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India game industry grew 16% in 2012

India game industry grew 16% in 2012

Console continues to be biggest gaming platform despite sluggish growth

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New talent is industry's biggest concern, survey finds

New talent is industry's biggest concern, survey finds

Training and talent acquisition is highest on issues facing developers

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Minecraft's Notch currently ranked 2nd most influential person in the world

Minecraft's Notch currently ranked 2nd most influential person in the world

Mojang co-founder Markus Persson placing second in Time 100 ranking

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ESAC's Canada game industry survey ends next week

ESAC's Canada game industry survey ends next week

Organisation calls on developers to help evaluate sector's size, comoposition and economic impact

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ShiVa game engine maker Stonetrip in liquidation

ShiVa game engine maker Stonetrip in liquidation

But community manager Felix Caffier stresses 'this is not the end' for the development platform

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UK game industry spawns over 300 studios since 2008

UK game industry spawns over 300 studios since 2008

Mobile dominates new generation of developers, just 34 of 448 studios are publisher-owned

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GDC 13: Anger as scantily-clad women parade IGDA party

GDC 13: Anger as scantily-clad women parade IGDA party

Resignations follow as Brenda Romero and Darius Kazemi blast organisation

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PC games achieved record $20bn revenue in 2012

PC games achieved record $20bn revenue in 2012

Minecraft, Diablo III and Guild Wars 2 spur on growth for PC software market

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GDC 13: Standing ovation as women devs let loose on sexism in games

GDC 13: Standing ovation as women devs let loose on sexism in games

Emotionally-charged session encourages women to chase success and inspire the next generation

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GDC 13: Ontario fastest growing dev hub in Canada

GDC 13: Ontario fastest growing dev hub in Canada

Province boasts 21 per cent growth rate for games companies and 2,600 developers

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What publishers want from developers

What publishers want from developers

A close examination of how publishers look at the industry landscape and your games

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UK game industry returns to growth

UK game industry returns to growth

Games employment up four per cent in 2012 after three years of decline

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Capcom and Valve swap game characters

Capcom and Valve swap game characters

Developers to cross-promote Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead

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ESRB changes rules for Mature-rated trailers

ESRB changes rules for Mature-rated trailers

Trailers approved for general audiences will no longer require age checks before viewing

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Develop March: What does the PS4 mean for you?

Develop March: What does the PS4 mean for you?

Our latest issue features the dev community's response to Sony's new hardware, and much more

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Happy Wars breaks 2m downloads

Happy Wars breaks 2m downloads

First free-to-play Xbox title gets 800k new users in four months

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EA halts SimCity online advertising

EA halts SimCity online advertising

Publisher 'temporarily' pauses promotion of troubled city-builder

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Linux close to overtaking Mac on Steam

Linux close to overtaking Mac on Steam

Valve's survey shows Linux already accounts for two per cent of users

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Devs snubbing console for mobile, claims GDC survey

Devs snubbing console for mobile, claims GDC survey

2,500 attendees reveal industry trends to new platforms and the rise of indies

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THQ selling off remaining IP

THQ selling off remaining IP

Publisher to offload last remaining properties in May

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Call for nominations: MCV's Top 50 Women in Games

Call for nominations: MCV's Top 50 Women in Games

List to recognise women from all areas within the UK game industry

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PS4 pre-orders start at £399

PS4 pre-orders start at £399

Retailers aren't waiting for a price to sell next-gen console

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Free-to-play pioneer Outspark faces closure

Free-to-play pioneer Outspark faces closure

Company behind Fiesta online reduced to core team and may be dissolved

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Brian Reynolds considering new studio

Brian Reynolds considering new studio

Former Zynga design chief and Firaxis dev wants to bring back strategy through mobile

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Rare veteran George Andreas joins Sony

Rare veteran George Andreas joins Sony

Kinect pioneer becomes creative director of SCEE

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