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It may sound like an obvious statement, but Activision has been forced to clarify that it is indeed the publisher of Vita shooter Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified. "Activision is the publisher, but we also have a partnership with Sony to bundle Declassified with the PlayStation Vita," was the …

The US arm of retailer GameStop has confirmed its intention to stock upcoming gaming tablet PC Wikipad. The device includes an attachable console-style controller housing that includes two analogue sticks, d-pad and four face buttons that sit either side of its 10.1” screen. Inside is a quad-core processor, while memory …

It’s one of Japan’s biggest gaming exports and has sold over 100 million units worldwide. In January 2007, it was listed as the third best-selling video game franchise in the industry. It’s branched from role-playing games to tactics, action, MMORPG, third-person shooter, fighting and rhythm genres. And it’s just about …

Our month-long Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, once again turns its attention to careers in the UK games media. We’ve already looked at what you can expect if you become a staff writer, but now we explore what you can look forward to should you rise to …

It was one of the stars Gamescom 2012, and this new gameplay trailer for Remember Me will only increase the hype. In it we see star Nilin hopping around the rooftops of a future Paris while being relentlessly pursued by a helicopter. We also see glimpses of some interior action, …

Next month, Sony will release the Killzone Trilogy, a PS3 compilation of the three games from the most successful PlayStation first-party FPS franchise. While the first game was released on the PS2, the trilogy will feature an HD remaster of that game playable on the PS3 with Trophy support. Killzone …

Cooler Master has continued the expansion of its CM Storm gaming line, this time with the introduction of its second gaming headset, the CM Storm Sonuz. The lightweight cans feature large 97mm earpads and its noise-cancelling microphone can be removed and attached on either side. While the company’s previous headset, …

This week’s issue of MCV includes a Golden Ticket that gives users 24 hours of free membership to Moshi Monsters. The ticket is part of a massive worldwide campaign by Mind Candy to raise awareness of the online kids phenomenon. More than one million tickets have been inserted into kids, …

New partnership expands free-to-play racer across Western Europe too

BioShock. Civlization. Mafia. 2K Games has plenty of popular franchises – but it has a new champion when it comes to pre-orders. As of today, Borderlands 2 has become the publisher’s most pre-ordered title in the UK of all time. The wacky Gearbox-developed role-playing shooter is due for release on …