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Though Enfield largely escaped the widespread violence and looting that swept the UK last night, the Sony DADC distribution centre in the town was set alight. There are not believed to have been any injuries as a result of the attack. The significant blaze is still being tackled by fire …

Dare to be Digital 2011 team Team Swallowtail talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Tick Tock Toys.

The Australian Classification Board is reporting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance has just been rated M. The title doesn’t exist on Activision’s release schedule or web site anywhere. Activision has told MCV that Defiance is the title given to the Nintendo DS version of Modern Warfare 3, …

Kotaku has reported that Australian and New Zealand players won’t be locked out of overseas servers if they purchase The Old Republic from overseas. A couple of weeks ago MCV reported that Australia and New Zealand would not be launch territories for Star Wars: The Old Republic. With the game …

The Australian Productivity Commission has released a report which outlines the state of Australian retail, and cites game price disparity as a problem. The report outlines several key factors influencing retail purchasing trends, and targets the inflated local price of videogames as a major driver of consumers to purchase from …

Take Two Interactive has announced its Q1 2011 financial results, declaring a $8.6m loss, compared to $27.4mincome for Q1 2010. Key sales were led by Rockstar product, with L.A. Noire being its top new IP selling in over 4m units, and Red Dead Redemption leading the back catalogue, having sold …

Acquisition of company responsible for Vision puts popular tools outfit firmly in the 3D engine space

Bleeding Heart, an ORGANISATION, are getting ready to host Emulator 2011, a ten-day festival celebrating classic arcade gaming in Brisbane next month. Emulator will carry the theme of arcade games from 1978-1986, and will play host to an art exhibition, industry nights, arcade challenge evenings with competitions, plus local indie …

Lawlessness, civil disobedience, rampant criminality and violence. All could be used to describe the events witnessed in Tottenham and Enfield over the weekend. Oh, and they could also be used to describe a certain video game. And while Codemasters’ F1 series hasn’t been credited for the success of Sebastian Vettel …

Besthesda has officially announced a Collector’s Edition of anticipated RPG outing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which will carry an RRP of 129.99. The SKU, which will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, is available only through GAME and Gamestation. Inside gamers will find a number of items, …