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Competition: Overclocked - A History of Violence

25 April 2008, 12:45

Five copies of the PC thriller to giveway!

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Earthworm Jim dug up for fourth instalment

23 April 2008, 11:53

Interplay and Earthworm Jim creator, Douglas TenNapel has signed a deal to relaunch the career of the spineless superhero with a new animation series, a feature film and a video ...

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Konami lift the lid on next Silent Hill outing

22 April 2008, 10:42

Provisionally named, Silent Hill V, Konami has now confirmed that the next installment in its Silent Hill series will be released across Europe this September and will be entitled Silent ...

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Fancy a quickie? Rokkitball launches tonight

18 April 2008, 12:32

InstantAction.com, a browser based action gaming platform, has announced Rokkitball, a futuristic team-based game that’s probably best described as football with rocket launchers… which sounds interesting. And if you’re curious, ...

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NCSoft battle against illegal game servers

10 April 2008, 11:12

NCSoft, the publisher of massively multiplayer games such as Guild Wars, Lineage II and City of Heroes, plan to crack down on illegal game servers, which are currently being used ...

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SEGA Rally sequel canned as studio shuts down

9 April 2008, 09:26

Despite some rave reviews and a decent review score on Metacritic of 77 per cent, the sequel to SEGA Rally has been ditched following poor game sales. Worst still, the ...

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EA extend Unreal Engine 3 deal

9 April 2008, 09:05

Electronic Arts has extended its license with Epic Games to develop a further five games using the flexible game engine, Unreal Engine 3.

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Rockstar Games acquire Mad Doc software

7 April 2008, 10:27

Rockstar Games has expanded its assets by acquiring the North American studio, Mad Doc Software for an undisclosed amount of money and creating a new studio that will be named ...

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HEXUS.gaming :: Warhammer online trailer!

2 April 2008, 10:01

Check out this teaser trailer for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

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Study reveals violent videogames make us more relaxed

2 April 2008, 09:18

Although the findings of this latest study conclude the opposite to recent studies and state that playing online violent videogames actually make us more relaxed, once again it's research that ...

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UK newspaper offers cash for anti-games story

1 April 2008, 13:33

Following the recent publication of the Byron report, which examines and discusses the use of classification in videogames and the role of policing any changes that are made, a grubby ...

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Moto GP license goes exclusively to Capcom

31 March 2008, 10:31

Although THQ has been the publisher behind the majority of the Moto GP titles since 2002, Capcom has today confirmed that they have secured the exclusive rights to the franchise ...

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Capcom to acquire Tenchu developer

31 March 2008, 10:16

Capcom is in the process of acquiring the Japanese developer behind the popular stealth game series, Tenchu. The deal, which doesn't involve huge wads of cash, but instead will see ...

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How to silence those Rock Band drums!

27 March 2008, 12:44

Rock Band has a problem... The drum kit pads are just too damn loud when you whack them with the sticks, meaning you either gotta try and play softly or ...

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Vivendi’s games in firing line following Activision-Blizzard merger?

19 March 2008, 12:38

Will we ever see another F.E.A.R title? Is it the end for Crash Bandicoot? Are Scarface’s days numbered? And was the expensive 10-year deal that was signed with Ludlum Entertainment ...

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The Beatles to rock Guitar Hero franchise?

18 March 2008, 14:26

The Guitar Hero franchise looks set to rake in even more cash if the wishes of the music publishing company that owns the copyright to the Lennon-McCartney collection are realised.

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2K Play expands its Carnival games franchise

13 March 2008, 09:13

We didn't exactly give the franchise a glowing review, but 2K play, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, is determined to win our hearts over with the release of ...

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A whirlwind tour of the gaming hall, booth babes and all

6 March 2008, 16:17

Here's a quick photographic tour of the gaming arena at CeBIT. We've got some pics that give you a brief glimpse of the companies in attendance and the events that ...

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Team Dignitas looking to make impact on CeBIT

4 March 2008, 19:11

Succesful gaming clan, Team Dignitas has sent 10 of their global team members to CeBIT this year to carry out a variety of gamiing duties, including competing in Command & ...

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Hall 22 poised for International gaming invasion

3 March 2008, 17:33

Gamers from around the world will be descending on Hall 22 at the CeBIt annual trade show on Thursday as the World Cyber Games kicks off.

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14 projects cancelled and 1:4 lose their job at SCi

29 February 2008, 09:49

Shares in troubled SCi Entertainment, the publisher behind a number of popular franchises, including Tomb Raider, Thief and Hitman, have dropped by 24% this morning, following news that it will ...

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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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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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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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XNA games on the move with Zune

21 February 2008, 14:51

Microsoft has confirmed that the spring update to XNA Game Studio will allow developers to create Wi-Fi games for Zune.

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Activision trademark DJ Hero

18 February 2008, 12:03

Though it has yet to be officially confirmed, Activision, the publisher behind the critically acclaimed Guitar Hero series, look set to expand their portfolio of videogames with a rhythm and ...

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UK's 'top chipper' nicked

18 February 2008, 10:33

A man, who has not been named for legal reasons, but who is said to be one of the 'top chippers' in the UK has been arrested following a raid ...

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Aerosmith to rock out in their very own game, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith!

15 February 2008, 13:53

Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Activision's Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, the first game built around the legendary music ...

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Devil May Cry 4 hits the spot

13 February 2008, 12:28

This week sees four new titles hit the top ten of the multi-format videogames chart with Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4 taking top honours.

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HEXUS gaming guru is going to be a daddy!

12 February 2008, 14:57

Our resident gaming guru, Steven Williamson, has announced that he's pregnant!

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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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