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Following yesterday’s teaser reveal from OXM, Codemasters has officially announced its brand new FPS IP Bodycount. Under development at Codies’ Guilford Studio, the game is being built using the EGO Game Technology platform which is the tech behind many of Codemasters’ recent chart successes such as Race Driver: Grid and …

Digital distribution service and engine heads to Apple platform in April

Steam has confirmed it will bring its digital distribution service Steam to Mac this April. The service will launch with a variety of games from Valve’s library, including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal and the Half-Life series. The newly-announced Portal 2 will be Valve’s first simulaneous …

Nottingham Developer restructures into three studios to â??drive growthâ?

Jon Leslie appointed as senior production expert

The first reviews have flooded the internet of Sony’s upcoming PS3 only God of War III, and it seems that Sony has yet another critical smash on its hands. The next-gen hack ‘n’ slash outing was awarded an impressive nine from Eurogamer, a 9.3 from IGN, 94 per cent from …

Art design group becomes the latest to join the British industry association

Two new physics engine bundles made available to developers

TIGA CEO Richard Wilson adds to the growing list of keynote speakers

505’s latest leftfield title, Naughty Bear, will be released on June 4th on PS3 and Xbox 360 – and the reaction from retail at a recent launch event suggests it could be one of the surprise hits of the year. Naughty Bear is essentially a sociopathic cuddly toy who hasn’t …