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Sony happy with Wii shortage, PS3 sales increase

14 December 2007, 11:47

'The PS3 is infinitely more fun than Wii' says Stringer. He's obviously chuffed at the Christmas Wii shortage and delighted at Sony's turn in fortune at the end of 2007.

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Flickr adds stats system and releases Uploadr 3.0

14 December 2007, 11:37

The best online photo management system continues to improve as it implements a new stats system for its pro customers as well as launching a new version of its Flickr ...

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Pirates of the Burning Sea - PC

14 December 2007, 11:15

Sony Online Entertainment's massively multiplayer online game, Pirates of the Burning Sea boasts more than one thousand missions per nation, dozens of ports to explore, and the freedom to explore ...

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Movie trailers are so yesterday

14 December 2007, 10:48

Movie trailers used to be all the rage, but these days we seem to be getting entire segments of movies instead. Just the other day we were given the first ...

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Xbox 360 HD DVD emulator available now

14 December 2007, 10:21

The Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator, enables film studios and disc authoring companies to model the behavior of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity.

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The Dark Knight trailer sneaks onto web

14 December 2007, 10:11

Trailer for upcoming Batman instalment, The Dark Knight, has leaked onto the web. Having been shown alongside Will Smith's I Am Legend in US theatres, initial reactions are simply "OH, ...

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PES 2008 dribbles onto DS and PSP in the New year

14 December 2007, 09:54

Bespoke versions of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 are due for release on Nintendo DS and PSP in quarter one of 2008. Check out the details...

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AMD to experts: Experts don't know jack

14 December 2007, 09:48

Sometimes, experts don't know what they're talking about. Just ask AMD, which over the past 12 months has had to endure second-guessing from financial analysts and industry pundits about slumping ...

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Reversing the car getting easy thanks to Panasonic

14 December 2007, 09:32

Most people find it difficult to reverse a car. From the pain in your neck whilst trying to look over your shoulder, to the obstacles blocking your view, reversing a ...

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Ubi reveal web-based videogame: Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms

14 December 2007, 09:10

Ubisoft are moving in a new direction with a new web-based videogame that won't require any downloads or installation. Beta keys are available in the Heroes of Might and Magic ...

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Google goes Wiki with Knols

14 December 2007, 09:07

Google is forever developing new products, some become incredibly useful and others just fade out. One upcoming product we find may becomes incredibly useful, is Google Knols.

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Assassin's Creed brings home the bacon for Ubisoft

14 December 2007, 08:58

Ubisoft confirm record sales and raise their forecast for 2007-2008, thanks to the commercial success of the action adventure Assassin's Creed.

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2008's Golden Globe nominations announced

13 December 2007, 16:42

The nominations for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards for film and TV are in, and Joe Wright's war drama Atonement leads the field with seven nominations.

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Dell combine with DSGi to bring its products to the high street

13 December 2007, 16:08

Both Dell and DSGi haven't had the best of years. In an effort to turn the fortunes of both companies around, Dell will be bringing its range of desktop PCs ...

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Opera files antitrust suit against Microsoft

13 December 2007, 13:08

Redmond software giant Microsoft looks to be heading back to its least favourite place, the EU courts, as web browser maker Opera files an EU antitrust suit accusing Microsoft of ...

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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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AMD to take impairment charge on ATI deal

13 December 2007, 12:07

AMD continues to suffer as it announced today that it overpaid in its $5.6 billion acquisition of Canadian based graphics card manufacturer ATI.

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100 videogame shops quizzed - Wii stock biggest dissapointment of 2007

13 December 2007, 12:05

MCV has quizzed 100 independent videogames shops to reveal their insight into the games industry this year. There's some interesting conclusions, including Halo 3 as being their highlight of 2007 ...

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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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What was Lost in Translation, is now found

13 December 2007, 10:42

If you've seen Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, you're probably still wondering "what did Bill Murray actually say at the end?" Now we have the answer thanks to YouTube user ...

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Enter Burnout Paradise today on Xbox 360 and PS3

13 December 2007, 10:36

The aggressive driving series, Burnout is back, but this time round it features an open world which you can explore at your leisure.

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XNA Game Studio 2.0 supporting Xbox live

13 December 2007, 10:25

Microsoft has today announced that XNA Game Studio 2.0, the game development platform for Xbox 360 and Windows is now available for download, adding more than 15 new features.

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Ofcom announces plans to auction Digital Dividend

13 December 2007, 10:19

Ofcom provided details today of how the radio spectrum that will be freed-up through digital television switchover will be awarded for new uses throughout the UK.

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Early 2008 PS3, PSN and PSP line-up from Sony revealed

13 December 2007, 09:58

Included in Sony's early 2008 line-up is Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and Wipeout HD on PS3. PSP fans can look forward to God of War: Chains of Olympus...

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Fabio Capello is the new England manager

13 December 2007, 09:36

We had hoped the "Special One" would take the role as England manager following Steve McClaren's prompt dismissal less than a month ago. Mr Mourinho however decided not to take ...

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Konami and Hudson reveal first Wii titles

13 December 2007, 09:22

A fishing sim and an action-packed sport's game are the first titles to be born from the collaboration between Konami and Hudson Soft.

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Frontlines: Fuel of War hits XBL

13 December 2007, 09:06

From THQ and KAOS Studios comes theFrontlines: Fuel of War, a military first person shooter which asks the question ‘what would happen if our oil reserves were about to run ...

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Nationwide petrol protest now taking place on Saturday

12 December 2007, 18:38

You may have noticed that the proposed petrol protest originally scheduled for today, didn't actually happen. TransAction 2007, organisers of the protest, have moved the protest to Saturday 15th December ...

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Lost Season 4 trailer debuts

12 December 2007, 17:20

The trailer for season four of ABC's hit show Lost is currently playing in U.S. movie theatres. Naturally, you only need to go as far as YouTube to see it.

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Buy your unlocked Apple iPhone today

12 December 2007, 16:10

Online retailer Ebuyer is offering the opportunity to buy a brand new Apple iPhone completely unlocked and sim free. Could this be the moment the iPhone starts to appeal to ...

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DSG International preparing to tumble out of FTSE 100

12 December 2007, 15:19

DSG International, operator of retail outlets Dixons, Currys and PC World is expected to fall out of the FTSE 100 today and will no longer be one of the 100 ...

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Spielberg and EA to reveal project at GDC

12 December 2007, 14:13

EA and Spielberg are penciled in to speak at the Game Developer's Conference where they'll unveil more on the projects they've been working on in the last year.

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