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Chancellor Alistair Darling has personally endorsed the game industry as a creative force” that deserves, and needs, support in Westminster. The second most powerful man in UK politics told Develop that his recent visit to Dundee, where he toured Realtime Worlds and Abertay University, was immensely enjoyable”, and heaped praise …

The first paid-for DLC for EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been revealed – and it’s called the Kit Upgrade DLC. Each class in the multiplayer game will receive new uniforms, camouflaged weapons, two multiplayer awards and one Achievement. They can be bought individually for 160 Microsoft Points or as …

The man at number 11 heaps praise on UKâ??s lucrative dev sector

The chairman of UK games retailer GAME Peter Lewis has, as part of the firm’s financial statement, explained the reasoning behind the departures of long-term CEO Lisa Morgan and COO Terry Scicluna. His full statement is as follows: The Board announced today that Lisa Morgan has stepped down from her …

Only 550 GAME and Gamestation outlets will remain on the UK High Street by Christmas 2013, according to GAME Group chairman. Until recently GAME had 695 stores across the country, but in February it announced the closure of 18 additional outlets, as well as all 25 of its Debenhams concessions. …

Irata Labs acquired as Murdochâ??s business warms to games

Brand new handheld title Yakuza: Project K is currently in development according to pictures and details from Sega in Japanese games magazine Famitsu, making it the first PSP title in the series. The game, first thought to be Yakuza 5 on PS3, was originally announced back in March at the …

Where GAME goes from here will depend on the vision of its next CEO. It is a crucial appointment that the board must get right. But, in the meantime, Lisa Morgan’s role in turning a mid-size UK retail chain into an international giant must not be under-estimated. On joining from …

$3 billion profit for the quarter

Rupert Murdoch’s high-profile entry into the video games sector has been talked about for years, though whether the acquisition of Irata Labs is really the beginning of a new era for News Corp is certainly up for debate. The buyout of the three-man San Francisco studio does add a new …