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Studio co-president says the Uncharted 2 project was â??the definition of a team effortâ??

The 2010 awards night had a fair share of pleasant surprises and deserved wins

Sony’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves dominated tonight’s GAME British Academy video game awards, picking up no less than four awards. The hugely popular PS3 title picked up gongs for Action, Story, Score and Use of Audio. Sony also received an additional two awards, with LittleBigPlanet winning Handheld and Flower winning …

Popular engine holds public upgrade demonstrations

Former MCV associate editor and current CVG editor Tim Ingham has this afternoon taken on the tough task of defending video game violence on ITV’s late afternoon spot The Alan Titchmarsh Show. With an anti-games agenda clear to see from the word go, Ingham bravely defended in the industry against …

Over-doing 3D may eventually turn people off, warns Blitzâ??s Andrew Oliver

Final Fantasy XIII has shattered the series’ UK sales records, becoming the fastest ever selling Final Fantasy game in the region, as well as the fastest selling UK game of the year. It’s also become the fastest selling game of the year so far in Germany and France. The news …

Industry body to become the UK Interactive Entertainment Association

Trade organisation The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, otherwise known as ELSPA, has confirmed that it is to change its name to the UK Interactive Entertainment Association. The proposal was made and approved at today’s extraordinary general meeting. The organisation will continue under the name ELSPA for the time …

The games industry is missing out on millions of pounds in revenue due to the absence of a licensed Twilight video game. Both the original books by author Stephenie Meyer and the subsequent film releases from Summit Entertainment have become a worldwide phenomenon. With the franchise yet to penetrate the …