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The web may be awash with talk of the Pottermore site right now, but games retail has plenty to look forward to from Harry Potter. Publisher Electronic Arts is promoting the latest Potter video game – Deathly Hallows Part 2 – throughout the summer. It arrives alongside the movie on …
Read More »Nokia’s N9 might skip UK
Nokia may not release the firm’s MeeGo-based N9 smartphone in the UK if an Inquirer report is to be believed. The Inq noticed that the UK fails to appear as a drop down option in the Nokia Europe Check Availability page for the Nokia N9. Other countries also don’t appear …
Read More »Disney treated Black Rock ‘badly’
Two soon-to-be-unemployed staff at recently closed developer Black Rock have candidly told Develop that they believe the publisher had made the decision to close the outfit at the start of the year. Together they say "this is a painted as a family friendly company, but has treated us very badly" …
Read More »Wimbledon boost for games
Customers flocked to gaming stores to purchase tennis titles last week as Wimbledon got underway. Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4 hit No.5 in the UK Charts this week and 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4 reached eighth postition. In fact, were it not for the widespread stock issues on the latter title …
Read More »Langdell is back… with a new game
Having made a name for himself as the man who failed to trademark the word ‘Edge’, Tim Langdell has taken a short break from laughable litigation to do the unthinkable – he’s released a video game. Published by Langdell’s Edge Games, Edgebobby 2 is currently available on the Apple App …
Read More »Now ESRB rates Crysis for consoles
It looks like 2007 PC hit Crysis could be coming to PS3 as well as Xbox 360. Last week a rating from Korean games regulators suggested that the game was to be released on consoles for the first time – a claim supposedly backed up by EA Korea. Now a …
Read More »Gove encourages games in schools
Education minister Michael Gove MP discusses the benefits of computer games as teaching tools
Read More »Xbox.com merging with Games for Windows
The online hubs for Xbox and Games for Windows are to be merged on July 11th, platform holder Microsoft has announced. The move will merge the company’s disparate PC and console gaming brands. "All of the same content from GamesForWindows.com will be available on Xbox.com so members of communities across …
Read More »FIFA 12 gets pre-order extras
EA is shelling out some extra digital goodies for those who pre-order September’s FIFA 12. Customers who pre-order the GAME and Gamestation exclusive FIFA 12: Ultimate Edition will get 24 free Ultimate Team Gold Packs, for use with the Ultimate Team game mode. They will be available at a rate …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Hat trick for Zumba Fitness
The success of 505 Games’ Zumba Fitness powers on as the title racks up a third consecutive week at No.1 of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Chart. The game has now achieved a total of six weeks at the top, and this week it outsold the next four titles …
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