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Time is running out to secure your place at Thursday’s London Games Conference. The full schedule for the event is now online to read outlining the excellent talks we have planned from Valve’s Jason Holtman, Xbox Live’s Robin Burrowes, GameStop’s Mike Mauler, Sega’s John Clark, plus Nicholas Lovell, Nick Parker, …

Nintendo has confirmed that it is to launch a Limited Edition Zelda 3DS console in the UK. The machine is black and decorated with a gold border and the series’ iconic triforce symbol. The box includes the Zelda 25th Anniversary branding, too. A copy of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina …

The Legend of Zelda, one of the games industry’s most acclaimed video games, is 25 years old, and MCV has put together a special edition magazine to celebrate. MCV subscribers received their copies of Zelda MCV today, but if you’re not a subscriber don’t fret, because you can read the …

Xbox has signed a six-figure sponsorship deal with Cartoon Network. Much like last year, the partnership will see Kinect for Xbox 360 featured across Cartoon Network’s platforms between now and April 2012, showcasing upcoming titles including Kinect Sports: Season Two, Kinect Disneyland Adventures and Kinect Star Wars. As part of …

As if hearing the call of indies bemoaning the rising trend in retail exclusives for the big chains, Tecmo Koei is releasing a limited edition that’s exclusive for indies. Independent stockists who order the turn-based strategy RPG Disgaea 4 on PS3, released last Firday (November 4th), will receive a collectable …

The App Store may have shaken the very foundations of the traditional games industry, but Apple isn’t blind to the growing competition it faces. The result, Brand Republic reports, is that the company is looking to hire a digital marketing team for Europe to lead the reinvigoration of its App …

Over 330,000 new DC Universe Online players in eight days since move from subscription model

We’re used to the absurd PR merry-go-round that is the betting for Christmas No.1, but even by those standards this is a bit odd. Paddy power has announced today that it is paying out on Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 being this year’s best-selling video game this Christmas. …

Valve’s Steam forums are currently offline, and users have accused a hacking group of being responsible. Eurogamer reports that the email from Steampowered.com was distributed to some users: "Ever wanted to dominate the servers you play on with guaranteed results, but you were too afraid to cheat because of ban …

New hires announced as tech approaches full release