Minister for state for culture. media and sport Margaret Hodge will be the star speaker at ELSPA’s Annual General Meeting on October 22nd. Hodge is set to outline the Government’s position in relation to the games industry, and will follow it up with an open question and answer session. We …
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[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is HERE!
Hi – Matt here. I’m very excited to let you know that MCV/DEVELOP #1007 is now available…
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Hodge to speak at ELSPA AGM
Minister for state for culture. media and sport Margaret Hodge will be the star speaker at ELSPA’s Annual General Meeting on October 22nd. Hodge is set to outline the Government’s position in relation to the games industry, and will follow it up with an open question and answer session. We …
Read More »Activision races ahead for new genres
Activision’s global head of publishing and its European boss have revealed to MCV that the company will continue to enter new games genres to boost its performance in Europe following on from its acquisition of UK racing specialist Bizarre Creations last week. The publisher plans to collaborate with the former …
Read More »Activision races ahead for new genres
Activision’s global head of publishing and its European boss have revealed to MCV that the company will continue to enter new games genres to boost its performance in Europe following on from its acquisition of UK racing specialist Bizarre Creations last week. The publisher plans to collaborate with the former …
Read More »J Allard: No games on Zune anytime soon
Microsoft’s iPod rivalling Zune player will not be housing games in the near future as they don’t offer good customer satisfaction”. That’s according to former Xbox strategy manager J Allard, who is heading up the Zune project for Bill Gates. Speaking to Reuters after the launch of a new, updated …
Read More »J Allard: No games on Zune anytime soon
Microsoft’s iPod rivalling Zune player will not be housing games in the near future as they don’t offer good customer satisfaction”. That’s according to former Xbox strategy manager J Allard, who is heading up the Zune project for Bill Gates. Speaking to Reuters after the launch of a new, updated …
Read More »Nintendo shows its green side
Nintendo is set to please the green brigade with the release of Chibi-Robo: Park Control in the US. The publisher is giving away free tree seedlings with a limit number of units of the environmentally-conscious game, which sees players cleaning up a parks, building park equipment and defeating toxic enemies. …
Read More »Nintendo shows its green side
Nintendo is set to please the green brigade with the release of Chibi-Robo: Park Control in the US. The publisher is giving away free tree seedlings with a limit number of units of the environmentally-conscious game, which sees players cleaning up a parks, building park equipment and defeating toxic enemies. …
Read More »Games Industry Status – Hooked on Facebook
I’ve enjoyed all of those in the past week, along with a ‘moon’ from a male friend, a bitch-slap, a bite, a lick and a hug. I’ve also been sent presents of a couple of kissing otters and a cute penguin. And discovered that I score 186 (very good, by …
Read More »Games Industry Status – Hooked on Facebook
I’ve enjoyed all of those in the past week, along with a ‘moon’ from a male friend, a bitch-slap, a bite, a lick and a hug. I’ve also been sent presents of a couple of kissing otters and a cute penguin. And discovered that I score 186 (very good, by …
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
AAA development used to have rough predictability. You staffed up, you shipped, you staffed down, and you kept rolling. It wasn’t always stable, but teams could stay together long enough to build momentum.
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Games industry veteran Matt Broughton announced as new Editor of MCV/DEVELOP
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