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Rationally, a decline in UK industry Christmas marketing spend makes sense at a time when there are fewer games coming out, and the ones remaining are getting most of the attention. Compare the year-on-year release schedules, however, and Q4 isn’t particularly quiet year-on-year. Ubi, EA and Activision have their favourites …

Digital Spy claimed two Games Media Awards last night. The entertainment website’s games reporting scored it Coverage by A Mainstream Website (award sponsored by Precise Media), while staff writer Matthew Reynolds won Rising Star. Digital Spy was the only media brand to take home two awards for its work. Other …

Creator Chris Roberts backpedals and moves project to Kickstarter

Mango Learning has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its development projects aimed at bringing educational games to mobile devices. Comprised of game developers and education experts, Mango is looking to raise at least $100,000 through crowd funding. Mango will use funds from the Kickstarter campaign to create the first …

Kieron Gillen named Games Media Legend

Internet and chart sensation Gangnam Style is coming to your games console. Ubisoft has confirmed that the track – which has become a worldwide smash hit – will be offered as DLC for dance title Just Dance 4. The video, by South Korean band Psy, has over 480m hits on …

Free modding platform based on RedEngine to include 'advanced' landscape design tools and day-night cycle simulations

There’s still over a month to wait, but that’s no reason not to be very, very excited about Far Cry 3. In a new video by GameSpot we’re shown a little about how the world is constructed and how players can go about navigating – and in turn liberating – …

Games blog Hookshot Inc and its founders took home the most prizes at last night’s Games Media Award. The blog itself won for best coverage of games on a blog – while co-founders Christian Donlan, Simon Parkin and Keith Stuart also received honours for their other work in print, online …

Want to read Keza MacDonald’s award winning article on EVE Online? Then click here. The IGN-published article scored MacDonald the first ever Games Writer of the Year prize at the Games Media Awards last night. The piece was judged blind by Guardian columnist and award-winning author Tim Lott, and selected …