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Broadband provider O2 will from midnight tonight (Friday May 8th) block access to The Pirate Bay. The move will also mean that customers of Be Broadband, a subsidiary of O2, will also have their access blocked. "The main UK internet providers were ordered by the high court to block access …

There was a time when Sony wouldn’t stop talking about 3D. That time was a long time ago. But despite the lack of 3D focus from the platform holder at this year’s E3, Sony insists that it’s still committed to the technology – albeit in a more selective way. It’s …

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The Next Xbox may be just around the corner, but Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has predicted that the Xbox 360 has over 24 months of live left in it. "Right now the Xbox 360 is really healthy and it’s doing incredibly well,” he told GameSpot. I think the 360 …

Iconic Nintendo IP in the works for next-gen console

Crysis developer Crytek has apparently claimed that it is to become a free-to-play only studio. Speaking to Videogamer.com, CEO Cevat Yerli said that the growing DLC and premium services” model is milking customers to death”. The transition will come once the developer has completed its current contracts for traditional boxed …

Japanese mobile gaming giant snaps up social developer Paprika Labs

Administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that the financial gulf left by the demise of GAME Group will total 131.2m, according to documents obtained by MCV. The company’s most valuable asset was Gamestation, which had a book value of 86.2m. This compares to GAME’s book value of 37m. GAME’s Czech Republic operations were …

A Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda is currently in the research and development phase at Nintendo. With the last game,Skyward Sword, that was a game where you had motion control to use your weapons and a lot of different items, and I thought that was a lot …

Retailer ShopTo has become the first to guess the retail price of the Wii U. It is currently accepting pre-orders for the device at 279.85, with an estimated RRP of 279.99. Both the black and white SKUs are available. It carries the following disclaimer: All information on this product page, …