The F2P toolbox will teach you 54 of the most important and high-impact ideas in modern game design. This is one of them: make your game impressive within 10 seconds of opening it. For a full explanation,...

The video games industry has long cried foul that it is not treated equally. We are upset that Canadian companies get better tax breaks than British ones and we whinge that film is treated with respect by...

C&binet was a gathering of the great and good of the British creative industries at the swanky Grove Hotel. But did it achieve its aim of becoming a British Davos for our industry? The Cabinet Forum event...

This isn’t strictly about the business of games, but I’m excited by it. Blizzard, Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have announced that Sam Raimi is to direct the Warcraft movie. Raimi is the acclaimed director of Spider-Man,...

More evidence that convergence is finally happening and the console is fighting for its role as the home entertainment hub The Financial Times reports today that from the autumn, Xbox 360 owners will be able to see...

The Big Picture: Money and Power in Hollywood is billed as the story of “the real magic behind movie making: how the studios make their money”. It mostly succeeds, but if fails by being in thrall to...

According to MCV, Resident Evil 5 has done the business. Statistics from Verdict Research show that it outsold every item on the single charts (including digital sales) as well as the latest album from U2. It also...