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It has been a bleak year for music and films so far, but it’s video games that have suffered the most. Gfk and Official Chart Company data, compiled by the Entertainment Retailers Association, show the value of the UK games software market is down 12.2 per cent year-to-date over the …

Local pricing and details for the Call of Duty: Elite service have emerged, with special deals for people who sign up at launch. Call of Duty: Elite membership will cost 4000 Microsoft Points or AUD$64.99 on PSN per year. The service, which aims to provide video content, sharing and leaderboard …

Adelaide Now is reporting that Flinders University developers are creating games which are aimed at helping the children with cerebral palsy restore their hand function. David Hobbs, PhD student at Flinders, said that a lack of sensory perception can often accompany the lack of motor function palsy sufferes experience, and …

Following on from Wednesday, Rob Bowling, creative strategist at Infinity Ward, discusses Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer and the size and scope of modern games. What new aspects of multiplayer have you the most personally excited about Modern Warfare 3? The stuff I’m most excited about is the focus on objective …

A lack of major product saw the UK games market drop significantly to 11.73m this week – a fall of 34 per cent. Unit sales also dipped 24 per cent to 519,196 for the week ending September 17th. Retail will hope the figures are just a blip as the market …

Need for Speed: The Run hits stores in November and this time things are a little different for the franchise. We take a look at gamers’ playing patterns. Quick time events have been added to The Run to provide out-of-car action. And this week we’re looking at Need for Speed …

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Microsoft has announced a Season Pass for upcoming Xbox 360 racer Forza 4. The 2,400 Microsoft Point download (20.50) will entitle buyers to all six of the planned DLC packs for the game, which will be released between November and April 2012. That represents a 30 per cent saving on …