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It may have been a long time coming, but Rockstar’s LA Noire has certainly delivered the goods in this week’s UKIE Chart-Track GFK UK All Formats Top 40. The game has shot straight to No.1, becoming the fastest ever selling new games IP in the process. Sales were roughly in …

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An explosion at the Foxconn factory in Chengdu China which resulted in three deaths and 15 injured is likely to put Apple’s iPad 2 supply further in constraint. The explosion and fire at the plant, which a DigiTimes report said accounts for around 25-30 per cent of Apple’s iPad 2 …

SCEJ has announced that it is to bring a number of PSP’s most successful titles to PS3. Called PSP Remaster, the games will receive a high definition makeover and, in some cases, stereoscopic 3D visuals. Some will also include additional content and extended online functionality. The games will be playable …

Codemasters’ Dirt 3, which releases tomorrow in the UK, is the latest title to see its price cut on the High Street. GAME will be selling the racer for just 4.99 to any customer who trades in a copy of Brink or LEGO Pirates of the the Caribbean on either …

The UK has been appointed as official partner country for this year’s Gamescom event in Cologne. Organiser Koelnmesse and German trade body the BIU announced the deal this afternoon, giving a huge lift to the British market as all of Europe and beyond prepares for the show in August. Last …

UK-based Zombie Cow Studios gets dramatic makeover

Codemasters’ upcoming Dirt 3 comes bundled with a code that lets users play online and unlock five new vehicles. According to Eurogamer it is called the VIP pass and is only included in new retail copies, gamers that buy the game used will have to pay extra to go online. …