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Hence fourth We'll posting everything on our lovely new site

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/art_and_design/gamesdesign/

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Congrats to Project Thanatos

Intel Visual computing tools audience award goes to Raptor Games #dare2012 -- Dare to be Digital (@DareToBeDigital) - Congrats to everyone from The Staffs Games Tech team! (we're very proud of all of you, winners or otherwise)

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Dark Matter - Download it now!

Congrats to one of our alumni getting their game into xbox live arcade

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Head Hunter Challenge is a new game by Lightwood Games.  For our part of the challenge, we are planning to develop the game on iOS in just one week.

We are also seeking other developers who would like to take part, by creating versions of the app on other platforms, keeping to similarly intense development schedules.  Developers will be provided with all the graphical and sound assets required, game rules and access to a server API for managing games.

We’d like to see Head Hunter Challenge running on other mobile platforms (at least: Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone) and as a browser-based Facebook app.

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The Demo for DinoDude has Dropped onto Itunes

(Born from our annual week long game development #bootcamp)

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Kotaku: A Tribute to Old Video Game Maps

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So another graduation is all done and dusted. Check the Staffs Uni Facebook for the official pics and don't forget to tag Staffs Games Design in photos you took.

Now you're alumni, keep in touch - either on:

Facebook - Entertainment Tech Alumni Group

Linkedin - Staffordshire University Games Academy | Official Staffs Uni

Or you know, just drop us an e-mail =D

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Vincent Van Gordon 

Created by Drew Northcott

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Gears of War custom LEGO

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Keep checking over the next week for Games & Fx lists, and other years...

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Amazing Pac-Man 3D street painting

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15% of contestants in Dare to be Digital 2012 are from Staffs

Further to the news report on the Faculty page (Two Teams Dare to Be Digital in 2012) we've got a slight correction to make - We missed off Sam Denvir from Concepts, who joined an Israeli Team via the Dare to be Digital forums.

So, that makes 3 teams to keep an eye on:

The Nuclear Duck @Dare2012_NucDuk 

Lior

Adam

Liron

Nufar

Sam Denvir 

Must Make Games @Dare2012_MMG - http://www.facebook.com/MustMakeGames

Alastair Brown

Steven Daord 

Heather Cooper

Bradly Austin

Scott Wilson

Raptor Games @Dare2012_RG - http://www.facebook.com/RaptorG

Tom Kemp

Tom Laird

Hugh Laird

Andy Coles

Alex Shapland

Good Luck Guys!

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Careers Clinic

Exclusive chance for students and graduates to talk directly to Studios, Developers, Artists, Coders, Designers and Producers from the major developers in Cambridge.   Sessions will be run by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), Jagex, Ninja Theory and Geomerics and pre-booking prior to the event is essential. 

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Wreck-It-Ralph