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The future of the games industry is in the cloud, Microsoft VP Phil Harrison said today. He made his statement as he lifted the lid on the firm’s new London Studio: Lift London. The new studio is entirely focused on the cloud and will not be making physical video games. …

EA Origin’s UK chief Roger Walkden has joined Microsoft Studios. The former EA and Activision man takes the role of Chief of Staff, and will work behind the scenes across all of Microsoft’s European studios, which includes Rare, Lionhead, Soho Productions, Press Play and the new studio, Lift London. "My …

Digital revolution comes at the cost of retail devolution, right? Perhaps not. GameStop’s director of retail digital distribution Brad Schliesser has said that DLC is not only an easy sell at retail – retail is also possibly the best place to sell it. Downloadable content is easier for us to …

Microsoft boss Phil Harrison says it will be hard for the likes of Steam and Nvidia to launch mass-market games consoles. Both firms have announced plans for PC-based consoles in the home, including the new ‘Piston’ and ‘Shield’ devices. But Harrison says it can take thousands of pounds and ‘very …

Lobbying closes tomorrow for the 2013 MCV Awards. You have until 5pm on Friday, January 11th to get your suggestions in. So that’s just over 24 hours to put forward names to be considered as finalists for hotly-contested prizes like Specialist Retailer, Game Publisher, New Game Brand, Marketing Team and …

The signal-to-noise ratio of positive and constructive feedback is ailing, says Gaider

Times are tough and money is tight. You want to marry your beloved partner but how are on earth are you going to pay for it? Turns out you’re in luck. Publisher Deep Silver will pay for the whole thing AND send the both of you on a luxury Caribbean …

ITV4 is to screen a six-part TV series focusing on the real-world racing antics of Sony’s GT Academy winners. GT Academy saw players of Gran Turismo 5 compete online for the chance to prove themselves on a real track and ultimately race for Sony’s Nissan-powered racing team. The show will …

From now until the end of February, Microsoft is giving away ten free games with the various Xbox 360 Kinect bundles available in India. That ten-game figure is a little misleading though, as it includes games that are already part of the bundle as well as a code for Fruit …

Ever been left infuriated as the developer or publisher from whom you have been demanding answers online simply ignores you? Yeah, well it could be that’s there’s a very good reason for that. You may well fall into an upsettingly large category of online forum users whom sane minded individuals …