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EDUCATION WEEK: Livingstone-Hope Review urges better cooperation between the trade bodies

Official UK video games trade body UKIE has welcomed the recommendations of today’s Livingstone-Hope skills review. The UK has a heritage in developing video games that we can be very proud of," UKIE director general Michael Rawlinson stated. "However, if we are to continue to produce world-class interactive entertainment we …

Birmingham City University is to run several Gamer Camp ‘finishing school’ courses at its NTI Birmingham city-centre development facility. The three courses, called Nano, Mini and Pro, are full-time commitments for accepted development students looking secure a job as artists or programmers in the games industry. They are overseen by …

Three development courses to be held for industry students at Birmingham City University

Following the surprise recommendation of a possible strategic alliance between UK games trade bodies UKIE and TIGA in today’s Livingstone-Hope skills review, report author Ian Livingstone has espouse the virtues of a possible union. "There is a fundamental difference between the two organisations historically," Livingstone told an audience in London …

GAME has won the exclusive rights to the Epic Edition of upcoming FPS Bulletstorm. The retailer is already taking pre-orders for the new SKU, which includes access to the Gears of War 3 public beta, 25,000 in-game experience points and special weapons. GAME’s exclusivity was revealed by Bulletstorm developer Cliff …

The highly delayed and much coveted white version of the iPhone 4 should arrive in the not too distant future, according to Pocket Gamer. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has also given the first explanation for the delay – apparently the white paint was allowing too much light to leak into …

The follow-up to last year’s cult hit Demon’s Souls has been announced in the form of Dark Souls. The game was previously known as Project Dark but its true title wasleaked by the latest issue of Famitsu, according to NeoGAF. The game is due for its official reveal this week …

As part of its wide-reaching video games education review being revealed today, the Livingstone-Hope report has called for closer ties to be forged between the UK’s two main video games trade bodies – UKIE and TIGA. Progress is all about simplification not complication," the conclusion to the report reads. "In …

The long-awaited Livingstone-Hope Review has launched today with a call for the UK Education Department to make critical changes across the entire talent pipeline. The significant 88-page paper calls for new approaches at schools, at colleges, across universities and at within the games industry itself. Scroll below to find all …