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Firefly title beaten only by Valve's Team Fortress 2

Italian bundle gives indie fans the chance to help Emilia Romagna region

A unique remote control car that can be used to play a PC game hits shelves in July, courtesy of Revell. The Revellutions range of RC toys will feature interchangeable parts, water resistant shells and a USB cable that connects them to a PC.Consumers can also use the car’s remote …

The United Nations is no stranger to accusations of political impotence, but have things got so bad that the iconic Master Chief is being drafted in? In a news report last week about Amnesty International’s call for intervention from the United Nations Security Council in Syria, the BBC used a …

Retail listings posted today seem to name two of Ubisoft’s secretive upcoming game line-up. As reported by CVG, a (now removed) listing on GAME.co.uk named Ghost Recon: Final Mission as being due out on some time in ‘2012′. It said the game had an 18 BBFC certificate and could be …

Gamers are now able to check the trade-in credit offered to specific titles before heading to GAME by checking on the chain’s website. The new Online Price Checker requires that you input the barcode from any given title – which is fine if you have a copy in front of …

Capcom has confirmed a June 27th release for Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection on PSN. The download contains former Wii titles Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles and will cost 21.99. Both have been spruced up with HD graphics, both PlayStation Move and joypad support as well …

Jagex is closing its MMO 8Realms after little more than a year since the game’s closed beta was released. Develop understands that as a result of the closure, a number of Jagex staff are to lose their jobs, while others will have their positions moved within the company. Jagex has …

Staff losses reported as MMO studio calls empire-building game 8Realms to a close

David Scammell has joined VideoGamer.com as staff writer. He leaves GamerZines where he was working as senior staff writer. Dave will be a great addition to the editorial team at VideoGamer.com, and we’re really excited about what he’ll bring to the site,” editor Tom Orry stated. During his time at …