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The UK Government has outlined its plans to train up the first generation of computer science teachers as it prepares to introduce the course to the curriculum. To begin in schools from September 2013, Education Secretary Michael Gove also announced that funding had ended for the current Information and Communications …

Keza MacDonald was the inaugural winner of the Games Media Awards’ new Games Writer of the Year accolade last night. A new award for 2012, this prize invited journalists from all fields invited to submit a piece of work written over the past year. The Games Writer of the Year …

Resistance: Burning Skies developer claims no jobs will be lost in transition

Kieron Gillen was named Games Media Legend at last night’s Games Media Awards. A comical, deceptive, speech from close friend and Premier PR boss Simon Byron heralded Gillen’s appearance on stage. Gillen’s is a veteran of games journalism, having written for Wired, The Guardian, Edge, Official Xbox, Eurogamer and The …

New Playnomics report reveals 85 per cent of social gamers play titles for just a single day

Obviously last night was a great evening for everyone in the building at the Games Media Awards 2012. But it was an exciting time on the internet, too. Thanks to the widespread support of the UK games industry, #GMA12 was trending throughout the night in the UK. Even better news …

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 …