
Batman: Arkham Asylum takes top BAFTA honour
Uncharted 2 picks up 4 trophies, Modern Warfare 2 the people's choice at UK's top videogame awards event

ELSPA to become UK Interactive Entertainment Association
Association changes name to better reflect expanding nature of industry

Rumour: Microsoft planning external HDD support
Leaked documentation suggests USB support to replace existing memory units

GameStop: Publishers should participate in used game market
Project Ten Dollar measures won't work; publishers can profit through DLC sales, says COO

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 sets new March sales record
EA title sells over 2.3m to become best-selling March release to date

Blockbuster UK "in very good shape"
US bankruptcy would have "no operational impact" on British chain
News

GamesAid makes call for ambassadors
Gaming charity asks for volunteers to organising charity events and evangelise objectives
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FarmVille boss added to GDC Canada 2010
IUGO business development director and Diner Dash creator also in attendance
GTA IV episodes delayed on PS3 and PC
Sony Europe submission process holds up new content; April 16 slated as new release date
Second week on top for Pokemon Ranger 3 in Japan
Plenty of new entries but few sales as the PSP edges out the DS in hardware sales
Codemasters appoints Koch as European distribution partner
Publisher announces review of distribution arrangements going forward
Nordic Game announces keynote speakers for April event
Playfish, Quantic Dream and Remedy to feature in line-up
GameStop: yearly earnings down 5%; Q4 profit drops 7%
Q4 sales flat; retailer expects biggest growth in fiscal 2010 to come from used product
Sony launches ideas submission blog
PlayStation.Blog Share invites feedback on console and services
Sony prevails in copyright lawsuit over God of War
Judge rules that basic idea for a story cannot be owned
Just Cause 2 demo downloads hit 2 million
Stat-tracking reveals detailed in-demo achievements as retail release looms
Turtle Rock studio reforms following closure by Valve
Left 4 Dead developer launches new website and iPhone app
EA PC title requires constant internet connection
Command and Conquer 4 requirements mirror controversial Ubisoft DRM
Transmission Games vets form Trickstar
New Melbourne studio already has games in production for multiple formats
Images claim to prove existence of Xbox 360 Slim
Leaked photos suggest smaller form factor for revised hardware
St John: OnLive is “the right notion and the wrong execution”
Hi5 launches new developer initiative; next gen will happen in social games, says CTO
Editorial
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Connection Failure
EA is copying Ubisoft's persistent connection DRM - a desperate measure for a market in its twilight years
Interview

Hi5's Alex St John
The company's outspoken president on why social networks will ultimately beat consoles and cloud gaming
Article
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The Rise and Fallout of Red Ant
A year on from its collapse, details are revealed of publisher debt and unexplained loans by the Australian distributor
Interview
LucasArts' Darrell Rodriguez
News
GDC 2010 Coverage
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17h
agoLead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West - Third-person PC shooter drops April 8 on Steam. -
21h
agoRunaway: A Twist of Fate - Some DS screens have come home. -
21h
agoMapleStory - Utah's Farm zone to keep Dragon Master Evan company. -
22h
agoFree Realms - Plenty of pirate booty to plunder in the content update. -
22h
agoBlazblue: Continuum Shift - Sequel to arrive in the summer
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26 -28 Mar 10
PAX East Hynes Convention Center, Boston, US
29 -30 Mar 10
Game Based Learning 2010 The Brewery, London, UK
8 Apr 10
State of Independence York, Race course Gymcrack Suite (Ebor stand)
27 -29 Apr 10
Nordic Game 2010 Malmö, Sweden/Copenhagen, Denmark
27 Apr 10
Games Grads 2010: North Manchester, UK
29 Apr 10
Games Grads 2010: South Olympia, London, UK
4 -7 May 10
FMX 2010 Stuttgart, Germany
6 -7 May 10
GDC Canada Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada
10 -13 May 10
2010 LOGIN Conference Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Seattle, US
18 -20 May 10
RAPID/3D IMAGING Conference Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, US
3 -4 Jun 10
NLGD Festival of Games 2010 Utrecht, The Netherlands
15 -17 Jun 10
E3 Expo 2010 LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, US





