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The industry is waiting with baited breath for tonight’s airing of Gameswpie, Charlie Brooker’s one-off 50 minute look at the world of gaming. Serious TV coverage of video games is hard to come by in this day and age. And whilst any sort of informed coverage will be welcomed, many …

EA has revealed via the FIFA Blog that its Xbox 360, PS3 and PC demo for the upcoming FIFA 10 has been downloaded more than previous demo the publisher has released. The demo went live a few weeks ago – and what a reception,” producer David Rutter stated. In the …

Children’s Hospices UK has signed a new fundraising partnership with GAME Group. The agreement will see GAME and Gamestation stores raising money over the next two years for the UK’s network of 41 children’s hospices. All funds raised will go towards teenage activity weekends at hospices across the country. The …

Digital download portal Direct2Drive is celebrating its fifth birthday by offering a number of high-profile PC titles for just 5 in a limited-time five-week promotion. Each week throughout the period carries a specific theme, with categories to date including ‘strategy’, ‘action’, ‘MMO’ and ‘indie games’. The final week, which will …

Harmonix and EA will publish Rock Band 2 on Wii this October. The game is priced at 29.99 and joins Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band on the platform. Rock Band 2 was first released on Xbox 360 last year, with a PS3 and PS2 version arriving in March …

British-based GC maestros Digi-Guys break their silence on the WarDevil project

Following its success with the Dora and Diego property, A4T has extended its Nickelodeon licence to include new teenage girls brand iCarly. The range is set to debut at retail towards the end of October and will include an official DS Lite/DSi Console & Accessory Jewellery Case, a Console & …

Tech firm's latest prosumer engine now out of beta

UK chain John Lewis is looking to snare mainstream gamers with new DS accessories from leading fashion design firm Cath Kidston. Venom has created the products for the retailer, and the Cath Kidston DS Console Case has been selected by John Lewis as one of its ‘100 Top Gifts for …