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Iain McCaig, the concept artist behind numerous iconic designs across the film and games industries, has hinted that the hotly anticipated first title from Respawn Entertainment –on which he is currently working– has a target release date of 2015. Speaking at the Develop Conference in Brighton in a session titled …

Microsoft's Cambridge Research wins Technical Achievement accolade for work on camera controller

Mojang Specifications wins Download IP, New Studio and Micro Studio

Finnish studio also takes home Handheld Studio award

Neek Industries has revealed Australian Games Industry Insider (AGII), an insular monthly print guide to the Australian gaming world, to be launched late August / early September this year. AGII hopes to accumulate a following in the Australian development community across a myriad of roles, from design students to established …

Excitement for Battlefield 3 could see Steam dethroned from its leading place in digital distribution.MCV can reveal that the FPS will be available to download from pretty much every PC platform going – except Valve’s kingpin service. US retailer GameStop has already confirmed Battlefield 3 will be sold on its …

Online retail behemoth Amazon will launch its PC game download store in the UK this October, MCV can reveal. A US download store has existed since early 2009 but it only started selling downloadable versions of triple-A PC games in November last year.It’s been a much-delayed process for the retailer …

The Anime and Videogames Convention (AVCon) is set to have its biggest year yet this weekend at the Adelaide Convention Centre. This year is AVCon’s retro-themed 10th year, and it’s hoping to pull 10’000 people through its doors, growing from 8’000 in 2010. Running over Saturday and Sunday, attendees can …

The biggest ever Develop Awards saw 17 different companies score major games industry accolades this evening. But the biggest winner overall was the New Wave of indie developers reshaping our exciting, fast-moving industry. Over 550 of the global games development elite were on hand to see the hottest studios in …

THQ Asia Pacific is looking to hire a senior product manager for core games, working out of its Melbourne office. The applicant will be responsible for managing THQ’s key core franchises and titles (and associated products) across Australia and New Zealand. Key requirements are a passion for videogames, previous experience …