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With just one week until the game’s official release in the UK on September 28th, EA has released the official launch trailer for Battlefield 3. It has it all – plot details, shooting, melee, hand-to-hand, lots of explosions and plenty of tense music. You can watch it below:

Google accused of 'grand theft' in new authorised biography

With Warner’s Batman: Arkham City raking up record review scores over the last week, it looks like another all-time classic could be on the cards before the end of the year. Future has revealed that the next issue of UK multi-format magazine Edge has awarded Nintendo’s upcoming Wii title a …

Complete bollocks.” That is Bethesda’s response to rumours of a postponement of development on id’s Doom 4. This morning Kotaku claimed to have word from a source close to publisher Bethesda that parent company Zenimax had decided to "indefinitely postpone" development of the game. The decision was said to stem …

Nintendo has announced that it is to add 3D video recording to its 3DS handheld console. The feature will be added as part of an update to the machine being released at the end of November. Users will be able to record up to 10 minutes of 3D video and …

Petursson now 'helping ex-staff find jobs'

The November 2nd arrival of Sony’s PS3 exclusive action title Uncharted 3 is ever so close now, and fans of the series can now watch a new video inspired by Uncharted’s very own Nathan Drake. Made by Hollywood filmmaker Ed Zwick, the film asks one question – what does it …

Far from protecting the games industry, DRM is actually damaging it according to the MD of download site Good Old Games Guillaume Rambourg. GoG.com offers a number of titles, all of which are completely free of any digital rights management restrictions. To beat piracy, our offer to gamers had to …

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Good old Games is the second most popular digital distributor for PC games. Not bad for a service selling retro and back catalogue titles. MD Guillaume Rambourg spoke to MCV about ditching DRM and reeducating publishers.. For those unfamiliar with it, give us the GOG.com history lesson. GOG is part …