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Studios for 13 countries around the world have already entered Computec’s Make The Game competition. The contest opened back in January and has seen entries from firms in the UK, US, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, India, Argentina, Costa Rica and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Participants have to create a new …

Five delighted students kick-start their careers with prestigious award

Industry legend humbled, emotional, delighted, and ready to work harder than ever

Publisher EA has said close to 1.5m people have signed up to become potential beta testers for BioWare’s upcoming MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic. "It’s a great indicator in the interest level in the franchise," CFO Eric Brown said at the Lazard Capital Markets Technology & Media Day …

Full rundown of last nightâ??s nominees

New York micro-studio Lima Sky has announced it is building an Xbox 360 port of its top-selling smartphone game Doodle Jump. The news comes about two years since Doodle Jump hit the market, and with the game now sold over ten million times. After such incredible first two years, it …

High-profile appointment for the Half-Life studio

New first person shooter contender Homefront sold 375k units in its first day on sale in the US, publisher THQ has confirmed. "We are delighted with first day sales for Homefront and are already fulfilling re-orders for the game from multiple retailers," THQ boss Brian Farrell stated. By comparison, record …

Firm ponders which province to open its new hundred-person outfit

Sony’s Heavy Rain and EA’s Mass Effect 2 were the big winners at last night’s video games BAFTAs, hosted by comedian Dara O’Briain. BioWare sci-fi RPG won the coveted Best Game prize, though Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain was arguably the star with three accolades – Technical Innovation, Original Music and …