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THERE aren't many conferences where discussion topics stretch from Batman to homicidal cows and whether money is an illusion - but then there aren't many conferences like Ignite.

TONIGHT sees the third Ignite Liverpool "geek culture" conference - and, as ever, LDP Creative will be there.

TWO developers from Liverpool agency Mando have struck out on their own with the launch of new company Made by Jam.

THE organisers of "geek culture" celebration Ignite Liverpool ( Twitter hashtag #igniteliv )are hunting speakers for their August event.

VIDEO games trade body TIGA has outlined three "key priorities" for the coalition Government that it says will help the sector to grow.

COMMUNICATIONS minister Ed Vaizey says the Government is still committed to the video games industry - despite its decision not to offer tax breaks to developers.

THE celebrity-studded launch of the new Halewood-built Range Rover Evoque has made the car an online hit months before it hits car showrooms, the company says.
The car was launched at London's Kensington Palace last week at a glitzy event that saw Victoria Beckham named as Range Rover's new "creative design executive".

VIDEO games trade association TIGA has welcomed new research claiming that playing sports-based video games can increase participation in real sports.

CREATIVE industries support body Northwest Vision and Media (NWVM) has won £1m in funding to help people win business at the £500m MediaCity complex.
NWVM secured the funding from the Northwest Development Agency to continue its Digital Media Skills Programme for the next two years.

THE music industry could learn lessons from the world of adult entertainment when it comes to online marketing, the audience at the Liverpool Sound City music conference heard today.
Seminars at the conference today debated subjects from the future of radio to the health of the international touring circuit.
The closing seminar saw a panel discuss "Navigating the new frontier of Internet marketing."
In response to a light-hearted question from moderator Sat Bisla, the five-strong panel debated whether the music industry could learn from the way the adult entertainment industry uses the web.