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Casual games firm PopCap has completed what it says is the largest-ever worldwide survey of casual computer game players – with the results revealing, amongst other things, that 70 per cent of ‘family gamers’ say casual games provide educational benefits to their children. A number of benefits were cited by …

PC game publisher and distributor Paradox Interactive has taken on two ex-Atari executives as it ramps up its sales, marketing and distribution operations, reported Next Generation . Reena Miranda was previously director of product acquisition and third party at the publisher, while Martin Sirc was managing director at Atari Nordic. …

Build management tool to be used on undisclosed projects

Realtime Worlds, Rockstar Leeds, FreeStyle Games and Codemasters taking part

Popular Vivendi franchise to hit Nokiaâ??s game platform

Stat burst says casual games offer great benefits

US team to buy outstanding shares in Australian studio

It’s natural to look upon the past fondly. We do it all the time, convinced that TV, crime rates and international political stability of the past is preferable than the dreary present we are faced with. Everyone who played video games years ago can also be guilty of this – …

The Leipziger Messe has named this year’s ‘Best of GC’, with an even spread of publishers given accolades by the show’s jury. The winners are as follows: PC: Crysis (EA)Xbox: BioShock (Take 2)PSP: God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCE)PS2: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)PS3: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)Wii: …

Remember back when the games industry was seen as the awkward cousin of the film industry, equivalent to the geeky nerd who no-one wanted to dance with at the school disco? Fast forward to today, and how things have changed. Returning from the Siggraph Convention in San Diego, (the world’s …