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The Battlefield 3 Worldwide Conquest Tournament helps EA compete with Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s social service which also includes a competitive gaming element with prizes up for grabs, according to Virgin Gaming. We don’t view Elite as a threat,” Virgin co-founder Zachary Zeldin told MCV. We view it as …

Publisher partners with Indiecade to run the contest; Submissions close December 31st

PS3 platform holder Sony has predicted a huge impact’ to its earnings as a result of the deepening European financial crisis. Bloomberg reports that Sony buys very few components from Europe, meaning the list of possible actions it can take for mitigating circumstances is significantly reduced. Europe is one of …

Epic exec makes it simple: You're creative, so express yourself

The Court of Appeal in France has followed the UK’s lead in effectively illegalising the sale of the DS piracy device R4. Six companies failed in their appeal against their conviction for selling the R4, meaning that as is the case in the UK legal precedent has now outlawed the …

With Gears of War wrapped up, Cliffy B explores how and why developers can become superstars

Bradford-based UK video games firm Link Distribution has agreed a deal to acquire London rival A Game Distribution. A Game’s London office, which was founded in 2010, will continue to operate and its staff will remain in place. Link opened a brand new facility in Bradford earlier this year, doubling …

Epic's game design superstar explains how to find fame in the modern era

Ahead of its release in the UK this Friday (October 7th) Namco Bandai’s famously hard RPG Dark Souls has debuted at No.1 in the weekly Japanese software charts. The game, which is a PS3 exclusive in Japan, sold 279,567 units according to MediaCreate figures. Sony’s Ico & Shadow of the …

Fan favourite developer Valve is once again above and beyond to please its huge fanbase with the release of free DLC for hit title Portal 2 tomorrow (October 4th). Called Portal 2: Peer Review, the download will appear on Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network and Steam. It continues the narrative …