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Wednesday’sDevelop Industry Excellence Awardswill the biggest in event’s history. Over 550 top designers, programmers, artists and studio bosses from around the world will be in attendance to find out who has won key awards that acknowledge technical innovation, pioneering visual arts, attention-grabbing audio accomplishments and commercial and business prowess. Among …

The organisers behind the upcoming Gamescom 2011 have launched a new internet TV series building up to the event. Gamescom TV’s first episode went live on Friday, providing viewers with a summary of what to expect from this year’s trade show, a glimpse behind the scenes and a trailer for …

The high-profile executive at the centre of the News of the World phone-tapping controversy has appointed the boss of Nintendo’s UK PR firm to handle her media needs going forwards. BrandRepublic reports that Bell Pottinger boss David Wilson will handle all press enquiries for Brooks following her arrest at the …

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Every series has a heyday, but any belief that Call of Duty’s may have passed can be quickly dismissed. Retailer GAME has told MCV that pre-orders for this November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are tracking significantly” ahead of last year’s Black Ops. And, of course, Black Ops is …

The space-saving Nyko Kinect Zoom Lens accessory will arrive in the UK around August 30th, a retailer has told MCV. A spokesperson for UK-based online store GamingZap said the Lens will be in stock one week after the US launch on August 23rd. The retailer has already seen a high …

Ubisoft has finally nailed down a concrete release date for the PS3 version of Child of Eden. The game, which hit Xbox 360 in June, will arrive complete with PlayStation Move compatibility in the UK on September 23rd. There’s also a concrete release date for the 3DS version of Michael …

Despite a drop in sales of just under a quarter week-on-week, 505 Games’ hit release Zumba Fitness has claimed its fifth consecutive week at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In total the game has now claimed eight UK No.1’s. EA’s Harry Potter: The Deathly …

550 to attend this week's Develop Awards, making it most popular ever; Major national media interest