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Would-be licensees are lining up to get a piece of Skylanders, says Activision. 150 licensing execs attended a special Activision event on Tuesday (February 28th) to find out how they can get the rights to make Skylanders cuddly toys, lunch boxes, clothes, back packs and a whole lot more. It …

The profile of female Mass Effect players is weak in comparison to the average game – with only 14 per cent of all players female. The final instalment of the successful Mass Effect trilogy – Mass Effect 3 – is out next week (Friday, March 9th). This week we’re going …

Disc-replication giant Sony DADC will open a new UK distribution centre in Enfield this summer. Following the destruction of our UK distribution centre during the London riots in summer 2011, Sony DADC has decided to invest heavily in rebuilding a new state-of-the-art distribution centre,” said Natasha Tyrrell, general manager for …

Rick Gibson looks at the UK's game industry woes and how it can reverse its fortunes

We examine the inner workings of Ideaworks' mobile development platform

We talk to The Game Creators about their new dev platform built for hobbyists and indies

The launch of PlayStation Vita wasn’t enough to prevent a drop in sales last week, though a handful of exclusive games made it into the All Formats Top 40. Uncharted: Golden Abyss and FIFA Football topped the charts at No.1 and No.2 respectively. The pair made up half of Vita’s …

Two very different types of board games arrive on shelves to day, courtesy of Nintendo and EA. The former continues its traditional board game series with Mario Party 9, which mixes up the classic formula with boss battles and new mini-games. Meanwhile, EA revives its snowboarding series SSX, challenging players …

Boxed games distributors are torn over whether supplying stock on a consignment basis is beneficial to the industry. The practice – where retailers can stock products without owning them until a sale is completed – has become a tempting option for retailers with limited funds.GAME, for one, has had to …

We look at the 2D focused tool from YoYo Games