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Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Games is well underway, with journalists, broadcasters, PRs, readers and viewers nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. But there is still time to ensure that your voice is heard – you …

Microsoft will at a conference next month discuss the possibility of asynchronous online gaming across multiple platforms including Xbox 360. "Cross-platform gameplay provides publishers with a unique opportunity to delight players on any device, at any time, wherever they are," the description of the Asynchronous Gaming with Xbox Live talk …

The teenager arrested in connection with a recent craze of website hacks will have his possessions examined for evidence linking him to the PSN attack, Scotland Yard has told Develop. The Metropolitan Police today arrested a 19 year-old Essex man in connection with a wave of website security breaches. A …

Both Carter brothers will join forces at new independent group

A faceless and compassion free corporation whose only interest is separating you from your cash. If that’s your perception of Activision, you’re one of the people that Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg wants to win over. "Who would be wished to be cast as the bad guy in your own …

Scotland Yard confirms arrested man's link with LulzSec; won't rule out involvement in PSN breach

A 19-year old Essex man has been arrested in what is believed to be the first raid on the membership of LulzSec. "Officers from the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) have arrested a 19-year-old man in a pre-planned intelligence-led operation," a statement from the MET reads. "The arrest follows …

'Significant amount of material' discovered in FBI-led operation

Nintendo is not building its next generation console with the most expensive high-end tech, the company’s development boss Shigeru Miyamoto has said. Nintendo is an entertainment company,” he told Gamespot. "We’re very sensitive to pricing because people have generally only a certain amount of their spending that they’ll devote to …

Ben Cousins, the former studio head at British outfit EA Easy, has joined mobile games group Ngmoco. Cousins, who left EA in March, is now tasked with running and raising Ngmoco’s new Stockholm-based studio. Much of the studio’s work will be focused on building content for the social gaming platform …