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Total Disc Repair is giving away a Disc-Go-Devil disc repair machine to one lucky indie retailer. The prize includes the machine, a consumables starter pack and TDR’s marketing support, with the aim to see how much money the winner can generate in six months of using the machine. To win, …

There’s both and bad news for gaming enthusiasts in Take 2’s recent financials – a ‘tentative’ date for the highly anticipated BioShock 2 will excite many, but a delay to ‘Wild West GTA’ title Red Dead Redemption will disappoint. Many outlets are citing October 30th as the European release date …

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned set to be an action-RPG

Details might be a bit sketchy, but Microsoft has today confessed that, yes, it wants in on the handheld gaming market. After years sitting on the sidelines – despite much speculation – and watching as first Nintendo, then Sony and lastly its bitter rival Apple all marked their territories in …

Some alterations to Konami’s closely followed ‘Next’ teaser site have confirmed that the publisher is building up to the announcement of a new Metal Gear Solid title. Though the last countdown resulted in nothing more than the appearance of a second countdown, the appearance of established franchise anti-hero Big Boss …

THQ’s executive vice president of publishing has resigned to ‘pursue another opportunity’, according to the US firm. Scott Guthrie was responsible for overseeing North America sales and distribution, and marketing and resigns with immediate effect. THQ has a deep and experienced global sales and marketing team and we continue to …

The record-breaking success of GTA IV has finally boomeranged on publisher Take-Two, with the company reporting a second-quarter profit loss which feebly compares to its market triumphs a year ago. The New York City-headquartered publisher has posted a net loss of $10.1m for the second quarter ending April 30, a …

Firm insists the delays will 'maximise full potential in terms of player experience and market performance'

Speculation might be mounting that Microsoft is on the verge of signing a deal for satellite firm Sky’s, but in the meantime the firm has confirmed other video content for the 360. Namely, its US-only media player’s Zune Video Marketplace is to be available via the console for users in …

Never one to shy away from the eye-catching, Rockstar has named its next piece of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV – The Ballad of Gay Tony. Sporting a rainbow-tinted logo and guns, glitz, and grime”, the second piece of GTA IV DLC will …