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Public event to feature 12-hour game jam

Specialist games retailer Game4U today announced its annual monsoon sale, where customers stand to save up to 40% of PC and console games and peripherals. On sale are games such as Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed: The Run, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Street Fighter x Tekken and …

You have just one week to lobby for the Games Media Awards 2012, so get in touch now to let us know why you deserve a prize this year. You can nominate yourself, a colleague, your own personal favourite media or, if you’re feeling generous, even a competitor. But you …

Danish developer Playdead moved to XBLA after refusing to give away game

Rumours claim latest Apple smartphone to feature 4-inch retina display with a 16:9 aspect ratio

Nintendo UK has named Shelly Pearce as the firm’s UK marketing and PR director. Pearce joined Nintendo in 1998 and has been head of European PR since 2002. The current Nintendo marketing team: trade marketing chief Ben Taylor, marketing manager James Honeywell and head of communications Jo Bartlett, will all …

Shag A Gamer. Yes, there’s a new dating website called Shag A Gamer. The site is run by the people behind Date A Gamer and apparently helps lots of single gamers hook up with sexy gamer girls and geeky guys who all want just one thing.” It adds: Our site …

Casual, social and mobile is making everyone a gamer, says Zynga COO

Outspoken American analyst Michael Pachter has issued the following damning verdict of Nintendo’s Wii U: This isn’t going to work.” The analyst issued his verdict at last week’s Develop Conference, according to Edge, telling the crowd: "I don’t get it. I think that essentially this is a solution in search …

EA admits core gamers have ‘issues’ with its download platform. But the publisher hopes it can win over the sceptics by making Origin the ‘best download site’ it can be. It follows EA’s new promotion that offers Kickstarter-funded games the opportunity to get listed on Origin for free. The hardcore …