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Last few places left, so sign up now for the Intel Developer Evening at Sway Bar in London

There are just three weeks to go until the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media. In the run-up to the big event on Wednesday October 26th at Vinopolis, we’re providing a series of features profiling those media brands and individuals in the running for an award. …

[Sponsored feature] What will Tizen, Intel's new open source operating system, mean for MeeGo?

Intent Media has launched its first international venture, with MCV Pacific going live this week. The aim of MCV Pacific is simple: to become a trusted and prolific resource for news affecting all games industry sectors; concentrating initially on Australia and New Zealand and then expanding to encompass every region. …

Next Monday will be, in the words of a suitably anonymous video released by hacking group Anonymous, a day that will never, ever be forgotten”. That’s because on Monday Anonymous will erase the New York Stock Exchange” from the internet as part of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests in …

Gahan plans to build a full database of all indie studios. Plus, art styles are being discussed

Having missed its proposed release date yesterday (October 4th), Sony Online Entertainment has officially confirmed that Payday: The Heist has been delayed. The game – which has been described as Left 4 Dead but with the zombies swapped for a bank heist – is a PS3 and PC exclusive. SOEand …

Xbox 360 owners will soon be impervious to physical assault thanks to the latest entry in Ubisoft’s Coach series. My Self Defence Coach will be exclusive to Kinect and arrives in the UK on November 11th. The game follows the success of the publisher’s My Fitness Coach series, but focuses …

Capcom’s 3DS survival horror shooter Resident Evil Revelations will hit UK shelves in January next year. Like this year’s Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Nintendo will handle sales, marketing and distribution duties for Revelations throughout Europe and Australia. Capcom will remain publisher. Revelations is the second Resident Evil game on …

Gearbox discusses the challenges of creating a 'true sequel'