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It still baffles me that PC Zone ever worked at all. In 1993, the old console markets were in the twilight of its years and PlayStation had yet to drag the public perception of gamers from sad ski-jacket wearing nerds into ‘ordinary’ people. But that’s what gamers were and still …
Read More »New talent hailed at Develop Awards
In a busy hall at the Hilton Metropole in Brighton last night, the fifth annual Develop Industry Excellence Awards recognised a huge cross-section of talent from all over the European development sector. Among the award-winning studios and companies present, Unity Technologies took two trophies. The first was for Technical Innovation …
Read More »ELSPA director promoted at anti-piracy coalition
ELSPA’s director general Michael Rawlinson has been promoted to vice chairman of the Alliance Against IP Theft. The Alliance is a UK-based coalition of 20 associations and enforcement organisations that work to protect the industry’s IP rights. Rawlinson has been working with the organisation as treasurer for two years. With …
Read More »Minister Ed Vaizey endorses TIGA/ELSPA union
Industry sympathiser set to discuss the move at Develop Conference
Read More »Nokias fall from grace continues
It was once the global leader in the mobile phone market, but the rise of competitors such as Samsung, Apple and Google has seen Nokia’s grip on the sector reach a new low. Research firm IDC claims that Korean tech giant Samsung has now become the leader in the ‘featurephone’ …
Read More »Molyneux showcasing Fable III at Develop Conference
UK development maestro Peter Molyneux will offer insight into the Fable III project during a key lecture at this year’s Develop Conference in Brighton. The address – entitled ‘Fable III: Story, Cast and Simulation’ – will culminate in the exclusive UK demo of the game. The demonstration of the game …
Read More »Vaz back on the anti-games bandwagon
One of the UK’s staunchest anti-games critics is back on the warpath with the news that Keith Vaz, the Labour MP for Leicester East, has gone to Parliament with fresh concerns about the dangers of violent games. Vaz has table an Early Day Motion to the Commons urging the Government …
Read More »Gamersâ?? Voice unites with TIGA in tax break fight
Popular Facebook group to help lobbying efforts
Read More »Metacritic report suggests quality increase
The mid-year report from leading reviews aggregation site Metacritic suggests that while sales might be suffering year-on-year gamers have so far in 2010 enjoyed better quality games that were on offer the year before. So far this year seven titles have achieved review score averages of 90 per cent or …
Read More »Tiga awarded Trade Association of the Year
UK games industry group takes top prize at Trade Association Forum event
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