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There are just two weeks to go until the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media. In the run-up to the big event on Wednesday October 26th at Vinopolis, we’re providing a series of features profiling those media brands and individuals in the running for an award. …

Leading UK retailer GAME has unveiled trade-in offers for two of the biggest releases this week – Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 4 and Namco Bandai’s Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. Forza 4 will be available for just 4.99 for any consumer willing to trade in one of the following titles – F1 …

'This is the most serious financial crisis at least since the '30s, if not ever,' says BoE governor; Spain and Italy downgraded

Here’s a little something for your Monday morning To Do lists: nominate someone you think is worthy of being honored as one of the games industry’s brightest young stars. Every year, the hugely popular MCV 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across …

A new offer has been unveiled to attempt to lure consumers to the PlayStation Certified Xperia Play Android handset. EA is currently offering four free games – Bad Company 2, Dead Space, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Need for Speed: Shift – to all owners of the device. The …

Survival rate for creative industries better than average, new report alleges

A first of its kind Blue Wii will be released on November 18th in the UK, Nintendo has announced. The new hardware will be bundled with a copy of Sega’s Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Nintendo has also said that a number of other fun Wii …

DanceStar Party is sponsoring the third series of ITV2’s ‘reality’ TV show The Only Way Is Essex. It’s part of Sony’s 1.5m campaign to promote the new title which arrives on Friday, October 21st. Ads are running during the TV show’s ad breaks. It airs at 10pm on Sundays and …

EA founder and former Apple director pays tribute

GAME insists it has nothing to fear from digital retailers after backing Xbox Live, PSN and streamingservice OnLive. CEO Ian Shepherd dismissed the notion that he was giving away customers to these digital rivals by promoting them, and reiterated the firm’s strategy to become more than just a retailer. We’re …