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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will see the launch of a new, transformable guitar controller, The new guitar controller will essentially be a standalone neck and fret board, but consumers will be able to customise the device with a range of separate body parts that attach to the central controller. …

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will see the launch of a new, transformable guitar controller, The new guitar controller will essentially be a standalone neck and fret board, but consumers will be able to customise the device with a range of separate body parts that attach to the central controller. …

Argos has revealed that visits to its website made from Nintendo Wiis have doubled year-on-year, making it the third most popular web browsing device to the retailer. The home catalogue store said visits to Argos.co.uk from Wii consoles increased from 465,000 in 2008 to 805,000 last year. This means the …

Argos has revealed that visits to its website made from Nintendo Wiis have doubled year-on-year, making it the third most popular web browsing device to the retailer. The home catalogue store said visits to Argos.co.uk from Wii consoles increased from 465,000 in 2008 to 805,000 last year. This means the …

Electronic Arts is facing a lawsuit after fitness firm Active Network has claimed EA Sports Active 2.0 will infringe on its trademark rights. The California-based company claims it has the rights to the word Active” when used in reference to sports training services and more, according to GameSpot. Active Network …

Electronic Arts is facing a lawsuit after fitness firm Active Network has claimed EA Sports Active 2.0 will infringe on its trademark rights. The California-based company claims it has the rights to the word Active” when used in reference to sports training services and more, according to GameSpot. Active Network …

Having dipped their toes into the pre-owned games market in February, MCV understands that both Asda and Tesco have stepped up their efforts in the sector. Asda has confirmed that it is now trialling pre-owned games in seven new stores in addition to the Leeds outlet that pioneered the scheme …

Having dipped their toes into the pre-owned games market in February, MCV understands that both Asda and Tesco have stepped up their efforts in the sector. Asda has confirmed that it is now trialling pre-owned games in seven new stores in addition to the Leeds outlet that pioneered the scheme …

Long-running children’s franchise Sesame Street will be making its Wii debut this autumn with two games that use none of the Remote’s buttons. The games – entitled Elmo’s A-To-Zoo and Cookie’s Counting Carnival – will be packaged with plush covers for the controller in the shape of Elmo or Cookie …