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  1. Zombie Game to start UK tour in Scotland

    Katy Cowan /

    The zombies are coming – and Glasgow is first in line. Hot on the heels of Brad Pitt and World War Z, gaming company, SlingShot, is bringing its thrilling zombie chase game, 2.8 Hours Later, to Glasgow in March...

  2. Game on at Liverpool Innovation Park

    Katy Cowan /

    UK-based game developer, Spiral House has expanded its footprint at Liverpool Innovation Park following extensive growth since its launch. The company which develops interactive entertainment on all leading platforms including PC, Sony PS3/ PS Vita, Nintendo ...

  3. playARK launches Cardiff game festival

    Katy Cowan /

    Taking place over two days at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre (30th September - 1st October) playARK brings games into the spotlight. The first day centres around a symposium of talks discussing the many facets of Games and Play, and how they are now being used to aid learning in education through to being used in organisations to increase creativity and efficiency. They are also being used to answe...

  4. IC tomorrow and Abertay University launch Future Games Contest

    Katy Cowan /

    IC tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme, is running a contest for the University of Abertay Dundee to provide small companies with up to £25,000 in funding for the development of prototypes that use games technology in new ways. The winning applicants will also benefit from having their technologies trialled with consumers, providing valuable feedback before they launch. Abertay Un...

  5. The End - Preloaded & Channel 4 Education

    Katy Cowan /

    The End is a free, online web-game commissioned by Channel 4 Education, which considers what happens at the end of life and is scheduled for release this month. It is a game of self-discovery for 14-19 year olds which integrates strategy, puzzles and philosophical questions into a world which explores a range of commonly (or less commonly) held views about death, belief and science. The game...

  6. Student lands internship with world-class games developer in India

    Jaselyn Melling /

    A student at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is jetting off to India after landing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with the world’s second largest in-house games developer. Laura Hutton, a second-year game art design student at DMU, has secured a six month internship with Ubisoft who are well-known for creating world-class video games such as Assassin’s Creed, Rayman, and Pr...

  7. Betfair further strengthens marketing team

    Jaselyn Melling /

    Betfair Group plc (LSE:BET), the world’s biggest betting community and one of the world’s leading online betting and gaming operators, today announces the appointment of Alasdair Wright as Global Head of Customer Marketing and Loyalty. Alasdair joins Betfair having spent 10 years at BSkyB in a variety of roles including Head of Marketing and Strategy...

  8. Plymouth Businesswoman Nominated For ‘Innovator of the Year’

    Katy Cowan /

    A tech-savvy businesswoman from Plymouth has been nominated for a prestigious CWT everywoman in Technology Award, and is the only person based outside London to be nominated in the category. Ella Romanos, 27, Managing Director and co-founder of Remode, has been nominated in the ‘Innovator of the Year’ category. The CWT everywoman in Technology Awards are exclusively for women working in the...

  9. Student games developers offered hot date with industry pros

    Katy Cowan /

    Wannabe games developers are being told to forget Valentines Day and are being invited to go speed dating – with a difference. Birmingham City University is holding an event for students to meet games professionals in order to gain an insight into the industry and impress potential employers. Called Game On, it’s being held at the University’s site at Millennium Point in Birmingham ci...

  10. Andy Payne to lead creation of the Games Consortium

    Katy Cowan /

    The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) announced today that it has asked Andy Payne, a key industry figure, to lead the establishment of ‘The Games Consortium’. The ground-breaking new organisation will allow independent video games developers to exploit their games through digital distribution. NESTA is now also seeking to find up to eight UK independent devel...

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