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At Turner Media Innovations, we understand that kids’ gaming habits differ greatly from older gamers. Parents tend to see console games purchases as a gift for special occasions. From birthdays, school holidays, exam success through to the all important Christmas period, kids’ games purchases run on a completely different purchasing …

Mike Hawkyard breaks down what this new committee means for UK devs

Bosses of industry event Gamescom will be holding a press conference at London’s Zetter Hotel next week. Members of the press and the games industry are invited to attend the informal presentation and lunch which takes place on Thursday, April 7th at midday. Attendees are asked to turn up from …

20 teams to do battle at the Develop Quiz, May 11th in London

Dixons Retail has issued a profit warning for the financial year, reducing its forecast to 85 million from predictions of 100 to 110 million made in mid January. Citing reduced customer confidence across a range of markets, the retailer has laid out a four step plan to ensure it remains …

Studios and universities back the group following public spending freeze

The team at Future spent ages trying to come up with a good slogan that could summarise our mission, products and audience in the games market. Something better than ‘Please buy more ads’. The existing company slogan – ‘Media with passion’ – was a good starting point. It summarised both …

Digital retailer Green Man Gaming has secured fresh funding from London-based venture capital firm, Eden. The investment company specialises in working with new technology companies and its portfolio includes Blinkbox, We7 and Reevoo. Ben Tompkins, partner at Eden, commented: The management team of Green Man Gaming has taken the company …

Nintendo has told MCV that is has not received a single call relating to dizziness or feelings of sickness from 3DS owners in the UK. The response comes on the back of a report in The Sun today claiming that "Hundreds of furious gamers have slammed Nintendo’s new 3DS console …

As some in the industry were fearing, national UK newspaper The Sun has today run a story with the headline "Nintendo 3D ‘makes gamers dizzy & sick’". "Hundreds of furious gamers have slammed Nintendo’s new 3DS console – for making them feel ill," it reads. "Fans besieged gadget websites and …