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Koch Media has announced it will continue its distribution agreement with Codemasters. The firm will be exclusively responsible for bringing the UK publisher’s 2011 titles to Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Koch will also handle back catalogue titles in key European territories, including the aforementioned three nations, as well as France, Italy …

User-reviews limited to Gold subscribers; Games and devs await permanent ban

The first reviews of Valve’s Portal 2 have gone live online this morning and there’s every chance the space-bending sequel could become one of the highest rated games of all time. The game is now available worldwide through Steam though won’t arrive at European retail until this Thursday. It’s currently …

New 'developer only' event to open in August

It’s been a difficult life for Sony’s UMD-free, digital only PSPgo. But reports are now suggesting that time has finally been called on the model. Andriasang has translated a report that, in its words, "appears to be run by a Sony Shop employee or at the very least a super …

Deadline for submissions is 5pm today â?? get moving if you want to be heard

Three new titles and two new IPs were showcased at Capcom’s Captivate event in Miami last week. The publisher has unveiled three new games – Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, Dragon’s Dogma and Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. It also detailed other key titles, including Asura’s Wrath, Resident Evil: …

Almost one million fewer games were sold at UK retail last month compared to the same period in 2010. The latest figures from GfK Chart-Track paints a bleak picture of the UK games market. In total, 19.3 per cent fewer games were sold last month compared to March 2010, with …

Sega has at last officially confirmed the rumours that Sonic Generations is to be the next title for its speedy blue mascot. The twist this time out is that Sonic will be playable both as he was back in his debut in 1991 and as he is now is his …

Rush of studios and industry groups book tables for May 11 event