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Government funding will help establish a specialist development centre at Abertay University and a new centre of excellence in Manchester.

Console price cuts and major releases like Modern Warfare 2 and FIFA 10 fail to halt decline in domestic and international sales.

Judge rules against Nintendo, saying developers should be allowed to create applications for the platform at their own free will.

Patent reveals further possibilities for Sony’s PlayStation 3 motion controller.

Krome Studios first in line to take up the initiative, which aims to minimise risk taking.

Japanese developer teams with start-up firm Gaijinworks for Virtual Console releases.

Kim Swift, best known for her work on Portal, will focus on creating games aimed at a wider audience.

Second title based on Ultimate Fighting license to debut during the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards.

TIGA and UK games industry executives visit Downing Street to submit a petition calling for the introduction of tax relief for the sector.

Skateboarder criticises reviewers for judging Tony Hawk: Ride before playing the game, which recently failed to crack the UK chart top 40.

Modern Warfare 2 expected to have driven game sales in the US last month, but hardware sales believed to have declined year-on-year.

Sequel to Visceral Games’ action-horror title in development for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

First day sales figures also released for Phantasy Star Portable 2, Assassin's Creed II and LittleBigPlanet PSP. [Update: First week NSMBW sales top one million]

Activision title claims a fourth straight week at the top of the all formats chart despite another strong surge from FIFA 10.

Second week sales decline by a third, but Nintendo’s latest handheld comfortably outsells the competition.

Beijing research firm Analysys International predicts record online revenues in three years.