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You were recently promoted to marketing director at Namco Bandai. Can you give us some background on the career path that led you there? I started out in the games industry back in 1997 at GT Interactive. I worked as a PR assistant, helping to launch key franchises such as …

Steam’s dominance of the PC video games digital distribution sector is on the wane, according to the CEO of rival digital games portal GamersGate. "To be honest, we’re not afraid of Steam," CEO Theo Bergquist told Industry Gamers. "We think they are peaking now while the market is still very …

We ask whether this free game dev toolkit is best for aspiring creators

Smartphone manufacturer HTC has made two strategic investments that could pave the way for mobile-based cloud gaming. The Taiwanese phone manufacturer has purchased a $40 million stake in OnLive, and has also wholly acquired London-based Saffron Digital. OnLive’s business is built on the premise of streaming high-end gameplay, via servers, …

Series of improvements released as work on version 6 continues apace

Search for ten high-flying programmers begins April

2K Games has announced it will release the follow-up to The Darkness later this year. The Darkness II is currently in production for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and is due to arrive this Autumn. It follows on from the million unit-selling 2007 title, which is based on a supernatural …

Mobile Advertising Solutions begins new games push

Let’s get this straight before we even get to the details – this is definitely Microsoft’s fault. Not the kid’s for spending all the money. Not the mum’s for letting her child have access to her bank card. Dispel thoughts of bad parenting. Ignore the incorrect aspect ratio of the …

The person credited with driving Tesco’s recent multi-channel success, Laura Wade-Gery, has been poached by High Street rival Marks & Spencer. M&S currently uses a web platform run by Amazon but will now look to develop its own solution with which it can expand its offer once its current agreement …