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Coalition government reverses position in dramatic Budget announcement

It has felt like a very slow and protracted saga, but GAME’s fall into administration today has by all accounts been swift… and brutal. The first indication that all was not well came as early as late November, when The Telegraph asked the question Can GAME survive?”. However, it wasn’t …

UK retailer GAME officially filed for administration, although it will continue to trade for the time being. "Further to this morning’s announcement of the suspension of trading in shares of GAME Group plc, the board has concluded that its discussions with all stakeholders and other parties have not made sufficient …

Five instalments to be released at monthly intervals

Gamers can now manually turn over all those discarded cigarette packets that litter the crime scenes of Rockstar Games’ acclaimed crime thriller. The OnLive version of L.A. Noire has been updated to include touch screen controls for users playing on an Android tablet. A free trial version of the game …

Ubisoft’s take on the Guitar Hero formula has suffered a further delay to its European release. The publisher’s latest release schedule states Rocksmith will arrive in the UK and Europe on September 14th, but could slip again if Ubi is unable to resolve a trademark dispute. Kris Ford, percussionist in …

An astonishing new bill proposed in the US argues that video games should carry similar warning labels to those found on cigarettes. TheHill.com reports that The Violence in Video Games Labelling Act is a reaction to what the two members say is increasing evidence that playing violent games can have …

Irrational founder Ken Levine says users calling for a revised Mass Effect 3 ending saddens him because they’d be left disappointed”. The BioShock creator was talking at the opening of a new US exhibit The Art of Video Games, reports The Verge. "I think this is an important moment," he …

'Players would be very disappointed in the emotional feeling they got because they didnâ??t create it', says Irrational boss

Develop uncovers the inner workings of Speech Graphics' new lip-syncing tool for devs