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Virgin Play snap up rights to Real Madrid game

10 July 2007, 10:39

Virgin Play has signed an agreement with the Real Madrid C.F.( Club de Fútbol) to produce and distribute an official videogame of the team on all major platforms in 2008.

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Need for Speed: Pro Street - All formats

10 July 2007, 10:24

The next title in the Need for Speed franchise is said to take the series in a new direction and push the 'Autosculp' technology to a new level, allowing you ...

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HEXUS.gaming :: 4kings Last Ride - Part 4

10 July 2007, 10:06

So the 4kings are through to the next round at the CPL Finals 2006 in Dallas. They face 69 North from Finland - can they vanquish their Scandinavian foe, or ...

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Sony website to host more than 20 free games

10 July 2007, 10:05

Sony's Station website is going through a re-design and will host a variety of free game trials for the majority of the company's MMOs and casual games.

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Atari's E3 2007 line-up

10 July 2007, 09:48

It's a fairly quiet E3 for Atari with just four games on show later this week. There are no games for the Xbox 360 and PS3, but the Witcher on ...

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Namco Bandai have announced their games line-up for E3 2007 and it’s bloody massive. Amongst others there’s the Xbox 360 exclusive, Beautiful Katamari along with SOULCALIBUR Legends and Time Crisis ...

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Games industy is bored with the 'sequel syndrome' say EA

9 July 2007, 12:50

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Electronic Art's recently appointed CEO, John Riccitiello has said that videogames companies are 'boring people to death' with re-hashed sequels and lack ...

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Swordfighting TV series set for Wii & DS debut

9 July 2007, 12:05

The action fighting game Bleach: Shattered Blade will be based on the forthcoming animated anime series, Bleach and will be available on the Wii in early 2008.

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European PS3 price-cut announcement coming at E3?

9 July 2007, 11:23

Sony have today confirmed that the PS3 price is cut from immediate effect in the US, but it's looking as though Europe may not be far behind.

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Spielberg games revealed for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii

9 July 2007, 09:34

A few details of the first two of three Spielberg/EA collaborations has been revealed. The first will be a block building puzzle game and the other a futuristic action/adventure.

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Clash of the Titans - AMD v NVIDIA

9 July 2007, 08:58

At AMD's invitation (and expense), we put a pair of ATi Radeon HD 2900 XT cards in CrossFire mode, up against a single NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra - in near ...

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Sony confirm PS3 price cut and 80GB model

9 July 2007, 08:58

Sony have finally stepped forward and confirmed that the the price of the PS3 will be cut from immediate effect in the US. There's also news of the new 80GB ...

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Sony issue apology for PS3 shooter - 10 'Hail Mary's' issued

6 July 2007, 13:58

Sony has today finally patched up their differences with the Anglican Church after the interior of Manchester Cathedral appeared, without permission, as a backdrop in the violent PS3 shooter, Resistance ...

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A bumper year for videogames industry

6 July 2007, 13:07

It's a record start to 2007 for the videogames industry with software sales increasing by 19%, bringing the total number of game units sold in the first six months of ...

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HEXUS - Computex 2007 :: Corsair's DDR3

6 July 2007, 12:09

Corsair tells us all about its plans for introducing DDR3 memory. Prepare to be Dominated!

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Sega let loose Mega Drive classics on Wii

6 July 2007, 11:23

The Virtual Console sees four new titles this week, including the Mega Drive classics Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Ecco: The Tides of Time, in addition to the Turbografx shooter ...

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$100 PS3 price cut imminent in the US

6 July 2007, 09:51

A US retailer has leaked an advertising poster detailing a $100 price cut in the PS3 on July 12th.The source claims that the price cut will apply to all retailers ...

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Microsoft extend Xbox 360 warranty and offer refund to customers

6 July 2007, 09:18

Relating specifically to the long-running hardware issues with the Xbox 360, Microsoft has confirmed that all consoles from today will be covered under a three year extended warranty.

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Fahrenheit developer set to reveal PS3 exclusive

5 July 2007, 13:15

The French developer behind the critically acclaimed interactive adventure game, Fahrenheit have teamed up with Sony for a PS3 exclusive.

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Want an iPhone? Get O2

5 July 2007, 09:41

Want iPhone?, get O2. It's as simple as that, apparently.

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Europe left waiting for Xbox 360 Elite release date

5 July 2007, 09:38

Is the summer European release date of the Xbox 360 Elite still on? Already launched in North America, Japan have now been give a firm release date for the upgraded ...

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Digi-cam add-on for Nintendo DS will help to firm up those facial muscles

5 July 2007, 09:38

We've exercised our brains on DS and now Nintendo are hoping that we'll go crazy for their new facial exercise game, Face Training!

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World in Conflict - Xbox 360 & PC

5 July 2007, 09:00

In addition to 10 brand new screenshots from World in Conflict, there's also some more details been revealed on the four character classes.

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Ghostlight to develop World War I shooter for XBox 360 and PS3

5 July 2007, 09:00

Ghostlight claim they will be putting the authenticity of the conflict at the heart of their latest first person shooter project, 'To End All Wars'.

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Europe sees Blu-Ray winning, smells a rat

5 July 2007, 08:46

The European Commission is quizzing Hollywood over what it seems to think is the suspiciously large number of companies exclusively backing Blu-Ray. Sony has quite a presence in the entertainment ...

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NCSoft announce E3 line-up

4 July 2007, 13:08

Tabula Rasa, Aion, Dungeon Runners and Guild Wars expansion top NCsoft's array of triple-A titles featuring a variety of games… All on show in Santa Monica this July.

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CryENGINE 2 licensed out already

4 July 2007, 12:22

So Crysis, the most anticipated CryENGINE 2 game isn’t even out yet but already developers are buying licenses to use it… Such as Paleo Entertainment who are going to put ...

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HEXUS.gaming :: 4kings' Last Ride - Part 3

3 July 2007, 19:08

We follow the 4kings to the second group stage of CPL 2006 in Dallas. Will they sail through as they did in the first group stage, or will their complacency ...

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Cipher Complex - Xbox 360, PS3

3 July 2007, 15:05

A self-funded stealth-em-up? Are they mad? Well, no… not if these two new screens from Edge of Reality’s Cipher Complex for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are anything to ...

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Tabula Rasa producer talks about his fantasy universe

2 July 2007, 12:28

Tabula Rasa is the latest massively multiplayer entertainment experience to come from the legendary creative mind of Richard Garriott and the all-star team of industry professionals at Destination Games.

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HEXUS - COMPUTEX 2007 :: Lian Li's new cases

2 July 2007, 12:19

Lian Li shows us some beautiful new chassis set for release over the next few months. Black anodised aluminium with copper features, anyone? Absolutely gorgeous.

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Bethesda spill the beans on Fallout 3

2 July 2007, 10:03

Liam Neeson takes the lead role in Bethseda's post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout 3, where you'll fight against the likes of Super Mutant humanoids and mutant ants, whilst you set off on ...

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