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The UK’s anti-piracy laws are feeble and place the entertainment retail sector in grave danger of further closures and economic damage. That was the opinion of some of the games industry’s most notable figures this week, as the domestic trade called on the Government to emulate France’s new legal clampdown …

Sports Interactiveâ??s studio director talks console ports, tax breaks and the perfect FM game

To celebrate the impending launch of New Super Mario Bros, Nintendo is set to run a nationwide tournament to find the country’s best Nintendo gamer. The event is set to take place at four GAME and four Gamestation stores on Saturday October 17th and Sunday October 18th and gamers must …

Sony is not currently planning to bring its newly announced PSPgo Rewards scheme to North America. The service was announced yesterday for European territories, and entitles current PSP owners to three free downloadable games when they upgrade to the forthcoming PSPgo. Titles on offer include Killzone: Liberation, LocoRoco, Patapon and …

Chipmaker providing tech and $500,000 for new TransGaming service

IGN has added What They Play to its network of video game websites. What They Play is a website for parents seeking information about gaming and launched in 2007. It has been feature in mainstream media and received a gold Parent’s Choice Award in 2009. "As video games become a …

Epic Games president Michael Capps hinted that the next instalment in the highly popular Gears Of War series may not appear until the next generation of consoles arrives. Speaking at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, he explained that the developer has been working on Unreal Engine 4. He later told …

Peripherals specialist Exspect is optimistic that its charitable range of accessories can enjoy big sales in the run-up to Christmas. The selection features iPod, laptop and gaming accessories, branded with designs from celebrity artists including Giorgio Armani, Paul Smith, Amy Winehouse, Coldplay, Ozzy Ozborne, Foo Fighters and Slash. The range …

The Sun were victorious at last night’s MCV/Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz, after fighting off stiff competition from Sainsburys and Turner Media. A mixture of retailers, media and publishers gathered at London’s Sway Bar to battle to be the biggest brains in games, and win some pretty spectacular prizes, including …

Epic makes surprise hint that Gears 3 wonâ??t be built on Unreal 3 tech