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M Festival 2009 gaming event confirmed and dated
Features UK's biggest LAN party 20 January 2009 12:03 GMTMultiplay, the organisers of some of the UK's largest multiplayer gaming events, has announced the return of its flagship event - the M Festival.
M Festival Spring is set to take place at Stoneleigh Park from 10 - 13 April 2009, and is no doubt hoping to mirror... -
VIDEO: Cadbury launches interactive bus stop game
Advert brainstormed by Saatchi & Saatchi 13 January 2009 18:04 GMTNo quicker is Christmas over than the Easter slog begins, and advertising agency supreme Saatchi & Saatchi has come up with a game for UK bus shelters that will promote Cadbury's Creme Eggs.
The interactive touchscreen game will see travellers attempting to... -
Microsoft lay-off rumours "grossly exaggerated"
Company has other cost-cutting measures in mind 7 January 2009 12:05 GMTA new report has challenged reports that Microsoft is preparing to make significant redundancies across its workforce, instead claiming that the Xbox manufacturer has other cost-cutting measures in mind.
Rather than the rumoured 15,000 redundancies, CNBC claims... -
2K boss thinks UK retail is too impatient
Slash prices too quickly 31 December 2008 14:35 GMT2K Game's global president Christoph Hartmann has both praised and criticised UK gaming retail, saying it's the best at creating a buzz around a product, but also the first to move it to the bargain bin when sales drop.
Hartmann believes this impatience is putting... -
Buff characters give gamers negative body image
Study finds they make us feel bad about ourselves 31 December 2008 14:03 GMTResearch from Kansas State University has found that computer games can have a negative impact on players' feelings about their bodies.
Apparently playing a game that features exceptionally muscular men, or very thin women (thanks Lara) for a mere 15 minutes... -
Modder makes handheld N64 - Nintendo Sixtyfree Lite-R
Slender and fully working 29 December 2008 17:36 GMTThis may not be the first time we've seen a clever modder put Nintendo's N64 console into a handheld version, but it is has to be up there as one of the best.
Made and posted on the Ben Heck forums by modder SifuF, the Nintendo Sixtyfree Lite-R sports all the... -
Free Radical Design closure confirmed
Administrators called in on Haze developers 22 December 2008 14:24 GMTIndependent UK studio Free Radical Design has gone into administration, it has been confirmed.
The Haze developer, also thought to be developing the Star Wars Battlefront III game for LucasArts, had been plagued with rumours about its demise for a few months... -
EA job losses rise to 1000
Now 10% of workforce to be cut 19 December 2008 17:43 GMTElectronic Arts has announced that it is to cut its worldwide workforce by 10%, which equates to around 1000 jobs.
The company revealed in October that there would be job cuts due to heavy losses, but only predicted there would be around 600, or 6% of its work... -
Take-Two report larger losses despite higher revenues
Losses hit $15m 18 December 2008 18:39 GMTTake-Two has released its 2007 fiscal year financial results, showing Q4 revenues up by over 10%, but losses that have more than doubled compared to last year's figures.
The publisher has put the losses, which tot up to around $15 million, down to a number of... -
EA cancels new Vancouver studio plans
Blames slow seasonal sales and world's economy 15 December 2008 16:48 GMTEA has abandoned plans to build a new development studio in Vancouver.
A spokesman for EA has told Canada's Globe and Mail that slow seasonal sales in both North America and Europe, along with concerns about the state of the world's economy at the moment, has... -
Survey suggests game retailers not feeling the credit crunch
More than half think takings are up on 2007 12 December 2008 15:51 GMTDespite all the newspapers filling up column inches telling us about the impact of the credit crunch on consumer spending this Christmas, it would seem that the majority of specialist game retailers are feeling quite the opposite.
In fact according to a retail... -
Buyers warned about life-threatening fake consoles
Bargains from Asia could be poorly-made counterfeits 5 December 2008 11:23 GMTHM Revenues & Customs has issued a warning to gamers to be vigilant when buying games consoles and adaptors from abroad this Christmas, as it says many could be life-threatening counterfeits.
Hundreds of imported fake games consoles seized at UK freight depots... -
Zavvi cancels all game, music and DVD orders
EUK going into administration causes supply problems 3 December 2008 15:00 GMTZavvi has cancelled all video game, film and music orders from its website after its supplier Entertainment UK fell into administration last week.
Entertainment UK, or EUK, was the distribution arm of high street retailer Woolworths, and also supplied WH Smiths... -
Gamestation set to open 250th store
Newest addition for Sheffield 27 November 2008 14:28 GMTIn a welcome bit of news amidst all the stories of closures and job losses, retail chain Gamestation is set to open its 250th store this Friday in Meadowhall, Sheffield.
The company is set to host an opening party on Thursday night for partners, publishers and... -
New study links violent games to aggression in youngsters
Because we've never heard that before 4 November 2008 14:20 GMTA new study has been published that suggests children who play violent video games are likely to show increased aggression for some months afterwards.
The study, carried out by Iowa State University and published in the journal Pediatrics, was undertaken in... -
THQ closes five studios and cuts jobs at two more
UK-based Juice Games affected 4 November 2008 13:12 GMTTHQ has closed five of its game development studios and cut jobs at two others due to the pressures caused by the economic recession.
The news comes days after EA announced it was cutting nearly 600 jobs in a bid to save $50 million in wages.
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Gamers dress up to break world record
342 fans gather together at London Games Festival 29 October 2008 17:17 GMTHundreds of gamers came together dressed up as characters from their favourite games to break a world record.
A total of 342 people gathered at the London Games Festival dressed as characters from games such as Final Fantasy, Zelda and Metal Gear Solid. -
New iPhone theme brings back Game Boy goodness
Relive the days of green and black graphics 29 October 2008 10:42 GMTIf you're a through and through retro gamer with an iPhone, what more could you ask for on your phonr than this Game Boy-inspired theme?
Get rid of all those pretty iPhone colours and graphics, and bring back the green and black block images of yesteryear. You'll... -
Traffic lights rating system coming to UK games
To "combat confusion" of customers 29 October 2008 9:58 GMTThe games industry is set to introduce a "traffic lights" style ratings system on to the cover of video games.
In a move that acknowledges the current PEGI system is difficult to understand, it is hoped the green, orange and red symbols on packaging will be... -
EA announces Army of Two movie project
Bourne Ultimatum screenwriter to pen script 27 October 2008 12:52 GMTElectronic Arts has announced that a deal has been signed with Universal pictures to create a movie based on its popular third person shooter, Army of Two.
The film is to be adapted by Scott Z Burns, the screenwriter behind The Bourne Ultimatum, and is set to... -
ESA confirms "expanded E3" for June 2009
Back to its original larger format 23 October 2008 11:29 GMTThe Entertainment Software Association has confirmed that E3 2009 will take place 2-4th June next year.
As we reported to you earlier this week, the event is due to be held once again at the LA Convention Centre and is being described as an "expanded E3" that... -
Sonic crowned UK's favourite video game character
Poll held to launch London Games Festival 21 October 2008 13:56 GMTThe bright blue, spiky-haired, lightening-fast hedgehog that was once Sega's mascot back in its glory days of the Master System and the Mega Drive, has been crowned the UK's favourite video game character.
Beating Nintendo's emblematic Super Mario to the top... -
E3 2009 set to open doors to public?
Speculation mounts over next year's event 21 October 2008 13:10 GMTIf the rumours and speculation are to be believed, E3 2009 is set to be held in June at the Los Angeles Convention Centre, and will for the first time, open its doors to the public
There are a few different reports claiming to have heard the news from various... -
EA gaming event heading to Trafalgar Square
Be The One is back 17 October 2008 16:47 GMTAfter its success last year, EA is once again set to take over London's Trafalgar Square for two days inside the largest temporary structure ever erected there.
All part of the London Gaming Festival, the event will be hosted on 31st October and 1st November... -
Multidrive RS Racing Simultor brings the open road indoors
For the bargain price of £2,695 13 October 2008 15:02 GMTIf you've had one too many speeding tickets, this may just be the solution to living out your driving thrills without the risk of seeing flashing blue lights in your rear view.
The Multidrive RS racing simulator may not quite compare to the real thing, but it...
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