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I expect that from time-to-time, Activision’s Bobby Kotick and EA’s John Riccitiello will cast an envious eye over Ubisoft. Here is a publisher that doesn’t have a FIFA or a Call of Duty in its repertoire, but has still managed to become the Wii’s most successful third-party publisher. The likes …
Read More »Tiga/UKIE differences ‘are disappearing’
EDUCATION WEEK: Differences between UKIE and TIGA 'are disappearing'
Read More »Fresh calls for UKIE-Tiga merger
EDUCATION WEEK: Livingstone-Hope Review urges better cooperation between the trade bodies
Read More »UKIE welcomes Livingstone-Hope review
Official UK video games trade body UKIE has welcomed the recommendations of today’s Livingstone-Hope skills review. The UK has a heritage in developing video games that we can be very proud of," UKIE director general Michael Rawlinson stated. "However, if we are to continue to produce world-class interactive entertainment we …
Read More »Birmingham City Uni runs dev ‘finishing schools’
Birmingham City University is to run several Gamer Camp ‘finishing school’ courses at its NTI Birmingham city-centre development facility. The three courses, called Nano, Mini and Pro, are full-time commitments for accepted development students looking secure a job as artists or programmers in the games industry. They are overseen by …
Read More »Livingstone: A united industry makes sense
Following the surprise recommendation of a possible strategic alliance between UK games trade bodies UKIE and TIGA in today’s Livingstone-Hope skills review, report author Ian Livingstone has espouse the virtues of a possible union. "There is a fundamental difference between the two organisations historically," Livingstone told an audience in London …
Read More »GAME gets Bulletstorm exclusive
GAME has won the exclusive rights to the Epic Edition of upcoming FPS Bulletstorm. The retailer is already taking pre-orders for the new SKU, which includes access to the Gears of War 3 public beta, 25,000 in-game experience points and special weapons. GAME’s exclusivity was revealed by Bulletstorm developer Cliff …
Read More »White iPhone 4 nearing launch
The highly delayed and much coveted white version of the iPhone 4 should arrive in the not too distant future, according to Pocket Gamer. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has also given the first explanation for the delay – apparently the white paint was allowing too much light to leak into …
Read More »Dark Souls announced
The follow-up to last year’s cult hit Demon’s Souls has been announced in the form of Dark Souls. The game was previously known as Project Dark but its true title wasleaked by the latest issue of Famitsu, according to NeoGAF. The game is due for its official reveal this week …
Read More »UK’s trade bodies ‘must be united’
As part of its wide-reaching video games education review being revealed today, the Livingstone-Hope report has called for closer ties to be forged between the UK’s two main video games trade bodies – UKIE and TIGA. Progress is all about simplification not complication," the conclusion to the report reads. "In …
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