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October and November mark two of the busiest months on the game industry’s calendar, as a huge range of conferences, shows and award ceremonies open their doors. For that reason, to keep you abreast of all the essential diary dates, MCV brings you a round up of the forthcoming events …

Company to gather resources for its search engine battle with Google

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US supermarket giant Wal-Mart has begun selling pre-owned games for the first time. The ASDA parent has previously installed trade-in kiosks in its stores – a move which has been followed by the likes of Best Buy and the UK’s very own GAME. Now, however, Wal-Mart has also launched a …

The vice chancellor of Gloucestershire University has suggested that video games should play a role in the state education of the UK’s youth. Patricia Broadfoot, vice-chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire, said computer games could be used to assess creativity in schools. According to The Times Higher Education, Broadfoot told …

Former Pivotal man promoted to replace Trevor Williams

UK university vice chancellor says consoles can be â??excellent learning toolsâ??

Birmingham studio head departs for new opportunities

Scotlandâ??s promising APB developer wins Hottest Prospect award at Tech Media Invest

There’s little surprise in this morning’s weekly games charts – FIFA 10 is number one. In fact, the game has turned into one of the biggest releases ever. It has shifted hundreds of thousdans of copies in just three days on sale, no doubt thanks in part to aggressive price …