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Eidos' Ian Livingston says Government must invest to aid industry growth 'or suffer the consequences'

In this in-depth two-part interview, with speak to â??godfather of Lara Croftâ?? and Eidosâ?? creative director Ian Livingstone about the publisherâ??s recent restructure, what that means for studios, and why heâ??s backing Games Upâ?¦

BioShock creator close to resigning with publisher, says New York Post

Florida studio to use Epic engine to make new "groundbreaking" FPS

GfK has bought up a further 46 per cent of ChartTrack shares, meaning that a new UK charts authority, GfK ChartTrack Limited, has emerged. Together, both ELSPA and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) still own 45 per cent of the shares in the new company. "We are delighted to …

It’s ‘as you were’ for the top three in this week’s All Format charts from ESLPA/ChartTrack. Nintendo’s Wii-exclusive Super Smash Bros Brawl claims its second week as the top selling games in the UK, while EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company and LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones are placed in second and thord …

SPECIAL REPORT: Rory Cellan-Jones on why 'mainstream media has woken up to the power of gamesâ??

And Revolution chief heralds NESTA fundâ??s arrival as opportune for independent developers

NESTA-funded online portal will help aid job-sharing with industries such as film and TV

EA’s giant franchise The Sims has joined forces with clothes retailer H&M to unleash a gamer designed outfit in real life stores. Over 1,000 would be fashion designers used The Sims 2 design tool to create an outfit that would feature in The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Runway, a virtual …