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German consumers hoping to get their hands on the PC version of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops will not be able to play PAL versions imported from other EU territories. The strict censorship laws in the country mean that many games – and particularly those with an historical …

Vanquish and Resident Evil man joins id Software owner Zenimax

Develop calls for participants in special report on world's hottest emerging games hub

After a solid start 12 months ago, the London Games Conference hits the ground running this year, with a programme featuring speakers drawn from the most exciting and innovative companies in the global games market. The event is charged not with giving an overview of current conditions, but with challenging …

Capcom has announced its financial results for the first six months of the current financial year. Net sales for the six months ending September 30th, 2010, came in at 40,706 million – an increase of 4.7 per cent when compared to the same period last year. This was primarily drive …

Digital retailer Green Man Gaming has partnered with Future’s computerandvideogames.com. Whenever the online website reports on a relevant PC title, users to the site will be given the opportunity to click through and buy or pre-order the game digitally. The new partnership replaces Future’s previous deal with Metaboli and is …

Rising Star Games will release Deathsmiles across Europe early next year. The Xbox 360 side-scrolling shooter is by Japanese developer Cave, which has a cult following across the world and is highly regarded by its peers. The company rarely releases titles outside of Japan, but the firm’s reputation has risen …

After a solid start 12 months ago, the London Games Conference hits the ground running this year, with a programme featuring speakers drawn from the most exciting and innovative companies in the global games market. The event is charged not with giving an overview of current conditions, but with challenging …

The cost and turbulence caused by the transition to a new generation of hardware is not what the games industry currently needs, according to THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell. Instead, the exec thinks that expanding the current console audience through expansions such as Kinect and Move is very much …

Markus Persson took the industry by storm last month, but who is he, and what is Minecraft?