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The time for talking is over. Leading UK games retailer GAME is to, in the words of one of its leading execs, take on the supermarkets at their own game” by introducing a range of fresh food produce in some of its key UK stores. MCV can reveal that in-store …

Sega emerged victorious at last night’s MCV/Xbox 360 Quiz, fending off competition from Gamespot and GAME. A mixture of retailers, media, peripheral firms and publishers gathered at London’s Sway Bar to battle to be the biggest brains in games, and win some pretty spectacular prizes, including Xbox 360 Elites and …

For the second year running, hundreds of games fans have gathered in Sydney to campaign for the introduction of an R18+ age rating for video games in the country, Kotaku reports. And, much like in 2009, the masses chose to dress up like the undead and shuffle appropriately from their …

The latest instalment in the globally popular Metal Gear Solid series has seen its UK release date slip by nearly a month, Konami has stated. Speaking to CVG, the publisher stated that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will now hit UK retail on June 18th. Originally it had been penned …

Nordic Games is offering up 50 copies of We Sing for one lucky retailer – that’s 2,000 worth of stock. All you have to do to be in with a shout is send a picture of you, your staff, your customers or any combination thereof using We Sing in your …

Battlefield outfit apparently tells EA that DLC needs to remain free

US-based online games provider continues expansion in South America

American porn actress Belladonna has said that she’d like to do some video game themed work, adding that gaming has already made an appearance in some of her films. I’d love to dress up as my Priest on World of Warcraft and do a scene like that,” she told Original …

Ubisoft’s Just Dance continues to stun the industry as the publisher announces that the game has sold more than two million copies worldwide. The title is also now the fastest-selling new IP from any third-party publisher on the Wii, having reached this sales milestone in less than five months since …

Dead to Rights studio reaches an impressive industry milestone