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Blizzard has announced a World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector’s Edition which will be exclusive to High Street stores. The special edition will come bundled with a 176-page art book, behind-the-scenes DVD, 10-song CD soundtrack, mouse pad, a Lil’ Deathwing in-game pet and a range of World of Warcraft trading cards. …

The Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Limited Edition will arrive alongside the game this November, says EA. The publisher detailed the special SKU during its Gamescom press conference. The Limited Edition will arrive alongside the upcoming racer on November 19th and unlocks new and exclusive cars that can be used …

Begbies Traynor handling restructuring and searching for potential buyer

FIFA 11 will be the first game in the series to offer full 11 vs 11 online multiplayer thanks to a new feature that allows you to fully control goalkeepers. Be A Goalkeeper mode has three levels of control – assisted, semi-assisted or fully manual. Skills that need to be …

THQ has announced a brand new stand-alone expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II. Named Retribution, it’s due out in Q1 2011. The game is set years after the game’s last expansion, Chaos Rising, and sees the Imperium struggling to regain control of Sub-Sector Aurelia. Retribution offers the series’ …

Electronic Arts has announced no less than two special SKUs for the highly anticipated Crysis 2. Launching alongside the standard game in March 2011 will be a Limited Edition and Nano Edition – both of which feature premium packaging and unlockable multiplayer content. The Limited Edition will retail at the …

Retailer GAME is already preparing itself for what should be one of the biggest weeks in 2010. On November 9th Activision will release Call of Duty: Black Ops, a shooter that has a very real chance of becoming the year’s best selling title. A day later Microsoft will launch its …

In what has to be one of the highest profile celebrtity endorsements in the history of video games, EA has revealed England and Manchester United football legend David Beckham as the brand ambassador” for EA Sports Active 2. Beckham will feature in advertising and retail material for the title across …

The follow-up to last year’s hit RPG Dragon Age will tear its way onto Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on March 11th next year. EA senior VP and BioWare Group GM Dr. Ray Muzyka made the announcement during the publisher’s press conference at Gamescom 2010 today. The sequel was officially …

As Canada overtakes the UK as a dev hub, trade body points the finger