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The CEO of indie studio Crytek has defended EA’s divisive ‘premium downloadable content’ strategy, while also predicting the extinction of free game demos. In an interview with Develop, Crytek’s co-founder Cevat Yerli said he wasn’t sure that a demo of Crysis 2 was going to be released. He also said …

Games industry veterans have been named in the list of flnalists for the first British Inspiration Awards. The Awards have been set up to honour the top creative minds in Britain across a range of categories, including interactive entertainment, film, TV, music, fashion and the Arts. The ceremony will be …

Advanced registration for June Expo closes on May 3rd

FirstPlay – a weekly interactive games show for PS3 – was launched on PSN last week. But what exactly is it? How does it benefit the industry? And how can developers and publishers get involved? CasualGaming.biz takes a closer look at Future’s latest project… Reviews and PreviewsUpon selecting a review …

Just Dance continues to define how successful a surprise smash can be – and Ubisoft is already working on its next toe-tapping best-seller. Dance on Broadway will arrive on Wii on June 25th. The game will offer Just Dance fans a more theatrical take on music games. Although not a …

The price of the Nintendo Wii has tumbled at retail.MCV’s research, which monitored the sale of hardware across 25 leading UK retailers, shows that the average price of Wii is now 155.56. That’s 24.43 (13.6 per cent) less than its expected price of 179.99. WHSmith is selling the Wii for …

There are only two weeks left to register for a complimentary pass to E3. The show runs from June 15th through 17th at the Los Angeles Convention Center – and organisers say the event allows attendees to ‘experience this year’s cutting-edge technologies and the most anticipated games of 2010′. And …

Here’s your chance to win one of five copies of Naughty Bear, the latest Xbox 360 and PS3 title from 505 Games that hits UK retail on June 4th. Think bear, think fluffy. Add naughty and you might think cheeky. Put them together and you’ll possibly drift towards ‘lovable scamp’ …

Doctor Who fans don’t have long to wait for a sneak peak at the upcoming Adventure Games, with the first footage due to be shown tomorrow. A preview of the game will be shown straight after tomorrow’s episode, Victory of the Daleks, which will air on BBC One at 6.30pm. …

The UK games trade needs to attend E3 this year, says show host the ESA. The organiser has told MCV it plans to dramatically ramp up last year’s number of international attendees as it establishes E3 as an event not just for North America. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are all …