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UK trade body sides with European Games Developer Federation on funding initiative

GAMESCOM: Nintendo has announced, via a tiny snippet at the end of its Gamescom press release, that it is to launch a new version of the Wii console this Christmas. Simply referred to as the Wii Bundle”, the new hardware introduces a streamlined Wii console with a slightly altered configuration**, …

A whopping €3m (2.6m) in prizes can be won by Virgin Gaming members this year. It’s a huge increase over the tournament firm’s first year, where $1m (620,000) in prizes was on offer. The company says key to its ability to increase the prize fund is its new Series Tournaments. …

David Braben's latest Develop column

GAMESCOM: MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the lid on a brand new MMO from developer Carbine Studios – Wildstar. The game takes a different design approach to rivals in the MMO genre by offering significantly different gameplay styles depending on the player’s chosen speciality – Explorer, Soldier, Scientist or Settler. …

Sony has officially announced the Australian and New Zealand prices for the PSP-E1000, 24" 3D Display and the new price of the PS3. The 160Gb PS3 model will move from AUD$499 to AUD$349, and NZD$599 to NZD$479.The 320Gb PS3 will see similar price drops, moving from AUD$499 to AUD$349, and …

Mark Rein details the latest edition of UDK

One of the most popular game genres can now sit, comfortably, in customersâ?? hands

GDC Europe: The celebrated indie developer presents a challenging new understanding of game design

GDC Europe: And it's gestures that tell the story, says the studio behind the next Devil May Cry