members will not use today’s shock news about the Video Recordings Act to profit from selling adult material to children. However, ERA director general Kim Bayley said she could not speak for independent retailers who have not signed up to ERA. It …

Do you have a pic of your sales director doing the dosey doe with Lara Croft? Perhaps your MD had his arms round a man dressed as Croc – with a face that said ‘this is definitely going to be bigger than Mario’. Or maybe the office dream of ‘Naked …

The team behind GameOn has formed a new digital media unit ahead of the event’s November debut. Under the name Creative Games Media (CGM), the new team incorporates online, video and events planning and is a division of Creative Ventures Group. The business manages X-League TV and several web properties, …

505 Games and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment have become the latest big name publishers to back the GMAs. 505 is Silver Sponsor and is hosting a drinks reception at the event to highlight new flight sim IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Marketing director Alison Mitchell said: It was great to …

The finalists have been announced for this year’s Games Media Awards. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or trade tickets please contact Dave.Roberts@intentmedia.co.ukHere are the finalists in full: Best Games Magazine Games TM – Imagine PublishingEdge Magazine – Future PublishingPC Gamer – Future PublishingRetro Gamer – Imagine PublishingOfficial Xbox 360 …

Shadow Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has recommended that industry trade bodies TIGA and ELSPA merge – to form ‘The Video Games Association’. Both organisations have met together with Government in recent months as part of video games roundtables, discussing issues that affect both publishers and developers. These subjects have included …

Ed Vaizey recommends ELSPA and TIGA merge to become â??The Video Game Associationâ??