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Two senior developers are in the process of leaving Rockstar Leeds to kick-start their own indie development studio, Double 11. The studio’s new director, Lee Hutchinson, was one of Rockstar Leeds’ lead engineers up until the start of the new year. He had worked on a number of Rockstar iPhone …

The nominations for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards 2010 have been announced and it’s Sony’s Uncharted 2 that wins the most mentions with nine individual nominations. Other star performers include Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with eight nominations and Eidos’ Batman: Arkham Asylum, which claims seven. …

Britsoft publisher linked with new IP, perhaps marking the relaunch of a forgotten project

New event named GamesDev looks to investigate â??the end of the era of giant publishersâ?

Zune and Xbox Live brands come together in Microsoftâ??s smartphone software revamp

Red Redemptionâ??s two-year project, a climate change simulation game, is set for release via Steam

State of Independence event set for April, early bird rates end March 16

Why a Rockstar Leedsâ?? duo are forming their own iPhone outfit

UK consumers are worried that 3D TVs will make game violence more lifelike, a new survey has revealed. The research was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of IGN.com, and dealt with emerging gaming technology – including digital distribution, motion sensing and 3D. The study surveyed a control group of …

The High Street has called for increased games hardware marketing from the industry if they are to really make the lengthier console generation work. Entertainment chains, online specialists and supermarkets have all told MCV they agree with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo’s strategies to extend the current hardware cycle. But they …