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Gary Carr predicts diverse future for game industry to reflect consumer base

There’s one week left to vote for the Game Connection Marketing Awards. It’s the third time the Marketing Awards have taken place and are designed to recognise and reward outstanding work in marketing and communications from across the breadth of the video game industry worldwide”. The event has also confirmed …

Developers have until September 6th to submit application for Selected Projects 2013

Jurie Horneman recommends devs 'get the problems out in the open'

iPhone owners are now able to trade-in their handsets in exchange for store credit at Apple stores. Talk of the plans first appeared online last week. The amounts offered will range between $125-$250 depending on the model and condition. The scheme has been rolled out nationwide across the US – …

Title 'attempts to disgrace Chinese culture, history and traditions'

Having already endured a troubled development, KMM’s Whore of the Orient has hit fresh controversy. The Age reports that Australian City of Monash councillor Jieh-Yung Lo has labelled the game as an attempt to disgrace Chinese culture, history and traditions”, adding that: It’s the use of the word ‘Orient’, more …

The prohibitive cost and requirements of Microsoft’s Illumiroom technology have seemingly seen it phased out of Xbox One’s future. Illumoriim uses projectors and cameras to extend a game’s visual area beyond the confines of the TV. This has many uses – the screen itself can be extended to cover an …

Reports to cover issues such as UK skills gaps and future needs of the creative sectors

Develop delves in to find out about the technologies and practices that are simplifying project pipelines