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EA has officially kicked off the closed beta for experimental online MMO racer Need for Speed World and is welcoming applications from potential new members. Set across 150 miles of open world roads, the game aims to create the largest persistent online race world ever seen and represents the series’ …

Next week’s edition of Five’s The Gadget Show (Monday March 22nd) will feature what is being called the ‘Modern Warfare 2 Challenge’. The segment will see keen gamer and presenter Jason Bradbury take on a former SAS soldier in a real-life replica of MW2’s opening training level. The idea is …

Tickets are now available for the upcoming Gamescom 2010 via the event’s official website. Open to trade, fans and visitors, the site allows for instant purchase. E-tickets can then be printed out and used on the day. Savings of up to 25 per cent are available to those buying early, …

Stereoscopic technology to be integrated into Epicâ??s leading engine

The Open Rights Group has announced that it is to organise a public protest in response to the Lords’ passing of the Digital Economy Bill. The campaign page on the organisation’s website reads: It’s time to show MPs what we think about the Digital Economy Bill. As it stands now, …

Peter Mandelson’s increasingly controversial Digital Rights Bill has been approved by The House of Lords and now looks set for a pre-election approval at the hands of The Commons. The decision comes despite the last-minute inclusion of measures proposed by the Liberal Democrats that will grant courts the power to …

Japan's biggest conference for game developers returns

Key industry event to explore online, mobile and independent game design

Alliance Numeriqc event gaining momentum in seventh year

Retrofitting Natal components can lead to failure, says Cheshire