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The LEGO Group is building on its range of Star Wars products with the first toysets based on The Old Republic. Two vehicles from Electronic Arts’ best-selling BioWare-developed MMORPG will be available in the UK from July 28th. Jedi fans will no doubt favour the Red Talon Starfighter (below), which …

Misalignment between UK education and tech industries must be addressed, insists campaign body

BradyGames believes it can become the No.1 guide publisher with GTA V. It’s part of a bid to claw a bigger market share from rival Prima Games in the UK. The company says it currently has a 40 per cent market share in the UK, with Prima leading the way …

Last week, MCVuk.com revealed that Microsoft has told its partners that the Next Xbox will not include a disc drive. It’s a bold move – and one that sparked passionate debates and misconceptions about the birth of digital-only home consoles. While the next Xbox will feature no disc drive, sources …

The worlds of TV, games, internet and advertising are coming together for a new series of events. ConnectedUK has been organised by UKIE, PACT (TV production), BIMA (Interactive and digital media) and the IPA (advertising). The events are designed to ‘forge commercial and creative links between the UK’s key creative …

The website formed by a team of ex-GameSpot journalists has been acquired by GameSpot parent CBS Interactive. CBS says Giant Bomb staff – including Jeff Gerstmann, Ryan Davis, Brad Shoemaker, Vincent Caravella, Alex Navarro, Patrick Klepek, and Drew Scanlon – will remain ‘largely intact’, and will continue to run the …

Games commissioner Colin Macdonald to detail project requirements at Online Spring Briefing next week

Time is running out if you want to secure a place on the GamesAid team for its charity football match against the Chelsea Old Boys. There are just two hours to bid for one of the twelve slots atwww.gamesaidvschelsea.co.uk. The highest bids at midday today (Friday, March 16th) will form …

Could this rising sector be the industry's most significant new market? Develop investigates

Phil Robinson has joined Rising Star Games to take charge of its US arm. He takes on the role of vice president at the newly-formed Rising Star Games Inc, leaving his most recent position as head of comms at Tradewest Games. MCV revealed that the UK publisher was opening a …