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Kingsleys single out "great achievements" for the year as Tech Trak and Develop 100 placings

Global services firm Ernst and Young believes the Indian gaming market is turning its back on grey and black market trading, and now has all the elements in place for huge future growth. The expansion of the Indian economy, increasing disposable incomes and a greater acceptance of gaming as a …

IGA has signed a deal with Activision to become its exclusive in-game advertising partner for the publisher’s PS3 titles. The first game to feature the tech will be Guitar Hero: World Tour, with future titles from the publisher also planned to feature ‘contextually relevant’ adverts. Activision has one of the …

Independent studio Robomodo targets triple-A title for new publisher

Will follow in the footsteps of EA UK's Bright Lights team with imminent new image

Research project to feature NaturalMotion's character animation technology

Publishing giant's PlayStation 3 titles - including Guitar Hero: World Tour - to feature IGA's dynamic ads

$40,000 and GDC passes up for grabs for unique game demos

UK retail’s leading games specialist is in rude health, having revealed its interim results for the first six months ended July 31st 2008. The main highlights were record first half profits of 36.4m before non-recurring costs and tax, total Group sales growth of 54.1 per cent and a like-for-like sales …

The top of the ChartTrack/ELSPA Top 40 remains the same this week, as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed holds onto the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row. Wii Fit is also a non-mover in second place, having enjoyed a 75 per cent rise in sales, with …