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Thousands of UK games execs will miss out on June 2012’s double Bank Holiday. Because that’s E3 week. June 4th and 5th 2012 have been earmarked for the Queen’s 60-year Jubilee.As street parties besiege the UK, publishers, developers, retailers and more will have to man stands and host meetings on …

Pitbull Studio managing director Robert Troughton ponders the possible rise of localised outsourcing

The future or just a flash in the pan? Either way, the OnLive journey is going to be a fascinating one and today’s the day the service finally launches in the UK. Subscriptions to OnLive will cost 6.99 a month. For that money you get free access to the majority …

The all new Flame Red 3DS has launched in Australia and New Zealand today, adding to the already available Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black options. The new-look 3DS is already selling at all key retailers in Australia and New Zealand, carrying the reduced RRP from earlier this year of AUD$249.95. …

Brisbane-based developer 3 Blokes Studios has today released Galactic Allies, sequel to its Facebook MMO hit Galactic Trader. In a twist for a Facebook title, it’s a story-drive game where players have a huge number of ‘core’ gaming abilities, as theyexplore the far reaches of the universe, collect and trade …

In the final part of MCV’s discussion with id Software creative director Tim Willits, we discuss idTech, the hit-driven nature of games and RAGE post-launch support. In your opinion, is gaming still a hit-driven industry? Yes, but it can’t be. The big titles will only get bigger, but it’s not …

GAME Group has forged a unique strategic partnership with OnLive, the cloud gaming service that launches in the UK today. In fact GAME is the first games retailer to work closely with OnLive. The firm will sell the service to millions of customers in the UK, and eventually across Europe …

Innovative 'crowd game' controlled by audience noise levels

EA has released apromotional video starring David Hasselhoff tomark the arrival of its XBLA and PSN game Burnout Crash, and you can watch it here. In this bizarre video the Hoff can be seen demonstrating the game’s Kinect functionality with his trademark charm. The TV icon has starred in programmes …

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