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DEVELOP AWARDS: The winners; the highlights

A gala ceremony in Brighton was attended by over 550 people from 150 companies, where they saw the likes of Moshi Monsters, Dear Esther and World of Tanks handed highly-coveted awards. Now in its tenth year, the Develop Industry Excellence Awards recognise creative, commercial and technical smarts. Taking place at …

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D3 reveals Earth Defense Force 4 for Japan

Earth Defense Force 4 has been revealed by publisher D3. It’s the fourth instalment in the cult ‘B-movie’ alien shooting romp. Sadly, however, a European release has not yet been confirmed. "Unfortunately I have no additional information that I can share about EDF4,” a D3 statement released to Eurogamer read. …

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MCV reports on Daily Mail story, descends into nonsense

Let’s get this straight before we even get to the details – this is definitely Microsoft’s fault. Not the kid’s for spending all the money. Not the dad’s for letting her child have access to her bank card. Dispel thoughts of bad parenting. Close your eyes, breathe deeply and become …

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Borderlands boasts best DLC attach rate this generation

2K Games’ action RPG Borderlands has the highest DLC attach rate of any game this generation. That’s according to Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, who was speaking to the press as the hype builds for the upcoming Borderlands 2. It had the highest attach rate of any DLC,” he told CVG. …

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No second stick on 3DS XL? "Live with it", says Iwata

Disappointed by the lack of a second analogue stick on the upcoming 3DS XL? Well, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata says you’ll have to live with it”. The inclusion of two control sticks was considered for the unit, Iwata has confessed, but the idea was ultimately rejected as it would have …

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Jose Mourinho starring in new 505 game

Adidas MiCoach and been announced by 505 Games. There are a number of features but let’s just cut to the chase – it features former Chelsea boss and international style guru Jose Mourinho. What, you need to know more? Fine, you oddballs. The game is a sports-centric home training system …

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Ubisoft announces The Hip Hop Dance Experience

The Hip Hop Dance Experience, the latest title in Ubisoft’s Experience series, will be released for Xbox 360 and Wii this November. Experience was the second largest dance IP of 2011 behind Just Dance (also owned by Ubisoft) and has sold upwards of 5m units to date worldwide. Features include …

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International jury announced for Gamescom Award 2012

The international jury has been announced for this year’s Gamescom Awards. MCV and Develop editor-in-chief Michael French, amongst editors Guy Cocker from GameSpot, Tony Mott from EDGE, Christian Nutt from Gamasutra and more will make up some of the 20 editor-in-chiefs and personalities within the games industry who will sit …

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