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Just a year after it first put iPod games made by third parties up for sale on iTunes, Apple has unveiled the latest in its line of MP3 players with the new ‘classic’ model featuring a screen designed to suit games. The new iPod classic was unveiled today alongside the …

Apple CEO Jobs unveils new MP3 players with better screens for playback of games and video

He’s got some winning advertising slogans, that Garry Williams. From ‘great games that sell and that sell over time’ to ‘pocket money prices’, Mastertronic’s self-styled spokesperson knows a catchy maxim when it pops into his brain. But the success of the company – which houses, amongst others, the continually prosperous …

'GameShow' strategy from newly-installed Moore pushes EA towards social networking

Eidos-owned studio to use NaturalMotion animation middleware on new game

Everyone talks about game graphics, but the true challenge for next generation games is audio, says Rob Bridgettâ?¦

The administrator of troubled retail and fulfillment firm ChoicesUK has finally found a buyer – in the shape of multi-channel retailer Findel. Findel has made the purchase on behalf of its sister company Webb Group Ltd. According to administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers, the new business will focus on driving forward ChoicesUK’s wholesale …

What better way to kick off our series on choosing a game engine than by going straight to the man representing the Big Daddy of the game engine world? Ed Fear tracks down Epic's Mark Rein to talk Unreal Engine 3 and the difficult decision that is licensing an engine.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given fresh details of his proposal to review the impact of entertainment media on UK children – and ruled out any plan to further censor the video games industry. Speaking at his second monthly press conference in Downing Street, Mr Brown unveiled plans for a …

The Sims on Stage provides online karaoke performance venue