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Yes, that’s right. A headline with ‘Xbox One’ ‘positive’ and ‘pre-owned’ all at once. Am I crazy? You may well conclude after reading this that I am. And certainly, you’ll have little cause to expect much sense from the second-hand game storm surrounding Microsoft’s ambitious new Xbox One console. So …
Read More »Ghost Games revs up next-gen Need for Speed Rivals
Racer coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this year
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 collector’s editions announced, to release in India
Rockstar Games today revealed two special editions for Grand Theft Auto 5, both of which will be available in India. The standard edition will only contain the game and is (tentatively) priced at Rs 2,799, but here’s what will be available in the other two editions: Special Edition Retail copy …
Read More »Chris Clarke and others form new marketing services agency Plan of Attack
Three names from the PR business have joined forces to launch a new marketing services agency. Called Plan of Attack, the business is the creation of Chris Clarke, Tricia Gray and Audra McIver and is based in three cities – London, Amsterdam and San Francisco. It already has a healthy …
Read More »Rugby Challenge 2 tackles Lions fever
All eyes may be on the Premier League this weekend, but Alternative Software expects to cash in on a rising interest in rugby. Rugby Challenge 2: The Lions Tour Edition is due for release on Xbox 360 and PS3 on June 13th, halfway through this year’s major rugby tournament. The …
Read More »GMA 2013: Games Media Academy to celebrate emerging talent
A new award which aims to discover the games media stars of tomorrow has been introduced for this year’s Games Media Awards. And the winner of the award will not only receive the accolade, but 1,250 of PAID freelance commissions from Future, Gamespot, IGN, Network-N and MCV/Develop. The Games Media …
Read More »Games Media Awards: How it works
Lobbying for the Games Media Awards has now opened, and we’ve already been inundated with emails. But in case you’re confused about how the process works, here’s step-by-step guide to winning one of the coveted GMAs… The lobbying period is open now and until July 26th. Anyone can lobby for …
Read More »GMA 2013: Games Writer of the Year award
After its successful debut in 2012, the Games Writer of the Year Award is returning to reward excellence in games journalism. All games journalists – specialist, non-specialist, print and online – can enter this category. Journalists simply need to submit a piece of writing published since October 18th last year. …
Read More »GMAs return with focus on talent and youth
The Games Media Awards will return this autumn to celebrate journalism in this vibrant sector. And this year a new element will be added to the mix – the Games Media Academy. The Games Media Awards will again reward every area of games media. The prestigious Games Writer of the …
Read More »EA to continue supporting PS3 and Xbox 360
Publisher will keep on developing titles for current-gen consoles until at least 2017
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