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One of the leading social and smartphone games publishers has signed up to sponsor Novembers’ London Games Conference 2012. 6waves, responsible for popular titles like Astro Garden, Mystery Manor and Township has is Gold Partner of the event. LGC 2012 takes place on Wednesday, November 21st in central London, and …

Game sales for indie smash-hit on all platforms fly past 10m

EA has struck a three-year deal with North London club Tottenham Hotspur that will see the FIFA series become the club’s Official Video Game Partner. Spurs becomes the eighth Premier League club to reach such an agreement after Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Newcastle, Manchester City and arch-rival Arsenal. Part …

AudioGaming offers an advanced tutorial on procedural audio, using HolyShield as a case study

It’s been one of the hottest subjects in games media in recent weeks, and now the direct consequences of the violence against women debate are being felt. God of War is a series famed for – and arguably defined by – it’s use of violence. But in these financially tough …

Trade organisation gathering industry opinion on how relief should be implemented

Wii U will be the first next-console to market, but Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has dismissed the idea that it gives the machine a competitive advantage. "Being first in the next generation race is not important at all," he told Gamasutra. "One of the reasons we believe this is the …

Development and resources shifted over to Final Fantasy XV, claims source

The Next World Rally Championship game will be published in the UK by PQube this October. The company says it will be the biggest sports title it has released, surpassing the launch of motorbike racers MUD and SBK Generations in May and June respectively. WRC3 will be released for Xbox …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, marketing director Alan Duncan leaves SCE UK and we look at the best job vacancies. Marketing director leaves Sony Alan Duncan has left SCE UK after almost 13 years at PlayStation UK. He began his career in the …