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1.5m WP7 phones shipped

A total of 1.5m Windows Phone 7 handsets have been shipped since its launch six weeks ago, Microsoft claims. We started fresh with Windows Phone 7, and it’s a different kind of phone,” vice president of business and marketing for Windows phones Achim Berg said in an interview posted on …

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London calling

Londonâ??s dev community is growing fast. What does the city offer those who set up shop there?

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Just Dance 2 – the REAL UK Xmas No.1?

Black Ops may rule the roost in terms of blockbuster sales and be this year’s official Xmas No.1 – but the teams and Ubisoft and Nintendo are probably still smiling regardless. Just Dance 2 may not have outsold the combined might of Call of Duty, which typically skews towards 360 …

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Uncharted headed for PSP2

Reports suggest that a new Uncharted game is in development for the PSP2. US games publication Game Informer claims it has been told that a spin-off of the popular PS3 adventure series is due for release on Sony’s next handheld by Christmas 2011, according to CVG. The developers we talked …

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First Black Ops DLC announced

Activision has announced the first details of its debut DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Called First Strike, the download will include four new multiplayer maps and a new level for the zombie mode. Two of the new maps will be based on the game’s single player – Hong …

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Bulletstorm includes Gears of War 3 beta

EA is offering players who buy the Bulletstorm Epic Edition early access to Gears of War 3. Developer Epic Games has teamed up with Bulletstorm publisher EA and Gears of War 3 publisher Microsoft to offer the cross-game incentive. The Xbox 360 Bulletstorm special edition – on sale February 25th …

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