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Ministers press forward with plans to tighten videogame laws

11 February 2008, 12:35

Government ministers are pressing forward with plans to introduce a ‘legally enforceable cinema-style classification system’ for videogames, according to reports from The Guardian’s digital blog.

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Apple craving for bigger bite of videogames industry?

11 February 2008, 12:23

According to details contained in a recent filing, Apple is set to extend their trademark with the inclusion of anything and everything that may pertain to be a ‘portable gaming ...

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ELSPA and Nintendo evaluating R4 chip in UK

8 February 2008, 13:16

It appears that the recent story regarding the sale of the notorious R4 Revolution for Nintendo DS, the chip that allows users to download and play pirated software illegally, has ...

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HEXUS.gaming :: Age of Conan - Part 3 - Developer's Walkthrough

6 February 2008, 13:42

Over 500,000 people now seem to have joined the 'Age of Conan' club - and it is not due for release for a while! HEXUS.tv continues its 'look under the ...

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Tickets go on sale for Codemasters Connect 08

29 January 2008, 09:17

Codemasters has confirmed that tickets for their upcoming gaming event, Codemasters Connect 08, which will be held at Birmingham's Omega Sektor, have now gone on sale.

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Burnout Paradise screeches into top spot in videogames chart

29 January 2008, 09:05

Following the post Christmas slump, sales are beginning to pick up again following the release of this year's first AAA title.

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Mix a Video Mash up with Master Chief and win a trip to LA!

26 January 2008, 20:52

Microsoft are looking for aspiring film makers to take Master Chief out of HALO and mash him with anything else you fancy... get creative and end up in LA!

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Gamespot sacking - the story continues

24 January 2008, 10:20

Games-review site, Gamespot, is once again the centre of attention of the unwanted kind as news reaches us of two more resignations apparently over how the site is run. But ...

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Ubisoft performance spurred on by Assassin’s Creed

24 January 2008, 09:04

Ubisoft has announced their end of year sales results, which have seen a 44% increase on the same period last year and exceeded predicted forecasts for the third fiscal quarter.

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Ferrari crashing Gizmondo ex-Exec freed

23 January 2008, 11:08

Stefan Eriksson, the ex-Gizmondo exec who managed to tear a Ferrari Enzo in two, has been released early from his Californian jail.

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Our second report from sunny Oslo on Age of Conan

23 January 2008, 07:42

If you have ever wondered just how good 'mounted combat' could be - then look no further as the HEXUS.tv horde teams up with HEXUS.gaming to give you a saddle-eye ...

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HEXUS.tv takes you inside the Age of Conan

22 January 2008, 10:02

From the land of the ice and snow to see just how hot AGE OF CONAN blows. The answer seems to be - pretty hot ! In our first show ...

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NASA explore MMO for student space exploration

22 January 2008, 09:03

The US space agency, NASA, are exploring the possibility of developing a massively multiplayer online game that would "simulate real Nasa engineering and science missions".

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SOE Director talks Everquest, Pirates of the Burning Sea and MMOs

18 January 2008, 10:06

The following Q&A was conducted exclusively for HEXUS.gaming with John Hayase, Director of Development at Sony Online Entertainment's San Diego studio, in which he talks about the Everquest brand, SOE’s ...

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Man gets fined for swopping videogames for crabs

16 January 2008, 10:25

A man who gave copied games, films and music to trawlermen returning to Troon Harbour, South Ayrshire after an extended fishing trip in exchange for a box of crabs has ...

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Epic Games set to double in size

14 January 2008, 12:39

Epic Games, the videogame developers behind Gears of War and the Unreal Tournament series are set to expand their offices in North Carolina by double the size.

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NVIDIA signs THEY from IMC/Metropolis

11 January 2008, 09:49

NVIDIA has started 2008 with a bang by signing the first person shooter, THEY, to its developer relations program.

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UK game sales grow in 2007

10 January 2008, 14:52

The UK interactive entertainment software market hit a new all time high in 2007, according to ELSPA as it reveals annual performance figures today, courtesy of Chart-Track.

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Mcdonald's: Games to blame for childhood obesity

10 January 2008, 08:47

The chief executive and president of McDonald's UK, Steve Easterbrook, has pointed his finger at videogames and blamed the industry for contributing towards childhood obesity.

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Codemasters Online announce Connect 2008

8 January 2008, 10:23

Codemasters Online has today unveiled plans to hold a brand new gaming event, called 'Connect 2008', which will take place at Omega Sektor in Birmingham this March.

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THQ grab rights to publish Pixar's summer movie, WALL-E

3 January 2008, 12:06

THQ has secured the rights to release a videogame in conjunction with Disney Pixar's E.T. inspired film, WALL●E in the summer of 2008.

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SCi and Midway merger in the pipeline

3 January 2008, 11:33

Vivendi has teamed up with Activision to form Activision Blizzard, last year EA were said to be pondering the acquisition of Ubisoft, and now it's rumoured that Midway are in ...

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God games cost less at Sainsburys?

2 January 2008, 12:14

The supermarket chain Sainsbury's are hoping to captilise on a booming videogames industry by increasing their floor space for dedicated videogame sections.

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HEXUS.gaming :: Could HMV deploy 680 game centres across 7 countries ? We investigate...

24 December 2007, 09:24

HMV has come along way from the simple dog listening to his master's voice. Having posted almost £1.9 billion in sales, HMV continues to adapt - pushing for innovation. Their ...

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UK videogame sales at all time high in 2007

20 December 2007, 08:59

It's the best year ever for UK retailers who are celebrating a record year of videogame sales. Last week games generated sales of £87.9 million!

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HEXUS.gaming :: Gamerbase opens to offer '1st Class Gaming' in HMV, Piccadilly

19 December 2007, 09:11

Positioned as the world's most advanced gaming centre, Gamerbase is a project backed by Intel, Microsoft and Dell - that sits inside HMV at Piccadilly. Now open to the public, ...

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Female Games! That's a bit sexist isn't it?

19 December 2007, 09:09

A new range of games, entitled 'Female Games' are in development for PC, but our women happy to buy a game just because it has a pink cover?

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15 publishers sign up to online gaming protection scheme

17 December 2007, 10:56

PEGI Online has launched an ambitious system of guidelines promoting online gaming security for minors. So far fifteen major videogame publishers have signed up to the scheme.

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Aussie dev, Auran axe staff following Fury failure

13 December 2007, 12:49

Voluntary Administrators have been called in and staff have been given their marching orders from Aussie developer Auran, following the poor performance of the country's most expensive project, the MMORPG ...

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New face added to video game (AIAS) Hall of Fame

13 December 2007, 11:53

The eleventh inductee into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) videogame Hall of Fame has today been named as the CEO and co-Founder of Blizzard Entertainment.

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Bioware and Mogware team up for MMO

12 December 2007, 09:26

BioWare has announced that they'lll be using MOG, a new automation toolset in the development of an unannounced title using Epic's Unreal Engine 3.

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Codemaster's law firm issue demand to game pirates

10 December 2007, 13:02

Codemasters, publisher of titles such as Clive Barker's Jericho and Overlord, is targeting videogame pirates and demanding cash from those who have been illegally downloading their titles through bittorents and ...

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New Government enquiry into violent videogames

7 December 2007, 10:50

The government are pressing on with their investigations into videogames that portray violence, contain sexually explicit material or incite racial hatred. The clock is ticking to a time where we'll ...

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