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Games products have made their way onto Argos’ brand new TV channel. The 24-hour retail service went live on June 15th on Sky channel 642 and at www.argos.co.uk/tv. A range of Argos’ 40,000 products will be presented on the show including games. Viewers can either buy online, over the phone …

It’s not all about Call of Duty for Activision this Christmas, as it believes a new Spyro game could become ‘the next big thing.’ The firm is planning to spend big on Skylanders: Spyro Adventure, a unique game that interacts with a range of toys. A series of bundles are …

Essex teenager and possible LulzSec member Ryan Cleary has been been released on bail on the condition that he stays off the internet. He has been forced to wear and electric tag and had his iPhone, PS3 and PC confiscated by officials. Furthermore, it has now been revealed that Cleary …

Kaos general manager declines move to Montreal

Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the biggest selling game in UK games market history, GfK ChartTrack has just confirmed. The game was released in November last year and has already leapfrogged sister title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to claim the top spot. It’s cumulative UK sales …

Icelandic studio CCP Games is being threatened with as much as $1 million in lost subscription revenues, as uproar over the company’s microtransactions policy intensifies. The Reykjavk studio has been told by a growing number of disgruntled fans they will not continue their subscription of the lucrative MMO Eve Online. …

Microsoft did not pay for exclusivity on Namco Bandai RPG Tales of Vesperia outside of Japan. Earlier this month Namco Bandai community rep Charlotte Toci claimed this was the reason why the PS3 version of the RPG had not been released outside of Japan. But in a new statement on …

Warner has confirmed that the Online Pass required to play FEAR 3 online is not currently available for purchase from the PlayStation Store. Whilst this is not a problem for those who bought the game new – an Online Pass code was included in the box – it does mean …

The entry-level 160GB PS3 SKU is not being phased out at retail, an SCE UK spokesperson has told MCV. GAME was until recently selling it for just 159.99 – a 90 saving over its RRP – but stocks have run out. Play.com has slashed the price to 199.99 while ShopTo …

Excessive LA Noire workload 'absolutely unacceptable' says IGDA