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It was a time before the iPad. It was also a time of economic turmoil as the industry continued to battle with the global recession and year-on-year sales continued to plummet. The first three months of the year also saw Project $10 pick up steam, meltdown at Infinity Ward and …

In 2001 I spent six months in Sri Lanka. When you’re living and working in the jungle there’s not much to do of a night, and as a result I found myself getting engrossed in, amongst other things, the Harry Potter books. There were many blurry-eyed mornings caused by a …

People have addictive personalities. Said people can conceivably become addicted to games. As games become more popular that risk increases. That’s the central premise of Panorama’s ‘Addicted to Games’, which airs on BBC one tonight at 20:30. Where the programme slides into murky territory, however, is the insinuation that developers …

After what has felt like an eternal wait for the millions of fans of the franchise, the first reviews of Gran Turismo 5 are currently appearing online following the lifting of Sony’s reviews embargo at 8:00am. The overall picture is positive, with plenty of eights, a nine from Eurogamer and …

Internet service provider’s BT and TalkTalk have this afternoon been told by the High Court that they have won the right to a full and official judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act. The pair vowed in July to challenge the legislation, which requires that those found guilty of …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has admitted that the review scores for some of its Kinect launch titles are unlikely to match the adulation given to the likes of Halo Reach – but that it won’t affect their performance at retail. For us, these are different types of titles and …

This year’s Gamescom pulled in a record 254,000 visitors – 9,000 more than last year’s show. It also played host to 505 exhibitors attending the event in Cologne, up from 450 last year. A host of celebrities also appeared including Harry Potter’s Weasley twins Oliver and James Phelps, Formula One …

Consumers are more likely to base their buying decisions on review scores than on price, a new Moving Minds report from branding specialist Kinetic claims. The study suggests that 71 per cent of those asked thought review scores were an important element of deciding which titles they should buy. By …

Retailer GAME has made its first moves following the staff consultation period it entered into last month, with some employees seeing their contracted hours reduced. MCV reported last month that employees had been called into meetings in stores across the country to be informed of the national review and to …

As part of her progress report on her 2008 Byron Review, Dr Tanya Byron has called for a new and independent report to examine the implementation of a possible code of conduct focused specifically on online and casual gaming. It is important that families have up-to-date advice about new ways …