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The NASSCOM Gaming Forum is heading to Hyderabad on 7th July for its second developers’ meet. On the agenda is a talk on publishing games on Steam by Vinnie Reddy, CEO of BlueGiant Interactive. The Hyderabad-based studio is currently working on its new PC strategy title – Tryst, and self-published …
Read More »BYOC Summer 2012 kicks off June 22
Xtreme Gaming is set to conduct the latest instalment of its seasonal LAN gaming party – BYOC Summer, from June 22 to 24. The non-stop 60-hour event will be held at Gurgaon’s Ambience Mall Exhibition Hall and will feature both casual LAN gaming as well as competitive tournaments. Games in …
Read More »Devs flock to Nordic Game
Games industry descends on Malmö for Swedish games conference
Read More »Diablo III launches in 8,000 stores worldwide
Diablo III hit shelves at midnight at more than 8,000 stores across the world, including HMV’s Oxford Street branch. The long-awaited PC and Mac RPG arrived with more than 2m pre-orders, which includes both retail and digital purchases. Fans were queuing at HMV Oxford Street in London as early as …
Read More »E3 ties with MCV as event media partner
A partnership has been signed between this year’s E3 and MCV. The agreement is part of the LA event’s ever-growing reach, with its aim being to attract more accredited retailers and media from outside the US. Across our different formats, MCV attracts a combined professional and elite gamer readership of …
Read More »MCM Expo to invade Birmingham
The MCM Group has announced it will launch a new Birmingham expo in 2012. MCM Expo Birmingham Comic Con will run alongside another of the Group’s popular events, Memorabilia. It will be held at the NEC from March 31st to April 1st. Like the London, Midlands and Manchester MCM Expos, …
Read More »Ben Grant discusses the Battle of the Clans competition
GAME and Turtle Beach are running a tournament tomorrow to find the greatest Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops clans in Australia, with the grand prize being professional sponsorship. The tournament is being held in Sydney, with the winners moving on to a grand final in September. Ben …
Read More »New Australian event series celebrates retro gaming
The Oxford Art Factory in Sydney is set to play host to a series of events named Insert Coin(s), which are themed around old-school videogame arcades. Pat Kolan (former IGN entertainment editor) and Mark Gerber (Oxford Art Factory founder) have teamed up on the venture, which promises retro gaming installations, …
Read More »Interview: Frank Sliwka
We speak to GDC Europe's event director to find out more about its return
Read More »GAMEfest tickets go on sale
Tickets for the first ever UK GAMEfest show have gone on sale. GAME reward card owners can buy tickets from the GAMEfest website, while those without loyalty cards can sign up for one first at www.game.co.uk or in-store. Tickets cost 10 for customers over 12 years old or 5 for …
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