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Media stars hailed at GMAs

The first Games Media Awards took place at London’s Soho Revue Bar last night (October 11th) with The Guardian, FHM, the BBC, Future, Imagine and Eurogamer all scooping major prizes. MAINSTREAM MEDIAGames Writer on a National NewspaperSteve Boxer (The Guardian) Games Writer on a Lifestyle MagazineSimon Munk (FHM)Games Writer on …

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Industry prepares to salute games media

Organised by Intent Media (publisher of MCV), the Games Media Awards will take place tonight at the Soho Revue Bar, London, and will be attended by over 250 games professionals. The GMAs is the first ever event to exclusively recognise and reward the vast contribution the video games media makes …

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Industry prepares to salute games media

Organised by Intent Media (publisher of MCV), the Games Media Awards will take place tonight at the Soho Revue Bar, London, and will be attended by over 250 games professionals. The GMAs is the first ever event to exclusively recognise and reward the vast contribution the video games media makes …

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Iwata: Huge interest in Wii Ware

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata claims that the company has had over 100 software proposals for games on its upcoming Wii Ware games download service. Wii Ware will differ from the existing Virtual Console offering in that its content will be original, and developed specifically for the Wii hardware. It is …

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Iwata: Huge interest in Wii Ware

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata claims that the company has had over 100 software proposals for games on its upcoming Wii Ware games download service. Wii Ware will differ from the existing Virtual Console offering in that its content will be original, and developed specifically for the Wii hardware. It is …

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Is Google trying out patents?

TITLE: ‘Method and system for enhancing video games and video game systems’ DESCRIPTION: A system making use of video games and data communications external to video games is used to provide advertisements, prizes and other benefits to gamers. The prizes relate to either of real world products and services as …

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Is Google trying out patents?

TITLE: ‘Method and system for enhancing video games and video game systems’ DESCRIPTION: A system making use of video games and data communications external to video games is used to provide advertisements, prizes and other benefits to gamers. The prizes relate to either of real world products and services as …

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Nintendo updates Wii web browser

A new update is available for Nintendo’s Opera-based Wii Internet Channel that adds support for USB keyboards and also allows for the easy sharing of web links with people on Wii Friends lists. As well as the keyboard support, which makes typing out messages and entering information on web pages …

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Nintendo updates Wii web browser

A new update is available for Nintendo’s Opera-based Wii Internet Channel that adds support for USB keyboards and also allows for the easy sharing of web links with people on Wii Friends lists. As well as the keyboard support, which makes typing out messages and entering information on web pages …

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Atari to distribute Legendary: The Box

It has been announced that Atari to distribute upcoming FPS Legendary: The Box in European territories. The 360, PS3 and PC game is being developed by Spark Unlimited, the studio behind Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, and is due for release next Spring. The …

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