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Hitachi and Sharp in DS price fixing scandal

28 February 2008, 09:44

The two companies that supply the LCD screens for the Nintendo DS were raided yesterday by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission.

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Wii gets another boxing title

28 February 2008, 09:09

The impact of Wii Sports was and still is phenomenal and now Ubisoft is the latest company to reveal their sporting effort on Wii, in the form of Victorious Boxers ...

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Review: Burnout Paradise - Xbox 360

27 February 2008, 14:19

From the second the start-up menu flickers on screen and a rendition of Gun’s ‘N Roses ‘Paradise City’ blazes out of the speakers, there's a fresh and exciting vibe that ...

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Pre-order Lost Odyssey and bag 1,000 free Microsoft points

27 February 2008, 11:37

If you were thinking of picking up the role playing game, Lost Odyssey, on Xbox 360 this week, then HMV has a pretty sweet deal to tempt you into pre-ordering ...

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Resistance - PS3

27 February 2008, 10:59

Sony will be banking on the next iteration of the Resistance Fall of Man series to bring home the bacon when it's released later this year and if these screenshots ...

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Is this the first look at KOTOR III?

27 February 2008, 10:18

Though it still hasn’t been confirmed by Lucas Arts, concept images rumoured to be from Knights of the Old Republic III may have surfaced on the net.

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Postal III previews on Xbox 360, PS3 version possible

27 February 2008, 09:24

The first public viewing of Running With Scissors, Postal III on Xbox 360 took place at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week and according to Vince Desi, ...

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Overlord: Raising Hell - PS3

27 February 2008, 09:07

The next installment of Codemaster's Overlord franchise is due for release this summer on Playstation 3, delivering a new experience and expansion content.

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‘Dead Space’ dressed for Halloween outing

26 February 2008, 12:34

Electronic Arts has confirmed that their spooky sci-fi survival horror game, Dead Space will receive a simultaneous release in Europe and North America on Xbox 360 and PS3 on October ...

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Roll up! Get your Xbox 360 HD DVD add-ons at knock down prices!

26 February 2008, 12:17

Following the news that Microsoft has eased production of the HD DVD add-on for Xbox 360, they’ve now wisely slashed the price in an attempt to get shift some of ...

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Sony tip ‘LittleBigPlanet’ to be biggest PS3 game of 2008

26 February 2008, 11:36

Personally, I would have had all my money on Metal Gear Solid 4 being the most popular title on the PS3 in 2008, but Sony believe that the community-based game ...

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Nintendo enjoy another successful week

26 February 2008, 10:35

For the third week running, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has held onto top spot in the multi-format videogames charts, outselling 2nd place Call of Duty 4 by ...

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Ubisoft on the prowl for acquisition targets

26 February 2008, 10:11

Following the news yesterday that Electronic Arts made an unsuccessful $2 billion bid to acquire Take-Two , Ubisoft has now expressed a firm interest in internally expanding their company and ...

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PS3 racer Wipeout HD looks out-of-this-world

26 February 2008, 09:28

The downloadable next entry in the WipEout racing franchise is looking truly stunning if these screenshots are anything to go by. We've got screenshots and an updated list of all ...

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SEGA's tactical RPG coming exclusively to PS3

26 February 2008, 08:58

SEGA has confirmed that Valkyria Chronicles, a tactical role-playing game that combines strategy elements with real-time action sequences, will be released exclusively on PS3 this Autumn.

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Crysis Mod SDK v1.0 rolls out

25 February 2008, 12:40

The Crysis community has been screaming for it since the game launched and now Crytek has revealed that the first version of the Crysis mod software development kit is now ...

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Pay-to-play Mario Kart Wii online? Nintendo to introduce subs

25 February 2008, 12:10

Nintendo has announced that a new subscription scheme will soon be launched on Wi, that will charge consumers for using selected online services.

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EA wants Grand Theft Auto IV but Take-Two snubs takeover bid

25 February 2008, 11:22

Take-Two Interactive Software has rejected an Electronic Arts proposal to acquire the company for a cash offer of $26 per share, describing it as "inadequate in multiple respects and not ...

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Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on dead

25 February 2008, 10:52

As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios and retailers, Microsoft has announced that it will immediately stop production of the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on.

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Sony President, Phil Harrison quits

25 February 2008, 10:06

We didn't see this one coming! Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has confirmed that Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, will resign from his post as of February ...

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Official Halo 3 tournament opens for Xbox 360 gamers

25 February 2008, 09:55

Sign-ups for the Samsung TV-sponsored European Halo 3 tournament have opened today, giving Xbox 360 gamers the chance to take on players from various countries where they'll battle to win ...

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Wii proves to be a hit at the Oscars

25 February 2008, 09:43

This year the Oscars wasn't just about the sparkly dresses, tearful speeches and the recognition of professionals in the film industry, Nintendo also made a brief impact, cleverly taking advantage ...

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LEGO Unreal Tournament III mod appears on PS3

25 February 2008, 09:16

It was only a matter of time before the PS3 mod toolset for Unreal Tournament III was used to create some great mods and already an impressive looking LEGO mod ...

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Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards : The best of the best!

25 February 2008, 08:52

Microsoft held an award ceremony at GDC 2008 to celebrate the Xbox live arcade platform and amongst the winners was the arcade-style maze-based Bomberman Live, which scooped the top award.

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Explosive Red Faction franchise bursts onto Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

22 February 2008, 16:27

THQ has confirmed that they have teamed up with Voilition Inc to bring the next installment of the Red Faction franchise to next-generation consoles and Windows PC in 2009.

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European Wii VC takes to the streets

22 February 2008, 15:19

Heading up this week's Wii Virtual Console retro games is the 1991 NES beat 'em up Street Gangs, which follows high school students Alex and Ryan on their quest across ...

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Over 10 new titles to utilise Wii balance board

22 February 2008, 14:58

The first game to utilise the new the Wii balance board will be Wii Fit this Spring, but Nintendo has also confirmed today that there are also over 10 games ...

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Sony offer PhyreEngine for free cross-platform development

22 February 2008, 12:25

At the Game Developer’s Conference, Sony has announced that their cross-platform graphics engine, PhyreEngine, will be free to developers.

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Star Trek Conquest lands in March

22 February 2008, 11:46

Bethesda Softworks has confirmed that the the strategy action title, STAR TREK: Conquest on Wii and PS3, will be released this quarter.

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EA invites you to The Sims carnival

22 February 2008, 11:27

Electronic Arts is inviting gamers to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival, a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims studio.

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Codename: Panzers - Cold War - PC

22 February 2008, 10:32

The official successor to the successful strategy series by Stormregion will open the fire in 2008. Check out these brand new screenshots...

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Nintendo extend Wii VC catalogue with Commodore 64 games

22 February 2008, 09:08

It was only a matter of time, and now that time has arrived! Nintendo is expanding its Virtual Console package on Wii to include Commodore 64 games!

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SEGA reveal next Aliens game

22 February 2008, 08:53

Licensed through an exclusive agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising and developed by Gearbox Software, the next game in the Aliens franchise has been announced.

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