A hand selected group of five pro journalists, five pro game developers and five student developers will take part in a unique experiment as part of London Games Festival 2012. It will challenge the way they think about the pressures of creating and critiquing videogames. The Developer and Press Swap Up – 48 Hour Game …
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Ukie and the VSC have today welcomed news from government that 30 July should mark the start of PEGI being implemented as the sole age rating system for video games in the UK. Currently, the UK has two age ratings systems for video games, BBFC and PEGI. From 30 July PEGI will become the single …
In general, “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”. This time however, we’re making an exception. Kona’s Korner Productions is teaming up with 2K Sports in Sin City tomorrow at 8PM PST for a behind the scenes look at the commercial shooting for NBA 2K13. Ronnie2K ( @Ronnie2K ) from 2K Sports will be on hand, interviewing …
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After all of the excitement of last weeks char, things are back to normal. Lego Batman 2 is still at the top, with London 2012 moving up into second. Dead Island GOTY Edition straight in at five. LW TW TITLE AGE RATING PUBLISHER 1 1 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER …
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UK’s biggest games retailer to offer special deals throughout the show Brighton, UK, 9th July 2012: Eurogamer Expo, the UK’s biggest and best gaming festival, is pleased to announce that GAME will be the retail sponsor for this year’s show. The Eurogamer Expo will be returning to London’s Earls Court from 27th-30th September 2012 and …
This weekend the 2012 UK National Pok�mon Trading Card Game (TCG) Championships took place at The Pavilion, Wicksteed Park in Kettering, culminating in the crowning of six UK National Champions and the formation of an elite group of finalists ready to battle against the world’s best this August at the 2012 Pok�mon World Championships in …
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Games and interactive entertainment trade body, Ukie has today announced its sponsorship of this year’s Dare ProtoPlay video games festival, the hugely popular finale of the Dare to be Digital competition run by the University of Abertay Dundee. As part of its on-going commitment to the UK’s up-and-coming developers, Ukie is also sponsoring the Dare …
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Attention games industry types! GamesAid, a UK games industry charity for children and young people, today announced that senior games industry figures are leading the call for aspiring singers and classical music talent to come forward and be part of the first-ever Christmas Concert fundraiser for GamesAid. Hidden musical and singing talents across the games …
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The strictly limited Deluxe Professional Edition will include a 10″ Agent 47 vinyl statue and the Professional Edition of the game conataining; a hard-cover Hitman: Absolution art book, an in-depth making of DVD and the Agency Gun-Pack DL C. Pre-Order customers will also receive immediate access to the Sniper Challenge experience. An exclusive standalone gameplay …
Enter A Modern Day, Real World, Massively Multiplayer Online Game Where Every Myth, Legend, and Conspiracy Theory Is True REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Will you enlist in the Illuminati, the Dragon or the Templars and fight for the power to rule the world? Today, award-winning independent developer and publisher of online games Funcom, …
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Activision Blizzard, Inc., the largest third-party interactive entertainment software publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), and Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading Internet services provider in China (SEHK: 00700), today announced a strategic relationship to bring Call of Duty Online to Chinese game players. Call of Duty Online has been in development by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned …
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Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has managed to defend the high ground against new entry The Amazing Spider-Man. Elsewhere the top four see two other new entries in the form of Spec Ops: The Line and London 2012: The Official Video Game. Two other notable mentions have to go to new entries for some …
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