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Best Video Games 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Video Game in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best video games on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The nominations...

Modern Warfare 2 breaking US records too

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, not content with annihilating UK video game sales records, has done the same trick across the Atlantic, by shifting 4.7 million copies in the United Kingdom and North America combined.

That firmly puts it at the top of the chart...

Modern Warfare 2 looks set to smash records?

Call of Duty 6 aka Modern Warfare 2 aka Call of Duty 4 part 2 - whatever you want to call it, is one of the biggest video games of 2009 and today's release is looking to set some records. Reports coming in from online retailers such as Amazon and Play.com, as well as...

Modern Warfare 2 breaks Amazon pre-order records

Amazon has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has broken all of its previous records for pre-sales of video games. The title has eclipsed the previous record-holder, GTA IV, by 50% - quite a feat, considering how much hype there was around that title.

Modern...

No Doubt sues Activision over Band Hero

No Doubt, Gwen Stefani's band who had a hit with the song "Don't Speak", have sued the publishers of Band Hero, Activision Blizzard, over their likeness in the game. The band complained that they were breaching their contract by allowing them to be turned into a virtual...

DJ Hero now on shelves

DJ Hero, Activision's attempt at turning its Guitar Hero franchise over to the world of electronic music, has now been released in Europe and is available to buy. The game simulates some of the fundamentals of DJing using a plastic "deck" controller, allowing players...

Guitar Hero rocks 1 million Facebook fans

Guitar Hero is the first console game franchise to surpass 1 million Facebook fans, says developer Activision.

As the number one best-selling third party video game franchise in America and Europe this year to date, since its release, more than 38 million...

BBFC gives Modern Warfare 2 an 18 rating

The BBFC has insisted on an 18 rating for coming soon Call of Duty title Modern Warfare 2, although it has passed through the official hurdle with no cuts.

It seems the rating ruling will not come as a surprise to the developers as promotional packaging has...

VIDEO: New DJ Hero ad revealed

Getting excited about the forthcoming release of DJ Hero? Well hit play on the vid-box above to see a new promo for the music-themed game.

As most of you will know, DJ Hero is a turntable-based take on the current crop of popular music games.

DJ Hero promises...

PHOTOS: Tony Hawk: RIDE skateboard controller

The days of mashing buttons are over when it comes to skateboarding games, as the new controller for the latest Tony Hawk game – Tony Hawk: RIDE – gives you a motion control deck.

Formed to look and feel like a skateboard, the controller features two...

DJ Hero gets full tracklisting

Activision has finally ponied up the full tracklisting for DJ Hero, and it comprises 93 exclusive mashups that span rock, rap, techno, house, pop, indie, psychadelia and classical tracks.

Here's the full list, but before you start scrolling, you might want...

Band Hero introduces new controllers

Activision has unveiled the controllers that'll be bundled with Band Hero - due for release within the next couple of months - the company is still just saying "Autumn".

The new drums have a "floating" design, which Activision tells us is "visually compelling",...

MySims Camera DS app launched

EA has announced an application for the Nintendo DSi that takes advantage of the console's camera functionality to put your MySims characters into the real world.

The app - MySims Camera - allows you to take photos and then overlay 3D characters on top, which...

Activision boss promises plug-and-play Guitar Hero

At the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has hinted at the direction that the company's Guitar Hero franchise might take in the future.

He wants to lessen the dependence of the series on console manufacturers...

PHOTOS: Guitar Hero 5 launches with marathon record attempt

Activision is attempting a world record for the launch of Guitar Hero 5 across Europe today. A 24-hour continuous party play marathon is taking place as we speak in France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Holland and at HMV Oxford Street in the UK with the challenge to get through...

Courtney Love sues Guitar Hero publishers over Cobain likeness

Courtney Love has tweeted that she's planning to take legal action over her late husband's likeness in Guitar Hero 5, saying that she never signed away the rights to have Kurt lip-sync to Bon Jovi.

It started when music journalist Everett True, posted the video...

Guitar Hero 5 allows track imports from older versions

Guitar Hero developer Activision has announced that you'll be able to import older songs from previous games in the latest version; Guitar Hero 5.

The news, which is likely to be welcomed by fans of the music game series, means that songs from both World Tour...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare coming to Nintendo Wii

Grown-up Wii gamers will be pleased to hear that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has been announced for the Nintendo console.

Just a news flash at this stage, Activision has said it will release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Wii on 10 November, in conjunction...

67% of Pocket-lint readers say £55 "too much" for games

Pocket-lint readers have slammed Activision for the pricing on its forthcoming military shooter Modern Warfare 2. The company has said that it'll be on sale for £55, but 67% of users we polled thought that this was "too much".

Activision attempts to justify...

Xbox Avatars for Guitar Hero 5

Activision has confirmed that Xbox avatars will be playable in its forthcoming Guitar Hero 5 - the latest in the long series of music games. It means that you'll be able to rock out alongside Lars Ümlaüt and Judy Nails.

You'll also be able to customise that...

Full Guitar Hero 5 setlist finally unveiled

After drip-feeding little bits of the final setlist over a series of months, Activision has finally got round to revealing the whole thing in all its glory.

It runs the gamut of guitar-based music, from Jeff Beck to the Children of Bodom, and also spans the...

DJ Hero gets "Renegade Edition"

DJ Hero has been granted its very own premium version in the form of the "Renegade Edition", which adds a load of bells and whistles to the regular DJ Hero package. Not actual bells and whistles, you understand, though that'd probably work in some of the more rave-y mashups.

VIDEO: DJ Jazzy Jeff named as DJ Hero character

DJ Jazzy Jeff has been announced for the turntable version of Guitar Hero - DJ Hero.

Joining DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip, Grandmaster Flash, DJ AM and others, DJ Jazzy Jeff will become a playable character in the game.

The DJ will also provide exclusive...

Activison slaps high price on latest Call of Duty game

Getting the latest video game could be about to get a lot more expensive following the news that Activision is slapping a premium on its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 and PS3 titles.

Fans of the hit First Person Shooter (FPS) will be expected to shell...

VIDEO: The Beatles: Rock Band trailer

As the The Beatles: Rock Band edges closer to its 9 September launch date, new footage from the game has been spied on the Internet.

This is apparently a new trailer for the game, and will give fans an idea of the kind of graphics they can look forward to....