The UK government has just released figures showing that the nine Regional Development Agencies have invested nearly £2 million pounds in the development of the games industry in England (and I mean England, the figures don’t cover...

Barclaycard’s Waterslide Extreme Game has made it to the top of the App Store. Over 2 million downloads of the free game, 16 million “engagement minutes” and one very happy advertiser. But did they get a good...

Lego has created a version of Lego Star Wars that runs in a browser. It’s clearly not the same immersive experience as the TT Games Lego Star Wars titles, but it is free. And it runs in...

This one leaves me somewhat speechless – although I suppose I really shouldn’t be surprised. Rendition: Guantanamo – from Scottish developer, T-Enterprise – isn’t a new announcement, but it made the news (general and specialist) recently for...

I’m speaking this evening at the Sheridans/TIGA seminar focused on self-publishing for developers. Some illustrious developers are going, many of whom have already started self-publishing. I’m getting a little nervous… But the good news is that I’ve...

I’ve been playing Zeno Clash recently. It’s a visceral first person brawler with a skew-whiff aesthetic, and the debut from small Chilean team Ace. It’s been cleaning up at review… and I can’t help but wonder why....

Wired has run an article on German boardgame The Settlers of Catan that has swept the world and is beginning to make Americans play board games again. It’s social, quick to play and attracts both adults and...