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The UK video games industry has already leapt into action following news that the responsibility for to Government’s Change4Life campaign is to be handed over to the private companies that until now part-funded it. A large drive to cut Government spending costs has seen all state funding of the ad …

Rockstar has announced it will release a series of downloadable content packs for Red Dead Redemption. The four packs will be released on both PSN and Xbox Live over the next few months, starting with the Legends and Killers Pack next month. Also named was the Liars and Cheats Pack, …

Over a year on from the introduction of the controversial Change4Life campaign that infuriated the UK games industry by linking the playing of video games with premature death, the Government has confirmed that it is to withdraw all further funding for the project. Instead, Parliament intends to hand over funding …

Rob Bartel, the principal designer at BioWare, has told MCV that last year’s PC and console release Dragon Age was the most successful game the studio has ever produced – trumping high-profile sci-fi release Mass Effect in the process. The boast also places Dragon Age above the likes of Star …

New management roles for growing social gaming company

Sega has announced that upcoming sci-fi shooter Vanquish will be released in the UK on October 22nd. Furthermore, those who have pre-ordered the game with certain retailers will be granted access to a DLC pack containing three weapons that will hit both Xbox Live and PSN on the day of …

Microsoft may have sold just 503 units of its Kin smartphone in the six weeks it was available before being discontinued. The software giant pulled the plug on the Kin on 30 June, just weeks after it was launched in the US, and a European roll-out was cancelled. Influential tech …

Acclaimed RPG developer BioWare has finally issued official word on the in-development RPG sequel Dragon Age 2. The game is a fully-fledged sequel featuring a brand new storyline that plays out over the course of ten years and is once again dependent on the in-game decisions of the player. A …

Developers invited to take part in Creative Media Workforce & Employer poll; Develop to publish results later in 2010

Major ISPs BT and TalkTalk are jointly seeking a High Court judicial review of the Digital Economy Act (formerly the Digital Economy Bill), the BBC reports. The challenge could lead to a delay to the expected October arrival of the new laws that will see PEGI become the sole arbitrator …