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The government has admitted the way schools teach computing is flawed – now the UKIE-backed Next Gen Skills campaign wants games firms to help change the National Curriculum. Earlier this week, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)?published a response to the Livingstone-Hope Next Gen report, which criticised how …
Read More »Buahin back at Sony
Popular Rosemary Buahin has returned to Sony Computer Entertainment UK as head of trade marketing. She rejoins after a three-year term at Warner Bros. Interactive. Previously, she was trade marketing manager at Sony for four and a half years. She now reports directly to Alan Duncan, SCE UK marketing director.Duncan …
Read More »Sales boost for GameStop UK
US giant GameStop is already making waves in the UK with its local estore after a hugely successful day of Black Friday deals. The online specialist kicked off its day of promotions by selling Uncharted 3 for 22.97, which caused the site to crash almost immediately. But the firm managed …
Read More »GAME nabs £130 Old Republic exclusive
Retailer GAME will exclusively sell the Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector’s Edition. The PC?MMO’s 129.99?special SKU includes a statue, map, metal case, journal, soundtrack CD and extra in-game content. Although EA previously listed GAME, Gamestation, Amazon, Play.com, Zavvi and ShopTo online as retailers stocking the Collector’s Edition, the listings …
Read More »EA pushes the freemium model with new Theme Park on iOS
Just how far can EA push the freemium model on smartphones? Last week MCV revealed that the publisher had released a new version of Tetris on iOS that offered the option of subscribing to the game for extra perks and content. Now AOL reports that a new version of RTS …
Read More »LoveFilm hits Xbox 360 with new dashboard tomorrow
Microsoft has confirmed that streaming movie service LoveFilm will arrive on Xbox 360 tomorrow alongside the rollout of the console’s new firmware and dashboard design. LoveFilm has been available on PS3 for some time. In the US the new service will be joined by a number of others, too, such …
Read More »Sony still trying for Flash on Vita
Sony is locked in negotiations with Adobe to add Flash support to PS Vita, a new report suggests. PlayStation software development executive Muneki Shimada was paraphrased as saying he had not given up” on incorporating Flash within PlayStation Vita. The matters which need to be negotiated on are not public …
Read More »Apple fails in bid to block Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in US
A judge in the US has denied Apple’s move to block the sale of a range of Samsung Android devices in the ongoing patent infringement dispute. The ruling is particularly important because is means that the latest Samsung devices including the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available for sale in …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 still reigns
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has claimed its fourth successive UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1. The game actually increased its sales week-on-week for the first time since its launch last month, albeit only by two per cent. The festive gifting buying season also boosts EA’s FIFA 12, …
Read More »FAQ: Cliff Bleszinski
The Gears of War man gets the rapid-fire question treatment
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