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Chairman Jason Kingsley outlines plan in a new manifesto

Games trade association seeks to promote industry-related education in the national curriculum

New strategies to reform the education system from the ground-up

Chairman Jason Kingsley covers the precise steps it wants the next Government to take

Former MTV networks man Nigel Robbins gets CEO job as founders take non-exec roles

Road map to detail tax relief implementation; proposals set to unite industry with academia

Warner Bros has announced LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4 will be released in the UK on June 25th. The game was originally slated for a vague May launch, but the publisher’s latest release schedule shows that it has been pushed back by a month. LEGO Harry Potter is …

Nintendo’s Wii accounted for 47 per cent of the global home console market in 2009, according to a report from Ibis Capital. Gamasutra reports that of the remainder, Xbox 360 claimed 35 per cent of the market and PS3 just 18 per cent. Total global console revenues hit $30bn. Looking …

EA’s browser-based title Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online has gone live following its beta trial. The online game still includes a free-to-play option which grants access to featured courses, but the full version costs players 6.99 per month or an annual fee of 49.99. Paying adds group tournaments, friend-to-friend messaging, …

The Xbox Live update that enables 360 owners to use USB flash drives as storage devices for their console has now gone live. Microsoft confirmed that today’s mandatory update introduces USB support and allows gamers to configure their memory sticks to hold profiles, game saves, downloadable content and more. Third-party …