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New course replacing axed ICT curriculum to be introduced in schools from September 2013

The UK games press honoured its most talented writers at last night’s Games Media Awards. The hugely popular event returned to Vinopolis near London’s Borough Market last night, with more than 50 online and print publications and 30 journalists all competiting for the top prizes. Awards were collected before an …

The age of excess is clearly over. UK games firms are spending 99m on advertising this Christmas, MCV can reveal. That’s a drop of 40 per cent year-on-year. The figures are based on a survey of the biggest companies in the UK games industry. In comparison, publishers, retailers and developers …

The New Xbox feels a lot closer this morning than it did last night. The headline from Microsoft’s Xbox financials was the 94 per cent drop in operating income. But combine that with the massively increased R&D figure, and you have an inescapable conclusion. R&D expenses were up 44 per …

Live-action game trailers are nothing new – but when they’re directed by David Fincher you’d be well advised to pay attention. Fincher, the mastermind behind the likes of Se7en and The Social Network, was tasked with producing a Halo 4 short that delved into the origins of Master Chief. And …

The third episode of Telltale’s The Walking Dead has shambled onto iOS. The chapter goes for $4.99 and is available now on Apple’s app store for iPhone (4 and up) and iPad (2 and up) devices. With the release, the mobile version of the adventure title trails the PC and …

Both of EA’s high-profile upcoming releases – Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Need for Speed: Most Wanted, will be available in India three days later than the scheduled release date. Danger Close’s second Medal of Honor game, which was earlier scheduled for release on 26th October, will now arrive on …

Rockstar has revealed the next piece of DLC for Max Payne 3 is set to arrive later this month. Following a delay, the game’s Hostage Negotiation add-on will land on October 30th for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The content adds new maps, rifles, suits, masks, explosions, and other such …

Microsoft has reported Q1 sales figures for its Xbox division, revealing a steep drop in operating income compared to the same period from the year prior. The firm shipped 1.7m Xbox 360 units during the financial period ending on September 30th, down from 2.3m shipped in Q1 2012. Revenue for …

Technical problems with the new-looks PlayStation Store yesterday have lead to its postponement in the UK. The new-look digital storefront, which was demoed only last week, was supposed to roll out yesterday. And it did, for a while at least. However, a host of complaints from users including problems with …