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It’s time. The Games Media Awards 2012 kick off tonight, and you can follow every moment right here. Whether you’re heading to London or following events from the comfort of your web browser, you can take part! Simply take to Twitter and include the official GMA 2012 hashtag – #gma12 …

Job ads point to Microsoft-owned studio moving to embrace tablet and mobile game making

First there was LEGO. Then there was Batman. Then there was LEGO Batman. And now there’s this. The popular combination of Denmark’s leading export and DC’s darkest superhero is taking the next logical step in its evolution by crossing from the console to the cinema. In conjunction with TTGames, LEGO …

Lane Merrifield, one of the co-founders of Club Penguin, has quit the company. The move comes five years after the kids’ network was acquired by Disney. His departure is effective immediately, though it is understood that Merrifield will remain at hand until the transition is officially completed on February 1st. …

Starhawk developer Lightbox Interactive has confirmed layoffs affecting two dozen employees, with the studio also revealing plans to shift away from console development entirely. Company president Dylan Jobe confirmed the news to GameInformer, adding that all of the employees were notified in advance and given severance packages. Jobe went on …

Obsidian’s incredible Kickstarter push for Project Eternity has finally come to a close, amassing over $4m in the process. While the Kickstarter page itself lists the total at just under the final stretch goal at $3,986,929, Obsidian revealed that combined with the $176,279 pledged from PayPal the final total comes …

Valve has announced the addition of non-gaming software projects to its community voting portal Steam Greenlight. Software developers with programs unaffiliated with games can now submit and attempt to get their work approved for distribution on Steam. The move comes just weeks after Valve brought its own software line onto …

Transition from console to iOS means cuts

Finished games now separated from idea pitches

Steam community voting portal now set to clear non-gaming sales