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Sega has Steam activation compulsory for the next edition of Football Manager, after claiming that at least four fifths of the game’s players are using pirated copies. Those who buy the upcoming football management simulation will need to install Steam, if they haven’t already, and activate the game through Valve’s …

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One-time online activation rule sparks outrage from 'legitimate' customers

This weekend, Brisbane will play host to the second year of AusCon, a convention for videogamers, wargamers and cosplayers. The event will play host to dozens of board game and table top gaming competitions, as well as a selection of videogames which will appeal to the predominantly anime and pop-culture …

New project 'elevates quality and depth of entertainment expected from social networks'

Event to showcase independent games and 'encourage innovation and artistry'

A fascinating new war game in development at Australian studio Defiant Development will see gamers give up their guns and instead pick up their cameras. Warco – short for ‘War Correspondent’ – tasks players with entering the battlefield completely unarmed aside from their camera. Once escaped from the conflict gamers …

Expenses curb surging revenues; Market panic clouds IPO bid

EA CFO Eric Brown has told investors that the company is unlikely to announce a release date for BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic until the end of October. And while the company is still aiming for ‘holiday 2011′, it admits that a slip to 2012 is not completely …

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