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The minds behind European trade show Gamescom want to branch out and make the event even more appealing to international firms. Gamescom 2011 will be held at Cologne’s Koelnmesse this August and has already received exhibitor registrations from the US, Canada, Korea, the UK, France, Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands …

Publisher Deep Silver said Dead Island is now its most important title. The firm has a number of promotions planned for the game ahead of release. Dead Island is our flagship title for 2011 and we have a number of exciting initiatives already in development that reflect that," head of …

The society that charges retailers to play music in their stores has decided to lower its price for video game demos. High Street stores are now required to pay just 75.90 a year – a far cry from the 140.90 to 465.90 (depending on store size) quoted earlier this month. …

Retailer GAME is to open a huge number of its stores at midnight on the night of March 24th to welcome the arrival of Nintendo’s brand new portable marvel – the 3DS. Most stores will open their doors around 11:45pm and will remain open for around an hour, or for …

Development posts go 'as required by project needs'

Having sent shooter fans into overdrive at the end of last week, it now looks as if the expected reveal of Modern Warfare 3 at this week’s GDC is a fake. Just hours after a mystery website featuring a Modern Warfare-styled countdown appeared online, Activision issued a statement denying any …

Having enjoyed a tremendous launch in Japan over the weekend, Nintendo’s 3DS has already received its first bit of bad news – hackers have got the R4 piracy device up and running on the handheld. Destructoid reports that the internet is already alight with examples of Japanese users running illegal …

UK newspaper The Sun is trying to stir up trouble for Ubisoft’s upcoming Wii and PS3 game We Dare. A new trailer for the title turned heads last week thanks to its focus on cheeky adult-orientated fun such as bottom slapping and nose rubbing. However, the Sun has latched onto …

Limited cloud gaming trials ready in time for San Francisco show

The 3DS has sold more than 400,000 units during its launch weekend in Japan. Nintendo’s newest handheld arrived in stores on Saturday and has already exhausted its initial shipment, according to Andriasang. A Japanese newspaper – Nihon Keizai Shimbun – confirmed the initial shipment was a little over 400k, with …