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If the first few reviews to go live in the minutes that have followed the lifting of the UK Batman: Arkham City review embargo are anything to go by, then Warner Bros will next week release something very, very special. Here’s a selection of the first few round-ups: Spong – …

Publisher insists UK 'remains a vital game development center for EA'

Battlefield 3 will ship with an Online Pass code in the box that will be needed to access the game’s expansive multiplayer features. The news was confirmed by DICE designer Alan Kertz on Twitter. When pressed on the reasons for the decision, he said that the decision to use the …

UK studio group loses second exec in four months

14 years from the franchise’s movie debut, the Men in Black are due to star in a brand new video game. Of course, it’s no coincidence that the game will tie-in with the arrival of Men in Black III on the silver screen next year. Activision’s title will have an …

More than $2 million has been generated through Team Fortress 2 microtransactions, Valve has said. The free-to-play shooter allows players to create, buy and sell virtual items to wear during games of deathmatch. The Washington-based Valve said the microtransactions economy generated the $2 million in less than a year since …

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Studio partners to feature in games hub

It may not be the iPhone 5 that many were hoping for, but hundreds of people have been queuing today for the new 4S model. The new iPhone 4S was announced last week and features a new CPU, vastly improved graphics, an 8MP camera and 1080p video recording. Yesterday, it …

Valve pledges further updates for the free-to-play FPS