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Having gone live only last week, ambitious online games retailer Gametail is once again in the headlines thanks to an eye-catching deal it is currently offering on Microsoft’s Halo: Reach. The site has the game up for pre-order for just 31.95. And as the comparison table it has published shows, …

Having revealed on Friday that it has come to the rescue of long-struggling shooting sequel Duke Nukem Forever, it has now been confirmed that developer Gearbox has been given complete control of the Duke Nukem IP. Gearbox was handpicked as the new home for Duke Nukem because of their continued …

Video games publisher EA says that Manchester United and England football star Wayne Rooney will continue to represent the EA Sports brand. The Sunday Mirror claimed yesterday that the sportsman, who is the cover star of the UK version of FIFA 11, had a string of encounters with a prostitute …

Online payments firm to launch social games transactions tools and micropayments feature

Reports are suggesting that the ban placed on a new PS3 hacking device in Australia last week may not afford PS3 the protection Sony might have hoped. Kotaku claims to have been informed by an anonymous retailer that the injunction made permanent by the Australian courts last week does not …

European film and games rental giant LoveFilm has announced the appointment of Kristian Segerstrale as a non-executive director. Segerstrale is the CEO and co-founder of casual games specialist Playfish, which was snapped up by EA last year for around $250m. He also spent six years as a senior executive at …

Mafia II has topped the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for the second consecutive week, despite a 23 per cent drop in sales. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC third person shooter is ahead of Square Enix’s Kane & Lynch 2 again, which saw a 19 per cent …

Company of Heroes Online developer has promising career cut short

The American PlayStation blog has issued the first solid release date for Killzone 3 – February 22nd 2010. Previously Sony had only confirmed a February arrival for the game, which is the third in the series first debuted by Amsterdam-based developer Guerrilla Games on the PS2 back in November 2004. …

Doctor Who-branded Wii and DS accessories will land on shelves this October. The new products have been produced by Koch Media’s Blue Ocean Accessories, and will arrive in time for the two Doctor Who video games – Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for DS and Doctor Who: Return to Earth for …