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Review: Stranglehold - PC

17 October 2007, 13:33

It's a third person shooter heavily influenced by John Woo's Harboiled and even stars Chow Yun Fat... so there's as much slow-motion, zoomed in, white doves fluttering, machine gun action ...

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Rockstar aiming for 16 player GTA IV multiplayer

17 October 2007, 13:18

Rockstar have let slip that their latest installment of the Grand Theft Auto series may allow for 16 players to cause absolute carnage in the streets of Liberty City.

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Microsoft offer 5 free 360 HD-DVDs!

17 October 2007, 10:33

Microsoft has confirmed that the five free HD-DVD deal, which was formerly only available in the US, has now arrived in the UK!

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Review: Carnival Games - Wii

17 October 2007, 09:29

Designed for families and children of all ages, Carnival Games hopes to bring home all the excitement and fanfare of a day at the carnival. Try out your skills at ...

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Playstation Eye hits Europe in November

17 October 2007, 09:23

Sony has confirmed the launch date and price in Europer for their video capturing peripheral for the PS3, the Playstation Eye.

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Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 version gets exclusive tracks

17 October 2007, 08:48

If you pick up the CD soundtrack to Guitar Hero III, you'll receive a unique code which will unlock three further songs for you to jam along to...

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Jesper gets Assassin's Creed gig

17 October 2007, 08:48

British Academy award winner Jesper Kyd is delighted to be working on Ubisoft's upcoming action adventure, Assassin's Creed.

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FIFA 08 holds off PGR4 for top spot

16 October 2007, 10:59

FIFA 08 has held onto the number one spot in this week's UK all format videogames char, holding off Microsoft's big racer, Project Gotham Racing 4, which has debuted at ...

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The return of Bionic Commando on Xbox 360 and PS3

16 October 2007, 10:19

Capcom are resurrecting their Bionic Commando franchise for Xbox 360 and PS3 and they're planning to use the next-gen hardware to full effect to recreate the swinging mechanic that was ...

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Churches spread the word by offering Halo 3 multiplayer nights

16 October 2007, 09:49

The New York Times is reporting that the Church are looking to lure young men and boys back to religion by offering them 'Halo Nights' at their centres for worship.

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Army of Two recruiting

16 October 2007, 09:49

As we get ever closer to the November release of EA's two man co-operative shooter, Army of Two, a new trailer emerges showing off elements of the gameplay.

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Uncharted Drake's Fortune - PS3

16 October 2007, 09:21

The action adventure, Uncharted Drake's Fortune is due for release in November and Sony have released some new screenshots to get us in the mood for swinging through the jungle.

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World in Conflict add-on now available

16 October 2007, 08:59

Sierra Entertainment's Massive Entertainment have confirmed that a new add-on called the World in Conflict broadcast tool is now available to download.

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Review: Ratatouille - Xbox 360, PS2

15 October 2007, 15:33

Well, the movie of Ratatouille has raked it in at the box office and had a great critical reception, so surely THQ will do Pixar proud and at least throw ...

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Bee Movie Game - Xbox 360

15 October 2007, 12:42

Experience life from a bee's perspective in Midway's upcoming adventure game, based on DreamWork's animation film, Bee Movie.

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New Xbox 360 console arcade bundle confirmed

15 October 2007, 10:54

Microsoft will be hoping to tempt you with their new Xbox 360 bundle, entitled Xbox 360 Arcade, which is set to launch this Christmas.

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Green gaming with your Wii

15 October 2007, 10:40

Set up your Wii to use less power when on stand-by... it's actually very easy.

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Condemned 2: Bloodshot : Developer's Diary

15 October 2007, 10:29

As the action adventure, Condemned 2: Bloodshot reaches the alpha phase, Senior Producer Dave Hasle from Monolith Productions, fills us in on its progress.

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Bungie reveal future Halo 3 plans

15 October 2007, 10:10

Following their recent departure from Microsoft Game Studios, Bungie has hinted at the plans for future downloadable content for their record-breaking first person shooter, Halo 3.

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How to tweak your PS3 for better performance

15 October 2007, 09:55

Fiddling with some of the basic settings can improve game performance... and no, it's not a hack, it's all done through the PS3 set-up screens.

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C&C 3 cheats get banned

15 October 2007, 09:53

EA are dishing out bans to 80+ Command & Conquer 3 accounts and monitoring closely the activity of 50 other accounts following reports of ‘excessive disconnects, cheating, and point pushing’ ...

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Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo out!

13 October 2007, 12:02

Yep, it's here, the Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo is out and up for grabs... if you can get it. The servers are getting mashed right now.

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Review: Colin McRae DiRT - PS3

12 October 2007, 11:31

Why are we doing a separate PS3 review? Well simply put, the PS3 version of Colin McRae DiRT is possibly one of the finest rally games you’ll ever see until ...

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Ratchet and Clank demo and more at the PS3 store

12 October 2007, 11:04

The weekly update of the Playstation Store includes the demos of Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction and Conan, as well as teaser trailers, wallpapers and the arcade game, Everyday ...

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The rebirth of a video games show in the UK?

12 October 2007, 10:46

A palatial pavilion stuffed with games to play, prizes to win and a big screen awaiting your best performance... and it's all happening here the UK!

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Sony roll out IPTV for PS3

12 October 2007, 10:30

According to The Korea Times, Korea's big telecom operator KT has teamed up with Sony and are poised to will launch their IPTV HD Mega TV service in November for ...

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Championship Manager PC demo out today and launch date announced.

12 October 2007, 09:55

Championship Manager™ 2008 is fully updated for the 2007/2008 football season with a brand new look and user interface, which, say Eidos, makes it the most easily accessible title in ...

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PS3 version of The Orange Box is inferior to other formats? Valve slate PS3

12 October 2007, 09:33

Gabe Newell, the founder and managing director of Valve Software, creators of the Half-Life series, has once again gone on record to express his opinion on Sony's Playstation 3.

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Have Sony hit the 'sweet spot' with the 40Gb PS3?

12 October 2007, 09:33

Finally Sony have seen the light and launched the 40Gb PS3 which is sure to finally sway the ‘undecided’ into buying a PS3 this Christmas.

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Carnival Games - Wii

12 October 2007, 09:17

Designed for families and children of all ages, Carnival Games hopes to bring home all the excitement and fanfare of a day at the carnival. Check out these new screenshots...

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Chinese Unies ban computers to fight online gaming addiction

12 October 2007, 08:43

According to China.org.cn, several Universities have banned computers for first year students in an attempt to combat MMO addiction... and yes, that does include computer science students.

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Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - Xbox 360

11 October 2007, 11:06

So what's changed from last year? Well, there's GamerNet, a new game mode, a few tweaks here and there, and my personal favourite, the addition of trans-gender face mapping. Read ...

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