- Gaming industry to become "100% digital" sooner than expected The gaming industry will become "100% digital" sooner than expected if assurances from Electronics Arts president Frank Gibeau are anything to go by.
- Dare to be Digital games development competition launches in Ireland The Irish leg of the global Dare to be Digital games development competition has been launched today in Ireland by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA). Successful applicants will spend nine weeks in Dundee, Scotland this summer receiving mentoring from games experts like Sega, Sony and Rockstar while developing a prototype video game.
- Video game piracy increased by 20% in last five years The number of pirated video games has increased by 20% in the last five years, that's according to research published by internet piracy analysts Envisional. Game publishers are worried that they are potentially losing millions in lost revenue to illegal downloads.