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UK games development trade association welcomes â?¬1.5m game fund
Read More »10tacle and MTV paired for Asian online push
German studio's Asian studio working with MTV on new 'entertainment channel'
Read More »Government details video games review
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport – which will be at the forefront of Gordon Brown’s proposed review of children’s access to adult video games – has outlined its intentions to re-examine the way in which adult rated video games fall into the hands of children. Talking exclusively to …
Read More »IGN launches ModCenter
Project management site aimed at indie and mod developers
Read More »We wont censor games, promises PM
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given fresh details of his proposal to review the impact of entertainment media on UK children – and ruled out any plan to further censor the video games industry. Speaking at his second monthly press conference in Downing Street, Mr Brown unveiled plans for a …
Read More »Euro price cut for 360 HD DVD Drive
Microsoft has announced that there will be a European price cut for the Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive, reported EfluxMedia . Microsoft announced the news at the consumer electronics trade fair IFA in Germany, stating the unit will be cut by €20 to €180. However no date was issued for …
Read More »ELSPA welcomes politicians games plans
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has praised comments from Government and Opposition ministers made in MCV about the cultural and fiscal importance of the UK video and computer games industry. Labour’s Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism Margaret Hodge and The Conservatives’ Shadow Secretary of State …
Read More »Labour: We DO take games seriously
The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the games industry and announced plans for further economic support, after the Conservative Party claimed that Labour was not doing enough to support the sector in last week’s MCV (cover, 17/08). Speaking exclusively to MCV, Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and …
Read More »Tories: Well come to industrys rescue
The UK development industry is under ‘great’ threat from a skillset crisis and the exodus of talent abroad – and the Government simply isn’t doing enough to stop it. That was the message from the Conservative Party this week, as it made a landmark attempt to build bridges with the …
Read More »MTV to splash £250m on games
MTV Networks plans to spend more than $500 million (250m) on game development, Reuters reports. The media giant has previously had success with game-related sites such as Xfire and GameTrailers.com, as well as in the casual games sector. Apparently 47 per cent of MTV’s audience are video game players. MTV …
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