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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 …

Leading UK development studio Bizarre Creations believes that rapidly growing social network sites could trigger a new world order in video game marketing. Boss Ben Ward told MCV that the likes of Twitter and Facebook arms publishers with a powerful and viral means to communicate their products – adding that …

Following its reveal last week, developer Valve has for the first spoke about its long-anticipated FPS puzzle sequel Portal 2 – and it doesn’t seem shy of raising expectations as high as it possibly can. US mag Game Informer reports that the game is set hundreds of years after the …

Zeemote to flaunt three services used to promote discoverability

Special outsourcing-style talent hub, supported by Prince Edward Island, targets indie firms