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The UK's development industry is calling for tax relief, but why? Last chance to vote

Valve is in the process of completing a major update to its digital platform Steam. The Washington-based indie giant’s new Steam client boasts a sharper UI, an integrated Steam news service, as well as enhanced customisability and more thorough game and download info pages. A opt-in Beta version of the …

As the Washington-based developer boasts over 25 million users

The Wii has come in for some harsh criticism thanks to what many have described as cheap ports of games originally designed with a joypad in mind, but Sony has now said that the fact that the PS3 Motion Controller can be incorporated into existing game code gives it a …

Mark Beaumont, Capcom’s COO of North America and Europe, has tragically passed away. The popular industry figure suffered a heart attack in the early hours of February 23rd. He was promoted to the role of COO at Capcom in April 2008 having served as both senior vice president and executive …

Acclaimed video games legend and head of Nintendo development Shigeru Miyamoto will receive the Fellowship at this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. Miyamoto’s long list of creations is unmatched in the history of the industry and includes true classics such as Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, Nintendogs and The …

Globally renowned Nintendo developer to be honoured at March 19th event in London

IGN UK’s managing director Justin Keeling has left the Fox-owned media giant. He joined the firm in 2006, having held roles at G4 TV and BBC Worldwide. By mutual agreement, Justin Keeling has left his post as managing director IGN UK, and will be pursuing new career paths,” said IGN International MD Chris …

Fanboys around the world howled in horror last July when Bungie stated that the upcoming Halo: Reach may be the last game in the series it ever creates – but now the studio has dropped yet more hints that it’s love affair with Master Chief and friends is likely to …

Though the noise about Natal continues to increase, concrete details concerning the range of titles expected for launch remain under wraps – but the first hints of what we might be able to expect emerged from a London-based press event last night. SiliconRepublic reports that a Microsoft rep confirmed a …