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Dev studios 'no longer have the luxury' of building in blocks

x Why is the Golf and Spa Day such a popular event? Richard Stickler, trustee, GamesAid: There are some great events in the industry for one and all to attend. I wanted to create an event that was not only prestigious to attend, but also a relaxing environment in which …

This morning, Prime Minister David Cameron visited games charity Special Effect to open its new accessibility centre, in his Oxfordshire constituency. Here, we offer up pictures from his visit and tour of the facility.

Supermarket giant Asda will open 168 stores this year. It marks the largest year of store-growth for the firm in the company’s history. Most of those shops will be converted Netto stores – 147 to be precise. The first Netto stores, which are much smaller than traditional Asda’s traditional out-of-town …

Today’s arrival of the 3.60 PS3 software patch may have won more headlines for its introduction of cloud game save storage, but its effects may have a far larger impact. Digital Foundry reports that the patch also seems to close the security loopholes that have opened the console up to …

Prime minister backs Special Effect as charity expands its facility

David Cameron today opened a new fully accessible video games room at GamesAid-backed charity SpecialEffect – and commended the games industry’s support for the scheme. SpecialEffect is based in the prime minister’s Oxfordshire constituency and he spent nearly an hour meeting staff as well as enjoying a quick game of …

Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures to co-drive new fund

If you haven’t heard of Zumba the fitness craze, then you soon will. If you haven’t heard of the game, maybe you’re not doing your job properly. First, the fitness craze. Zumba is a new type of dance/aerobics class that blends Latin music with reasonably easy to follow moves to …

Lionhead luminary sheds light on a new creative process as he attempts to make his greatest game yet