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New report says government should increase support of local industry to help it compete globally

Gamestation has revealed that its current head of marketing Jon Brook will be leaving the retailer in September, with Emma Kitching and Anna Downing promoted to head of marketing and senior marketing manager respectively. Kitching joined Gamestation from Northern Foods and has gained three years of experience within the firm’s …

Futuremark making new title using DX graphics benchmark

Crytek head to talk future of games graphics at Singapore event

Capcom and Grin's download remake has 'set a standard in digital gaming' with 130,000 units sold

MMO developer to use Physics, Animation and Behaviour components for console and PC projects

Sony’s much-hyped Home project is on track and an announcement is on its way, SCEE president David Reeves has told MCV. Speaking in the aftermath of Sony’s big Leipzig Games Convention conference, he said: There is no new news, and it’s completely on track. The closed beta has just ended …

Scaleform's Flash-based user interface middleware has hit the industry's sweet point in terms of price to productivity, we discoverâ?¦

Latest version features PhysX integration

ITN’s multimedia division, ITN On, has launched a games-focused programme on social networking site Bebo. Game On is the first video gaming channel to launch on Bebo and is available to the social networks 45 million users worldwide as of today. The company claims: ‘Bebo users can log on to …