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Playstation Home gets off to a rocky start

17 December 2008, 12:16

A patch is on its way to deal with a few teething issues with Sony's Home service.

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Guitar Hero World Tour expands music library with European acts

11 December 2008, 12:14

The music library continues to grow with music from local European bands.

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West Midlands factory raid nets large illegal videogame haul

11 December 2008, 11:34

19 hard drives, 15 Xbox 360 consoles, two Wii consoles and a partridge in a pear tree found in police raid.

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Spore leads top 10 list of most pirated games

10 December 2008, 12:56

Studies show that three PC games available via BitTorrent have now surpassed 1,000,000 downloads. Ouch.

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Atari acquire Cryptic and gain a handful of MMOs

10 December 2008, 11:47

Atari continues its rise from the ashes with acquisition of MMO studio.

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HEXUS.tv does Oasis on Rock Band 2

5 December 2008, 11:26

As a nice round-off to our Mad Catz Rock Band 2 coverage, we give it our Oasis style best... enjoy a bit of Friday fun.

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Eagles, Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins hit the Guitar Hero World Tour

4 December 2008, 11:07

New track packs include "Sliver" by Nirvana and "One of These Nights" by The Eagles.

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ELSPA encourage parents to check PEGI ratings

4 December 2008, 10:28

ELSPA issue warning to parents who intend to buy videogames for their children this Christmas.

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Colin McRae back for Dirt 2

20 November 2008, 10:12

Coliin McRae franchise continues with next installment in the Dirt series.

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Traffic lights rating system to be employed by videogame industry

29 October 2008, 10:00

Government close to launching new system for rating videogames.

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Metallica get their own Guitar Hero game

28 October 2008, 10:29

Metaliica become the second band to get their own version of Guitar Hero!

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Activision and THQ have argy-bargy over Baja

28 October 2008, 09:35

Two industry giants are at loggerheads over the box-art designs on two very similar products.

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GOG moves into open beta, promises DRM-free classics for the masses

24 October 2008, 14:21

Looking to download classic PC games? The on-demand Good Old Games service could be for you, and it's now open to all.

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20 free Rock Band 2 songs up for grabs!

22 October 2008, 11:22

US residents can look forward to 20 downloadable songs for Rock Band 2! And what's more, they'll be free!

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Oasis team up with Guitar Hero World Tour

17 October 2008, 15:22

The launch of GH World Tour is imminent and on Nov 6th you'll be able to jam to a trio of Oasis tracks!

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HMV buys Gamerbase, more centres on the way!

13 October 2008, 11:40

HMV has bought out Gamerbase, the LAN centre based in it's Trocadero store...

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Rock anthems headline launch week line-up for Guitar Hero World Tour

10 October 2008, 10:01

R.E.M., Blind Melon and Metallica lead launch line-up for Guitar Hero World Tour.

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Omega Sektor closes its doors : Where did it all go wrong?

9 October 2008, 21:15

The UK's largest LAN centre was hailed as the Wembley of the PC gaming world and, like Wembley, it looks like it'll probably now be knocked down

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Need for Speed Undercover gets new online mode

9 October 2008, 11:41

EA freshen up Need for Speed series with new online team mode.

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Space Invaders Extreme amongst 7 new XBLA titles coming soon

9 October 2008, 09:58

Announcements galore at the Tokyo Game Show! This time we have word of a handful (+2) of new Xbox live arcade games.

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The Sims 3 screenshots galore

3 October 2008, 10:38

EA is gearing up for the release of the next iteration in the money-spinning Sims series. Check out this barrage of screenies!

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HEXUS.gaming team up with ShopTo.Net

26 September 2008, 09:34

Buying your videogames, hardware and accessories is now only a couple of clicks away.

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Guitar Hero business model shifting toward annual subscription?

18 September 2008, 09:53

With the huge popularity of Guitar Hero DLC, Activision-Blizzard is exploring new ways to generate revenue.

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Guitar Hero World Tour: complete setlist unveiled

15 September 2008, 16:31

Activision has announced the 86 master recordings to feature in Guitar Hero World Tour, and here's the complete listing...

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Good Old Games to offer classic PC titles for download

11 September 2008, 12:04

A new on-demand service is to offer classic PC titles in the form of DRM-free downloads for as little as $5.99.

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The Smashing Pumpkins debut new single in Guitar Hero World Tour

2 September 2008, 14:41

Rock band to debut new single in the latest edition in the Guitar Hero franchise.

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Guitar Hero World Tour cranks up the volume with new brand deals

27 August 2008, 13:46

Activision has signed several instrument and equipment manufacturers to its Guitar Hero brand.

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Rumble lawsuit dispute ends as Microsoft trousers 20 million USD

27 August 2008, 11:07

Rumble technology developer Immersion has finally coughed up as long-running lawsuit draws to a close.

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HEXUS.gaming :: Resident Evil 5 Trailer

21 August 2008, 12:58

From the Games Convention comes the new trailer for Resident Evil 5, which promises to revolutionize the series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control.

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HEXUS.gaming :: Warhammer 40,000 - Dawn of War 2 trailer

21 August 2008, 10:02

Check out the sequel to multi-million unit selling real time strategy series...

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Rock Band 2 release date, price let slip? New features uncovered

20 August 2008, 15:30

As well as being able to drum along to your own CD collection, the new kit will also feature soft hit-senstive pads.

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Need for Speed Undercover, uncovered

18 August 2008, 10:02

The latest Need for Speed game has been confirmed and dated, but will it return to the franchise's roots?

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Godfather II gameplay features emerge

7 August 2008, 12:45

The Godfather franchise is taking a new direction for its second outing on console. Check out the first details

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