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An exciting new award, the Games Media Academy, will be introduced at the Games Media Awards 2013 this October. The award is supported by Future, IGN, Gamespot, Network-N and, of course, Intent Media. This category was open to anyone who is currently NOT paid as a member of the games …

Over 50 writers have been named as finalists at the UK’s specialist awards celebrating the very best in games journalism. The annual Games Media Awards cover all corners of the games press, national press, lifestyle media, national newspapers, radio, TV and blogging community. As well as the 50 writers up …

Sony’s gaming division has seen operating losses grow from 3.5bn to 14.8bn ($149m) for the quarter ending June 2013. Sales were flat at 117.9bn primarily due to a decrease in unit sales of the PS3, PSP and PS2” while gaming losses increased significantly primarily due to an increase in research …

Gamer rage is counterproductive for fans, says BioShock creator Ken Levine

Upcoming racer F1 2013 will not require users to input online passes, MCV can reveal. Codemasters first introduced online passes into its games in 2011. It’s not yet known whether this is the end to online passes in all Codemasters titles, although with all and sundry now distancing themselves from …

Forget ‘always on’ meaning always connected to the internet – the Xbox One is designed to be, literally, always turned on. In fact, a new report suggests that Microsoft’s No.1 priority when designing the machine was to create something with complete reliability that could be left switched on for the …

A major moment in the life of 3DS happened on May 11th this year. The Sun wrote an article that called Nintendo’s portable the best games console ever. That’s not what they were saying 48 months ago. In fact, they slammed the console for causing ‘headaches, dizziness and even nausea’. …

It’s out now, but Nintendo expects Pikmin 3 to be a Wii U system-seller right up until Christmas. The company told MCV that it is already planning a post-launch campaign that will run during Q4, accompanying other blockbuster titles such as Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical …

InnoGames is using UK TV to grow the userbase of its free-to-play strategy game Forge of Empires. The ads have been running for several weeks, with the online games firm planning a long-term TV campaign for the title. The campaign has helped Forge of Empires push its userbase past 10m, …

Publisher Ubisoft is spending big on what it sees as the most ambitious Splinter Cell yet. The game is the first title by Ubisoft’s Toronto studio. And the firm is backing it with sampling events, a countdown partnership with IGN, posters in Underground stations and a major TV campaign, which …