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Want to read Keza MacDonald’s award winning article on EVE Online? Then click here. The IGN-published article scored MacDonald the first ever Games Writer of the Year prize at the Games Media Awards last night. The piece was judged blind by Guardian columnist and award-winning author Tim Lott, and selected …
Read More »UK government revitalises computer science education
The UK Government has outlined its plans to train up the first generation of computer science teachers as it prepares to introduce the course to the curriculum. To begin in schools from September 2013, Education Secretary Michael Gove also announced that funding had ended for the current Information and Communications …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: Keza MacDonald named Games Writer of the Year
Keza MacDonald was the inaugural winner of the Games Media Awards’ new Games Writer of the Year accolade last night. A new award for 2012, this prize invited journalists from all fields invited to submit a piece of work written over the past year. The Games Writer of the Year …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: Kieron Gillen named Games Media Legend
Kieron Gillen was named Games Media Legend at last night’s Games Media Awards. A comical, deceptive, speech from close friend and Premier PR boss Simon Byron heralded Gillen’s appearance on stage. Gillen’s is a veteran of games journalism, having written for Wired, The Guardian, Edge, Official Xbox, Eurogamer and The …
Read More »Most social players move on after 24 hours
New Playnomics report reveals 85 per cent of social gamers play titles for just a single day
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: A night in tweets
Obviously last night was a great evening for everyone in the building at the Games Media Awards 2012. But it was an exciting time on the internet, too. Thanks to the widespread support of the UK games industry, #GMA12 was trending throughout the night in the UK. Even better news …
Read More »UK gov outlines computer science teaching plans
New course replacing axed ICT curriculum to be introduced in schools from September 2013
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: The winners in full
The UK games press honoured its most talented writers at last night’s Games Media Awards. The hugely popular event returned to Vinopolis near London’s Borough Market last night, with more than 50 online and print publications and 30 journalists all competiting for the top prizes. Awards were collected before an …
Read More »Q4 games advertising revenue drops 40% this Christmas
The age of excess is clearly over. UK games firms are spending 99m on advertising this Christmas, MCV can reveal. That’s a drop of 40 per cent year-on-year. The figures are based on a survey of the biggest companies in the UK games industry. In comparison, publishers, retailers and developers …
Read More »Increased R&D + Decreased income = New Xbox approaching
The New Xbox feels a lot closer this morning than it did last night. The headline from Microsoft’s Xbox financials was the 94 per cent drop in operating income. But combine that with the massively increased R&D figure, and you have an inescapable conclusion. R&D expenses were up 44 per …
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