Cameron praises ‘socially responsible’ games industry

David Cameron today opened a new fully accessible video games room at GamesAid-backed charity SpecialEffect – and commended the games industry’s support for the scheme. SpecialEffect is based in the prime minister’s Oxfordshire constituency and he spent nearly an hour meeting staff as well as enjoying a quick game of …

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PRODUCT FOCUS: Zumba Fitness

If you haven’t heard of Zumba the fitness craze, then you soon will. If you haven’t heard of the game, maybe you’re not doing your job properly. First, the fitness craze. Zumba is a new type of dance/aerobics class that blends Latin music with reasonably easy to follow moves to …

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THQ spends big to reclaim lost ground

Watch out Activision and EA: THQ says it will retake a place amongst the gaming elite with a line-up to envy its rivals. The firm was once a Top Five publisher but has seen its market share shrink in recent years. The company has spent the last 18 months transforming …

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JAPAN: Torchlight release cancelled

It hits Xbox Live Arcade in Europe and the US today, but the Japanese release of Microsoft published RPG Torchlight has been abandoned at the last minute. Andriasang reports that the platform holder has blamed the discovery of a text bug that’s present in only the Japanese version of the …

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Microsoft loses $1.2m in XBLA scam

Xbox 360 hackers have found an exploit that has cost Microsoft $1.2 million. The users calculated an algorithm that allows them to re-use previously redeemed codes and stockpile Microsoft Points, according to Save and Quit. The method could be used over and over again, giving hackers 160MSP each time. One …

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