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  • R.I.P Colin McRae - Codemasters pay tribute

    R.I.P Colin McRae - Codemasters pay tribute

    17 September 2007, 12:09

    Colin McRae lent his name and knowledge of rally driving to Codemaster's popular rally series and today the company have released the following statement to pay tribute to the legend ...

  • Intel swoop to acquire Havok

    Intel swoop to acquire Havok

    17 September 2007, 09:50

    Intel are set to acquire Havok, the Dublin-based company whose technology has been used in many of the top videogame titles, including Bioshock, Half Life 2 and Oblivion.

  • Guitar Hero III track listings leaked

    Guitar Hero III track listings leaked

    17 September 2007, 09:04

    It's yet to be officially confirmed, but according to a leaked document this is the full track listing for the upcoming release of Guitar Hero III, which includes such artists ...

  • HEXUS.gaming :: Nick has a go at Angelina Jolie's kid

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    HEXUS.gaming :: Nick has a go at Angelina Jolie's kid

    17 September 2007, 07:40

    Beowulf was out whupping daemon butt 1,000 years before Tolkien was a sparkle in his dad's eye. Paramount have nailed the film with Angelina as the monster's mum, while Ubisoft ...

  • Indiana Jones: Lego Blocks Buster!

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    Indiana Jones: Lego Blocks Buster!

    15 September 2007, 10:01

    Put a weekend smile on your face with this neat trailer from Lucas Arts that some might have seen, but many won't have. We don't normally run trailers as such ...

  • Jam Sessions Through A Marshall Stack!

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    Jam Sessions Through A Marshall Stack!

    12 September 2007, 20:59

    Most HEXUS readers will only get to play Jam Sessions in a home/shop environment. However, at their launch party, Ubisoft organised real bands with real amps to play real songs ...

  • HEXUS.gaming :: Clapton-Like Guitar in Under 5 Minutes?

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    HEXUS.gaming :: Clapton-Like Guitar in Under 5 Minutes?

    12 September 2007, 09:50

    Nick and the HEXUS.tv crew (i.e. us - his bag carrying flunkies) were invited down to the launch party for Jam Sessions on the Nintendo DS. Ubisoft's Product Manager Mike ...

  • 2K launch casual games label - 2K Play

    2K launch casual games label - 2K Play

    11 September 2007, 09:40

    Take-Two Interactive Software has today announced the opening of 2K Play, a new publishing label focused on casual gaming.

  • SEGA Rally unveils its supercars

    SEGA Rally unveils its supercars

    11 September 2007, 09:00

    SEGA have today bought out the big guns and revealed that the Mitsubishi Concept-X, the recently revealed McRae Enduro, the RUF Rt 12 and a uniquely customised HUMMER H3 will ...

  • Ninja Nick Now kNows Naruto...

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    Ninja Nick Now kNows Naruto...

    10 September 2007, 11:17

    By moving away from the traditional blood & guts slice fest that you'd expect from a game that's based on a demon-possesed Ninja, Ubisoft are applying a fresh coat of ...

  • Donnybrook - A step towards MMOFPS

    Donnybrook - A step towards MMOFPS

    10 September 2007, 09:56

    Microsoft are currently working on a new technology, called DonnyBrook,which will allow for thousands of gamers to play together in first person shooters.

  • Learn DEFCON in 10 minutes ?

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    Learn DEFCON in 10 minutes ?

    8 September 2007, 08:57

    Here's a little 'weekend extra'. DEFCON is a lot like 'RISK', but without plastic armies in Australia. Tom Arundel ran through the recent DEFCON finals with us - explaining strategies ...

  • Nintendo spit out Cake and switch UK PR consultants

    Nintendo spit out Cake and switch UK PR consultants

    7 September 2007, 10:47

    Nintendo have finally cut ties with their UK PR consultants, Cake Media after a nine year relationship; stepping into the new role is The Red Consultancy.

  • Ubisoft closing in on SCi deal

    Ubisoft closing in on SCi deal

    6 September 2007, 12:13

    Speculation is rife as to which company will be buying SCi, but UK newspaper The Guardian have suggested today that French company Ubisoft are at the front of the queue.

  • EA Sports to take on global sports brands

    EA Sports to take on global sports brands

    6 September 2007, 11:23

    EA Sports president Peter Moore spoke of his company's big plans for the future, stating that he wants take on the likes of NIKE and ESPN and broaden the company's ...

  • Nick IS the Lord of End War!

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    Nick IS the Lord of End War!

    6 September 2007, 10:28

    Super Powers go head-2-head over oil in Clancy's next-gen RTS extravaganza, End War. Nick gets inside the bunker to inspect the troops, try the tanks and Patton-slap a few 5 ...

  • Halo Universe spawns Halo ActionClix - due this September

    Halo Universe spawns Halo ActionClix - due this September

    6 September 2007, 10:08

    Okay, so this piece of news is only loosely videogames based, but we thought some of you might be interested to learn that the Halo brand has now been extended ...

  • Sony PR director quits after 1 year to hit the vodka

    Sony PR director quits after 1 year to hit the vodka

    6 September 2007, 09:11

    Dave Karraker, the senior director of corporate communications (PR guy) for Sony Computer Entertainment America, has today confirmed that he will be standing down from his post on September 7th.

  • Wargames Winner Swipes 50 Incher

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    Wargames Winner Swipes 50 Incher

    5 September 2007, 10:19

    Philips amBX sponsored Introversion's DEFCON global championship and the winner made off with a stack of prizes, including a top of the range 50" TV - despite being of the ...

  • Prime Minister to review videogames legislation

    Prime Minister to review videogames legislation

    5 September 2007, 09:50

    If I were a betting man, I'd bet that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown knows extremely little about the world of videogames, but that hasn't prevented him from joining in ...

  • Ubisoft titles for free!

    3 September 2007, 10:01

    Ubisoft are releasing some of their back catalogue for free download... using ad-support for the revenue.

  • Is Nick the Proto-Type?

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    Is Nick the Proto-Type?

    31 August 2007, 11:11

    A true "focus-pulling, motion-bluring, akshun-packed mega adventure" is what every smart first person shooter game... would love to claim. Over in Leipzig, Nick morphed his pen-hand into a scalpel to ...

  • Nick plays so hard, he actually gets WET

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    Nick plays so hard, he actually gets WET

    30 August 2007, 09:00

    It's hard to suprise a battle-honed warrior like Nick, but Sierra have ganged-up with A2M in order to create 'something wonderful' in the 3rd person shooter genre. Intrigued by the ...

  • The stats from Games Convention 2007

    The stats from Games Convention 2007

    29 August 2007, 10:25

    The statistics have been calculated for this year's Games Convention in Leipzig and once again it has been a successful event.

  • Codemasters sign in-game ad deal with IGA

    Codemasters sign in-game ad deal with IGA

    29 August 2007, 09:40

    Codemasters has today confirmed a three year deal with IGA Worldwide, the in-game advertising network.

  • DX10 for Vista was a mistake by Microsoft say Valve

    DX10 for Vista was a mistake by Microsoft say Valve

    28 August 2007, 09:47

    Only one in fifty people who use Steam own a copy of Windows Vista and Gabe Newell isn't a happy man.

  • i31 Goes On - Come Rain or More Rain...

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    i31 Goes On - Come Rain or More Rain...

    23 August 2007, 07:32

    Thousands gathered in the wind and rain for MultiPlay's i31 games convention at Newbury Racecourse - Nick braved the UK summer to bring you some exclusive reports - and see ...

  • Guitar Hero III to come with Gibson Les Paul Wireless guitar

    Guitar Hero III to come with Gibson Les Paul Wireless guitar

    22 August 2007, 18:49

    Red Octane show off the new wireless guitars for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and the Xbox 360 Gibson Les Paul is a something a bit special

  • Midway to bring out the big guns - UTIII and more

    Midway to bring out the big guns - UTIII and more

    22 August 2007, 18:43

    The news from the Midway press conference, including their plans to focus on quality and not quantity.

  • SLASH playable in Guitar Hero III

    SLASH playable in Guitar Hero III

    22 August 2007, 11:36

    The legendary SLASH will be a playable character in the next game in the Guitar Hero Series.

  • Nominations revelead for Game of the Show

    Nominations revelead for Game of the Show

    22 August 2007, 11:25

    The title "Best of GC" is awarded by the GC - Games Convention for the most outstanding product performances of the computer and video game sector. Today the eleven-member jury ...

  • Nick meets Elan from SCAN at i31

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    Nick meets Elan from SCAN at i31

    22 August 2007, 08:08

    Shelley and Elan have driven SCAN to the top of the UK IT retail industry over the past 20 years. Nick catches up with Elan at i31 to see their ...

  • Atari issued second de-listing notice from NASDAQ

    Atari issued second de-listing notice from NASDAQ

    20 August 2007, 10:57

    Atari, the troubled games publishing division of Infogrames, has received a second de-listing notice from NASDAQ as they are yet to file their quarterly financial statement.