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Big-money backing of Dare to be Digital shows the true crossover of games and broadcasting, says Abertay's Paul Durrant

Less than a month after her review into children and digital entertainment, Dr Tanya Byron has returned to the gaming world’s attention for comments made in her BBC programme Am I Normal? In Byron’s investigation into addiction, she compared obsession with gaming to heroin addiction and labelled computer fantasy games …

The site, which promises to give GTA IV gamers a chance to compare game statistics whether they play on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, invites gamers to ‘pre-register’ from tomorrow. The Social Club is open to anyone with an Xbox Gamertag or a PlayStation Network ID and offers gamers the …

We take a trip to Sheffield to find out what Kuju's Unreal Engine 3 team is cooking up on Epic's engine

Football Manager 2008 has topped the Metaboli Download to Own top ten, edging out rival Championship Manager 2008 into second place. Elsewhere, new releases Dawn of War: Soulstorm and Frontlines: Fuel of War sit in fourth and sixth respectively, whereas The Witcher makes it to third. Metaboli’s On Demand charts, …

EA’s bid for the publisher remains in the balance ahead of Take Two’s annual meeting of stockholders, as no proposals of any kind – to either accept or reject the bid – have been put forward. Take Two is expected to reveal more on the proposed takeover at the potentially …

Exec producer of Battlefield franchise to talk at event that runs on June 23rd and 24th

Popular UK mocap firm used 60 Vicon cameras for Hollywood director's new movie

Special guide to the peculiar-looking but innovative devices available to artists, designers and gamers

Despite looking rather peculiar, in the right hands haptic devices can be powerful tools when it comes improving artistsâ?? workflow efficiencyâ?¦