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The man who commissioned the Sumo-made Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is to depart the BBC. Simon Nelson has worked at the BBC for 14 years, predominantly at BBC Radio, where he introduced iPlayer-forerunner Radio Player. In recent years his role over interactive widened to include all sorts of media, …

Simon Nelson, BBC's multiplatform controller, leaves corporation at the end of the year

In an interview with MCV concerning the BBC’s new focus on video gaming, BBC Worldwide’s vice president for digital entertainment Robert Nashak has singled out Microsoft’s Alan Wake for particular praise. It is interesting you mention Alan Wake,” Nashak told MCV. Recently the TV people came to me and said …

Such has been the success of the PC and Mac Doctor Who Adventure Game series that the BBC has confirmed that the games will return for a second series in 2011. To date the first three Adventure Games have been downloaded over 1.6m times, with a fourth release due out …

New video games trade-in site GaBoom enjoyed a welcome piece of mainstream TV coverage last night when founder Jess Ratcliffe appeared on BBC2 show Dragons’ Den in an effort to secure investment in the website. GaBoom.co.uk first emerged in July. The site offers users the chance to swap their used …

Big names in gaming have joined BBC Worldwide as the firm prepares to announce its first wave of titles. Former THQ and Disney Interactive exec Paul Joffe has joined as VP of production, while Ben Badgett is the firm’s new creative director – Badgett was previously director of gaming at …

The first details about the third instalment of the Doctor Who Adventure Games series have been revealed by the BBC. Called TARDIS, the next title will for the first time allow players to pilot one of the most famous craft in the history of sci-fi. The title will also allow …

Scottish show headlined by Sony, Nintendo and the BBC next week; 20% discount for Develop readers

Develop 2010: Doctor Who: The Adventure Games singled out as a yardstick of Auntieâ??s likely attentions over the coming years

Having already achieved great popularity in the UK, the BBC’s Doctor Who Adventure Games series is to get an international release. BBC Interactive editor Iain Tweedale confirmed to Digital Spy that City of the Daleks, the first release in the gaming series, will be rolled out on third-party gaming sites” …