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Deadline for session proposals draws near

Black Rock hopes its UK-developed racer Split/Second will revitalise the genre

Former Radical chief hired as studio reorganises workforce

The campaign for tax breaks for UK developers continues this week, with Sheridans Solictors writing to Secretary of State Andy Burnham MP urging the government to consider the creative community in its upcoming Budgetâ?¦

Video game solicitors urges Government to offer support in upcoming Budget

Publisher Take Two has revealed that it has suffered a year-on-year increase in losses, following a $50.4m loss in its fiscal Q1 – up from the $38m loss suffered in the same period the year before. Revenues, however, rose to $256.8m, up seven per cent from the $240.4m seen in …

Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare captured three awards at last night’s GAME British academy video game awards. The Infinity Ward-developed shooter secured the Gameplay, Story and Character and the GAME Award, which is voted for by the public. Other big winners included Nintendo, which won the Best Game …

Grand Theft Auto creator and Realtime Worlds boss set to open July event

Speakers from Google, MySpace, Team 17, Black Rock and SCEE join the roster of the July event

Ideaworks3D opens up its Airplay Partners Program for mobile tools and middleware, as Jon Jordan discoversâ?¦