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Non-paying members of Xbox Live will this weekend be able to access all the benefits normally reserved for paying Gold members. The promotion will run from this Friday (October 4th) until Sunday (October 6th) and includes a number of countries, one of which is the UK. This means free multiplayer …

Sega has cut an unspecified number of US jobs as part of ongoing restructuring. Venture Beat received confirmation directly from a Sega representative on the matter, but specifics were largely withheld. As the gaming industry continues to evolve, companies must adapt and adjust in order to compete and succeed in …

A new Kirby title has been announced for Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed the iconic character’s latest adventure as part of yesterday’s Nintendo Direct event. The game marks Kirby’s debut on the 3DS handheld, and brings the series up to two dozen individual titles (including remakes). Footage shows …

Mario and Luigi-branded Wii Remote Plus controllers will launch next month in North America. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced the pair during the latestNintendo Direct event yesterday, stating they’ll arrive in their suited colors of red and green. No word on whether the peripherals will make their way out to …

Games-centric TV platform Ginx has acquired Player Channel. The moves means that as of 6:00am this morning Ginx is now available to an estimated 13m French homes and a further 3.5m in Germany. The company will also expand its advertising operations to provide for specific ad opportunities for UK, French …

A real-life F1 car will be the star attraction at the official F1 2013 launch event at HMV Oxford Street this Friday (October 4th). Kicking off at 11am, attendees will have the chance to try their hand at a real F1 tyre change like you see dem dere folks on …

Activision is to release two Transformers game bundles this Q4. The first, for Nintendo Wii, is called the Transformers: Ultimate Battle Edition while the second, due out on DS, is called the Transformers: Ultimate Autobots Edition. The Wii release contains two games – Transformers: Cybertron Adventures (based on the War …

Valve has become used to suceeding at pretty much every endeavour it undertakes. From trading cards to Steam workshop to Big Picture, we’ve lapped up everything they’ve thrown at us. Over the past month, however, Valve made three announcements regarding its move into the realm of game consoles – the …

Leading game development industry website moves to next level with online revamp

Oh dear. Problems accessing the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto Online were always to be expected. But fresh reports suggest an altogether more troubling issue is materialising. Some users are claiming that not only are they unable to access the game’s new online functions, but that doing so is corrupting …