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Battlefield 3 is getting an early push from EA with an FA Cup debut this weekend. Publisher Electronic Arts will premiere a trailer for the triple-A shooter during tomorrow’s Man U vs Man City FA Cup semi-final, on ITV1 – and the game isn’t even due until November. The ad …
Read More »Over 70 universities rush for Dare to be Digital
Huge interest in the 2011 games design contest
Read More »Wii 2: Fresh rumours emerge on ‘Project Cafe’
'New controller has in-built sensor bar, features 6" touch-screen', report claims
Read More »OPINION: Where should publishers draw the line with viral promotion?
Publishers wish to use your role as a trusted influence to interest your friends
Read More »Michael Jackson hits Kinect and Move
Today sees the release of Ubisoft’s Michael Jackson: The Experience on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game, which until today has been available only on handhelds and Nintendo Wii, takes the successful formula laid down by Just Dance and adds a healthy dose of the King of Pop. Last week …
Read More »Reeves wants single format future
While the internet is buzzing with mutterings about Wii 2 and Xbox 720, David Reeves is hoping the future of the console market will be much simpler. In an interview with MCV, the European COO for Capcom said he’d rather have a single games platform to work with – although …
Read More »IGN Germany signs MediaXP deal
IGN Entertainment has announced a partnership with MediaXP to publish IGN Germany. The European games media group will take control of the day-to-day running for the site, mixing bespoke German-language editorial and video content with localised pieces from the IGN teams in the US, UK and Australia. MediaXP will also …
Read More »CVG launches W.R.O.N.G. campaign
Barely a day passes by without at least one factually inaccurate or absurd story about video games appearing in the mainstream press. It happens all the time. And consumer site CVG has had enough. Today the site launches what it is calling the W.R.O.N.G. campaign – that is Witless and …
Read More »Android ‘hits 3 billionth app download’
Google claims to have amassed one billion new downloads in three months
Read More »Best Buy introducing specialist games staff
Mammoth US retailer Best Buy is to introduce dedicated teams and sales desks to its video game departments in store, according to a leaked presentation document.Gamasutra reports that senior VP Chris Homeister has told employees that the company plans a "gaming transformation as part of a drive toward number one …
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