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Omegame's UI tools used to make front-ends in upcoming titles

Trade association throws weight behind Northwest Regional Development Agency fringe event â??Celebrating the Gaming Industryâ??

MCV readers are being offered discounted entry into next month’s Virtual Worlds London – with 15 per cent off the standard ticket price. Virtual Worlds London will take place on October 20th – 21st, 2008 at the QEII Conference Centre in London. The event is the leading European expo for …

Peter Moore had predicted the death of boxed product – and promised EA will be at the forefront of the digital revolution. In an interview with The Guardian, he said EA will take a different direction that iTunes, which he called a rip-off”. We’ve gone from connected consumers being the …

Lionhead chief says having â??two specific audiencesâ?? has restricted industry

LucasArts claims big industry players will migrate to Asian city state and build new studios

Recently-acquired Activision team is rumoured to be working on game with turntable peripheral

UK supermarket Morrisons has set its sights on producing a new ‘unique’ non-food and entertainment offering. Following the company’s massive price cuts on games this month, CEO Marc Bolland has said he is keen to widen the appeal of the retailer. According to Retail Week, the grocer’s home and leisure …

Lionhead Studios boss Peter Molyneux has spoken of his concerns over the restrictive nature of ‘core’ and ‘casual’ games – adding that development of the latter ‘are frowned on a bit’. For the full story, visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz.

High Street chain Zavvi celebrates its first birthday this week, and the firm has told MCV that its video game offering now rivals the range available at GAME. Video games account for 30 per cent of Zavvi’s business, putting it ahead of music in terms of sales, and CEO Simon …