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Salary survey shows the nation pays nearly as much as London studios

Publisher EA has announced Dead Space 2: Severed – a DLC download for the soon-to-be-released Dead Space 2. Severed will see two stars from Wii title Extraction, Gabe Weller and Lexine Murdock, return to the fore. The narrative will run in parallel with that of Dead Space 2. EA has …

The makers of Dead Nation and Super Stardust HD talk zombies, meta-games and 3D

Wages still up but growth has slowed behind inflation rates, Develop survey shows

A bitter war of words has erupted between Tom Watson’s gaming pressure group Gamer’s Voice and Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. Yesterday MCV reported that Gamer’s Voice is to send a petition to the Office of Fair Trading regarding complaints about alleged bugs in the PS3 and PC versions of …

Nick Cook, former creative director at Pumpkin Studios, looks back on the industry he leftâ?¦

Record number of entrants for the worldwide design event

Mind Candy’s casual gaming phenomenon Moshi Monsters made its UK toy debut last week thanks to a new range of products from Vivid. The free-to-play Moshi Monsters currently boasts over 30m users worldwide, with one in three UK kids said to have used the site. The spring/summer range includes Talking …

Lobby group looks to expand; eyes web designers, graphic designers, writers

GLS Games Distribution has gone into liquidation. The firm has blamed a delayed insurance claim over stolen stock for the closure as funds dry up. The company’s warehouse was broken into last summer. Creditors have been contacted and a meeting was held on Monday, January 24th to distribute GLS’ assets …