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Helsinki developer Rovio still flying high

A guide to next weekâ??s Nottingham video game festival

3D Realmsâ?? third Duke Nukem title rebuilt with Epic tech

Buyers of the upcoming Back to the Future trilogy on Blu-ray will discover a pleasant surprise in the box – a free copy of the first episode of the upcoming Back to the Future game. The game’s developer Telltale Games told Joystiq, which made the discovery, that upon using the …

Publisher Square Enix has announced that it has extended the free trial period afforded to new players of the game has been extended for a further month following some negative feedback concerning the launch build the game. For those who purchased the collector’s edition and began to play one week …

Triple Town, developed by startup Spry Fox, launches on Amazonâ??s e-reader

Apple launched its Game Center connected gaming community for iPhone and iPod touch in early September, as part of its iOS 4.1 software. So how’s it doing? The company has not provided any official figures, but there is a certain amount of transparency built in to Game Center, since on …

Publisher and developer Konami has confirmed that DanceEvolution will be one of Kinect’s launch titles and will arrive at UK retail on November 10th. It will compete with Microsoft’s own Dance Central, which amongst all of the platform holder’s launch titles has been generating the most excitement. Konami has also …

Second annual â??CG Whizâ?? contest calls for entrants

Xbox Live will spread to nine new countries when Kinect launches on November 10th. The online multiplayer service will be available in Russia, Poland, South Africa, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Brazil, Colombia and Chile. Users who live in those countries and have signed up to Xbox Live from another region …