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Train Simulator developer Dovetail Games has revealed that it recently welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron to its offices. It was all part of the PR drive for the government’s Help to Grow scheme, which is designed to help fast-growing businesses secure better financing. Businesses like Dovetail Games are a crucial …
Read More »Prime Minister visits Dovetail Games
Turns out David is a big fan of simulation games
Read More »Headstrong: Pulling out of the EU would be bad for UK studios
Skills shortage has left studios will no option but to hire for specialists from abroad
Read More »FIFA, Wii U and ten pages on DVD and Blu-ray in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is now available to download – and it is jam-packed with features and stories, including our bumper 10-page guide to the DVD and Blu-ray sector. In this 88-page edition, you’ll also find an interview with FIFA’s boss David Rutter, former Gamestation staff discuss their memories of the …
Read More »Prime Minister David Cameron champions Sony DADC at new warehouse opening
The Prime Minister officially opened Sony DADC’s newly built Enfield distribution centre this morning, congratulating the firm on a speedy recovery. The original facility was burned down last August during the London Riots. Sony DADC temporarily operated out of a Hoddesdon centre while it constructed an expanded warehouse on the …
Read More »David Cameron spends "crazy, scary" amount of time on Fruit Ninja
A senior advisor to the British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the Tory leader spends a crazy, scary amount of time playing Fruit Ninja on his iPad”. The Telegraph reports that the PM has also ordered a special app on his iPad that will give him a management …
Read More »Prime Minister backs programming education reform
Progress for lobbyists calling for computer science in schools
Read More »Grave warnings as Euro nations suffer downgrade
'This is the most serious financial crisis at least since the '30s, if not ever,' says BoE governor; Spain and Italy downgraded
Read More »In Pictures: Cameron’s visit to Special Effect
This morning, Prime Minister David Cameron visited games charity Special Effect to open its new accessibility centre, in his Oxfordshire constituency. Here, we offer up pictures from his visit and tour of the facility.
Read More »Prime Minister hails game charity group
Prime minister backs Special Effect as charity expands its facility
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