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Last Thursday was the perfect storm in a teacup for games websites. For a few moments, mere minutes really, Shigeru Miyamoto – creative genius behind almost everything that Nintendo is known for in the modern world – was calling time on an enviable career. Wired declared he was ‘stepping down’ …

Momentum is building for the tenth anniversary April 19th MCV Awards. Today we’re opening the lobbying for our PR & Marketing and People & Industry categories, after last week revealing details of the improved Retail category plus the new date. The MCV Awards returns in April, but takes place at …

The new CEO of UKIE says the trade body will push even harder on skills and improving the UK games industry. Last week the organisation confirmed Dr Jo Twist – departing commissioning editor for education at Channel 4 – will become UKIE chief exec on January 9th. I originally had …

Some of the biggest brands in games are not selling fast enough, forcing retail to slash 50 per cent off new releases. The High Street has even taken an axe to big sellers – such as Elder Scrolls – in a last ditch attempt to entice customers into stores. Since …

EA has announced a brand new free-to-play MMO in the Command & Conquer series. Called Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances is set in the established Tiberium universe. It promises cross-platform play across devices thanks to its browser-based design. Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliancesis the first MMO and first free-to-play game …

An additional nine holes are to be released for the golfing component of Microsoft Kinect Sports: Season Two. The Maple Lakes Golk Pack will be released on December 20th for a measly 400 Microsoft Points. Once installed it will bring the total number of holes available in the game to …

Developer to bring triple-A talent to mobile gaming, says founder Gerry Sakkas

UK industry charity GamesAid has released a compilation of indie-developed downloadable titles. The littleBIGbunch pack can be picked up at the official website, thanks to digital specialists Get Games, and consumers can pay whatever they say fit. Proceeds will go to GamesAid. There are six titles included: Mode 7 Games’ …

NCsoft working with German publisher Gameforge to develop new content

Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle now available on Android Marketplace