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It was once the king of the resale castle but times are tough for auction site eBay – so in an effort to tempt sellers back the site has revealed a range of discounts for sellers. In recent years eBay has lost marketshare to rivals such as Amazon marketplace, which …

The GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament, now a key fixture of the annual Develop Conference, is returning for the 2011 event. On Tuesday 19th July, developers will head to the Grosvenor Casino for another Texas Hold ‘Em No Limit tournament, with 300 on offer to the winner, 200 for second place …

A number of further titles have seen their release delayed in Japan as the nation continues to cope with the destruction caused by last week’s earthquake and tsunami. Tecmo Koei has placed a TBA on 3DS fighter Dead or Alive Dimensions, which was scheduled for release next Thursday (March 24th). …

Bethesda has announced retail partnerships that will drive pre-orders for Splash Damage’s upcoming sci-fi shooter Brink. GAME, GameStation, Play.com and Amazon will each offer exclusive packs of in-game content to any consumers that order the game ahead of its May 20th release date. Each pack will contain different body tattoos, …

Proceeds for the 19th July event go to childrenâ??s charity GamesAid

The US PlayStation Blog has had a major overhaul to make it easier for consumers to find info on the newest titles. The new design was unveiled this week, which highlights the latest posts and content more effectively. The layout has been widened to account for the fact that most …

'Of course the people who make games vote for them,' says red-faced publisher

Following recent criticism from publisher EA, NPD has once again pledged to introduce digital sales numbers into its monthly US video games sales data. "We are expanding the number of digital retailers we have relationships with in order to develop a digital POS (point of sale) service," NPD analyst Anita …

Following an online investigation by Reddit user GatoFiasco, it has emerged that a member of the BioWare development team has posted a high-scoring user review on Metacritic in an attempt to inflate the overall Dragon Age II score. Alarm bells began ringing when a new user to the site posted …

Shares in publisher THQ dropped by nearly 25 per cent yesterday, with the LA Times claiming that analysts are "spooked" by the lower than expected review scores for new shooter Homefront. At the time of writing the game has a Metacritic average of 72 per cent, placing well below the …