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Microsoft will not approve the XBLA release of Zombie Cow’s ‘sex education’ title Privates. The game, which is set in various body parts including genitals, was commissioned by Channel 4’s Education Department to educate young people of sexually transmitted diseases. Ultimately Microsoft advised that the game wouldn’t pass the Indie …

US President Barack Obama has announced a new initiative that promotes the development of educational video games. Called the National STEM Video Game Challenge, prizes will be offered to those whose titles are deemed to have best promoted education in science, technology, engineering and math. The scheme is open both …

Prizes offered to developers who create titles that promote education

Rescue firm Begbies Traynor issues response to allegations

Zombie Cow game prohibited due to â??inherently sexual natureâ??

Anyone seeking a refund on the now-defunct PC MMO title APB should speak to the retailer from whom they purchased the game, the administrator handling the closure of developer Realtime Worlds has stated. The Dundee-based studio went into administration in August following the critical and commercial failure of the game, …

A new and interesting inclusion in Sony’s Gran Turismo 5 has been revealed that will allow gamers to play some aspects of the game remotely via a web browser. GamePro reports that the B-Spec mode – essentially a management option where gamers don’t race per se but instead control the …

Colorado studio now likely to apply for Chapter 7 Protection

The UK games market’s up-and-coming hot shots will once again compete for industry recognition as MCV readies its annual presentation of the top 30 rising stars aged under 30. You can nominate your staff, a colleague, a peer or even yourself by emailing MCV Editor-in-Chief Michael.French@intentmedia.co.uk. The ever-popular 30 Under …

The Xbox 360 Kinect will outsell Apple’s highly successful iPad – that’s the claim being made by Microsoft at the Tokyo Game Show. The pre-orders have been really strong,” official Kinect spokesperson Kudo Tsunoda told Gamasutra. As far as what we’re looking at for holiday, this is going to be …