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Specialist law firm to develop sports-related gaming business

Distributor Gem is celebrating its 25th year at the heart of the UK PC and video games trade, a timeline which spans numerous key milestones and is almost as long as the industry itself. The company was formed in 1984 and landed the all important Microsoft contract in 1988. After …

Management and QA tools specialist recruits five staff

It has emerged that Warner Bros is planning a brand new movie in the Tomb Raider franchise – leading some to wonder if this is the first move in the long rumoured takeover of Eidos . Despite Eidos’ recent admission that sales of its most recent Lara Croft title, Tomb …

Tesco has announced the appointment of Laurie McIlwee as group finance director, replacing Andrew Higginson. McIlwee originally joined Tesco in December 2000 as UK finance director, and recently served as distribution director. He takes over his new role as Higginson moves to become chief executive of retailer services. Tesco CEO …

NaturalMotion solution boasts NVIDIA PhysX integration

Asda has announced it will create 7,000 new jobs in the UK over the course of 2009, through a combination of opening new stores and extending existing ones. The supermarket has become the latest in a line of retailers creating new positions despite the ongoing economic recession, with Tesco planning …

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Glasgow, London and Newport to play UK hosts

Windows and Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has announced that former Entertainment and Devices Division general manager Ron Pessner is to become the new boss of Games for Windows. The appointment, reported by Gamasutra, follows the news last week that former boss Chris Early has left the firm. Also heading …