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A new report entitled Special 301 Review, filed by the International Intellectual Property Alliance in conjunction with games publisher association the ESA, has highlighted the countries in which piracy remains a huge problem – and several European countries have made the list. Alongside ongoing piracy hotspots such as China and …

Media Moleculeâ??s Kenny Young talks to John Broomhall about designing the audio for its bric-a-brac world adventureâ?¦

Ditches controversial carrier charging for Google Checkout

One-man studio blasts battle to deliver games for less

Dutch games publisher Playlogic has announced the appointment of Chandra Schanz as its new director of business development. Schanz’s 28-year career has included high-profile positions at organisations including UNICEF and UNESCO. Her first job in the games industry was at German firm Topware, whom she joined in 1997 as international …

Cliff Harris is the person behind Positech, a one-man game developer based in the UK that publishes and sells its own products online. After working with Elixir and Lionhead, Harris opted to go it alone, and has just announced his newest game, Gratuitous Space Battles.

MUD creator headlines indie MMO developer conference

PC manufacturer Dell has opened up its own new digital content portal , offering a range of PC games from some of the industry’s top publishers. Titles currently available to download include EA’s Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Spore, Eidos’ Tomb Raider: Underworld, Warner’s FEAR 2, Atari’s Alone in the …

Chance for 30 per cent discount ends today

UK competitive games body the United Kingdom eSports Association has struck a deal with PC manufacturer Dell that sees the company become the Hardware Sponsor for the UKeSA’s first national video games tournament. Season One of the 2009 UKeSA Dell Premiership kicked off yesterday. Coverage can be seen online at …