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GDC organizers have announced details regarding the Game for Change talks from Ian Livingstone, Phil Stuart, and Jan Plass from NYU’s Games for Learning Institute.

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Epic and Train2Game have secured the rights for the iOS games of Make Something Unreal Live, to be based on the Fighting Fantasy series of role-playing books created by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson. New iOS games based on the adventure books will debut at Gadget Show Live 2012.

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The Government will announce later today it’s to scrap the current existing ICT (Information and Communications Technology) program in schools in England from the start of the new term in September.

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Michael Gove, Education Secretary for the UK’s Department for Education, has publicly backed a skills review co-authored by Ian Livingstone and agrees that the digital skills gap affecting UK games development studios can be curtailed by supporting computer science as part of the national curriculum.

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The UK Government has published its response to Ian Livingstone’s Next Gen report today, saying it agrees computer science education in the UK is in need of “reform”.

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Eidos head Ian Livingstone is hoping to see a message from the UK government that it’s listening to calls for an adoption of computer science as a compulsory subject in schools, speaking in the Independent this morning.

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Eidos president and gaming legend Ian Livingstone has tipped networked software platforms as the future of gaming, in place of hardware.

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A link to a massive batch of screenshots, Garriott tooting his own horn, information on a new mobile/social games developer, and more is below the break.

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“No, no. Games have been my life. I turned a hobby into an industry – I love what we’ve created. I love the people in the industry. And I want to see it grow forever. So you’re never too young to start and you’re never too old to stop – and I’m never going to stop, because if I stop being a champion of the industry, I wouldn’t want to be playing the games. I really enjoy what I do and I will continue to fight for the cause.” – Eidos life president Ian Livingstone to Beefjack when asked if he would ever retire.

Renowned Fighting Fantasy author Jonathan Green has penned a new title in Tin Man Games’ Gamebook Adventure series, it’s about an arachnid overlord and it’s out tomorrow for iOS devices via the App Store.

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Independent companies cleaned up the Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2011, with Minecraft developer Mojang coming out the clear winner with three awards.

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Intent’s announced that Ian Livingstone’s to be rewarded the Development Legend honour at the Develop Awards next month.

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Ian Livingstone believes that social gaming is important to the industry at the moment, especially for people who are not into console gaming. However, he is also of the opinion, that this middle ground between the two extremes is slowly disappearing.

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Chancellor George Osbourne has given his backing towards the UK games industry at a private meeting involving some of the biggest entertainment and media execs in the UK, GI is reporting.

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Ahead of its full publication later today, the Livingstone-Hope report has made sweeping recommendation in changing the education curriculum of those looking to enter the UK games dev industry.

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Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has told Eurogamer that Kane and Lynch is far from finished, despite mixed results for the duo so far.

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Mark Rein. In a bubble bath. Playing with Halo and Gears of War dolls. Enough said.

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Industry legend Ian Livingstone has been handed the British Inspiration Award in the videogame sector, beating out Rockstar’s Sam Houser, along with Codemasters co-founders David and Richard Darling in the process.

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Ian Livingstone has revealed to the world of Twitter that Lionhead’s secret project is “ambitious and innovative”.

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Eidos head honcho Ian Livingstone has confirmed to PWGM that Batman: Arkham Asylum dev, Rocksteady Studios, aren’t developing Hitman 5.

“This is the first I’ve heard about it. Hitman always has been and always will be IO Interactive’s baby, which it still continues to be so,” said Livingstone.

“Rocksteady are not involved with the development of Hitman 5.”

Last Thursday, a rumour came out that the studio were working on a sequel after it appeared in a CV for an actor who apparently did mo-cap for the game.

Thanks, Anders.