Games industry trade body ELSPA has announced it is to change its name to the UK Interactive Entertainment Association, a re-brand that it says will help it to better reflect the industry it is representing. The name was agreed by ELSPA members at an Extraordinary General Meeting held today Visit link: News: ELSPA to become UK Interactive Entertainment Association Bookmark It Hide... 

Charity GamesAid has made a call for a new wave of ambassadors to help organise new events and expand the organisation’s visibility. After organising a number of charity events, including its third annual golf day in January, organisers have made a call for new ambassadors to help “maximise fundraising efforts, spread the word throughout the industry to get more GamesAid’s members and... 

When social network site Hi5 last year decided it would focus more firmly on gaming, it brought in WildTangent founder Alex St John as chief technical officer and president to help it to lead the way. And with his vast experience of the industry and clear vision of what a gaming site should be, he seems like the perfect candidate. Since his arrival in December, he has already overseen the acquisition... 

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is skeptical of Sony’s hope to make the Move an appealing proposition for Wii owners. Read the original here: Fils-Aime Prods Sony’s Hopes for a Move Migration Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

We discuss key trends with the industry’s QA and Localisation experts See more here: Roundtable: QA and Localisation Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

How NeoGAF rose to become one of the Internet’s biggest and most notorious video game forums. Nadia Oxford writes: “NeoGAF is arguably the most popular gaming community operating today. The sprawling boards shelter 50,000 members — and not just game fans: Well-recognized developers, writers, and other industry veterans hang out at NeoGAF to discuss the state of gaming. But not every... 

Showrunners announce record turnout for industry conference last week; next year’s show returning to San Francisco from Feb. Here is the original post: Xbox 360 | GDC 2010 attendance tops 18,250 Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

A fanboy can only see his or her console and nothing else. They ignore the facts and everything surrounding them. Fanboys have caused the deterioration of the industry among other things. Take a look at the simple facts. Continued here: Fanboys Ignore The Facts Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Although digital distribution has been a sore point for most of the bigger publishers in the industry, independent producers of videogames have praised this method of distribution. In an interview with IncGamers, Puncher Studios, an independent developer and publisher of videogames, has said that the company would be lost without digital distribution. Excerpt from: Digital Distribution "Incredible"... 

In highlights from Gamasutra’s Member Blogs, our weblog writers take an in-depth look at The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, recent changes in Xbox Live policy and feeling more like a part of the industry. Member Blogs can be maintained by any registered Gamasutra user, while invitation-only Expert Blogs — also highlighted weekly — are written by selected development professionals.... 

[UPDATE 4] Uncharted 2 tops Game Developers Choice Awards with five trophies; PlayStation Move debuts; write-ups of Meier, Pardo, Molyneux, Muzyka, Sakamoto, Yamaoka, Toriyama, and Schafer talks also on tap; full run-down of event and new Deus Ex trailer inside. SAN FRANCISCO–The 2010 Game Developers Conference began today with the Independent Games Summit kickoff , a session on “guerrilla”... 

At the Game Developers Conference last week, IndustryGamers sat down with Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime and spent a fair amount of time discussing third-party support for the Wii and Nintendo’s role in the third-party publishing ecosystem. While Nintendo continues to do phenomenally well with the Wii, it does seem that since last fall publishers have been reallocating resources... 

ResumePlay breaks down the biggest changes going on in the industry now, from Apple and OnLive entering the market, to Natal’s revolution in controls, to the rise of DLC. These are the trends that are making the biggest waves, both now and for the next generation of consoles. ResumePlay looks at the legacy and impact of the PSP-Go, the significance of Apple’s App Store, the looming innovation... 

MMORPG .com’s Richard Aihoshi returns to his Free Zone column this week to talk about three concepts or perceptions about the F2P side of the industry that may not be as true as we think they are. Column By Richard Aihoshi on March 15, … See the rest here: Richard Aihoshi's Free Zone – Who'da Thunk It? – MMORPG.com Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

[UPDATE 2] Uncharted 2 tops Game Developers Choice Awards with five trophies; PlayStation Move debuts; write-ups of Meier, Pardo, Molyneux, Muzyka, Sakamoto, Yamaoka, Toriyama, and Schafer talks also on tap; full run-down of event and new Deus Ex trailer inside. SAN FRANCISCO–The 2010 Game Developers Conference began today with the Independent Games Summit kickoff , a session on “guerrilla”... 

Sony finally showed off their PlayStation 3 motion controller (dubbed “Move”) and sub-controller at GDC this week, and let’s be charitable by saying it looks in a lot of ways pretty similar in concept to Nintendo’s Wii remote and nunchuck. Nintendo, predictably, is being less charitable with their words, as Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime had a stern assessment...