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The annual Which? Awards, announced today, have seen Play.com win Best Online Retailer”, the first time the category has been included. The awards, which celebrate good practice and good products, surveyed more than 5,700 members with Play.com praised for unbeatable ordering process and delivery. While Play.com won the overall award …

Dominant Russian games company 1C has told MCV that it would be too expensive for any potential suitor – and that it is ready to cement its stranglehold on its native market by upping its retail presence. At the company’s second annual Prague ‘n’ Play event last week, 1C – …

European VP of strategic marketing for interactive entertainment at Microsoft EMEA David Gosen has told MCV that the platform holder will unveil some ‘fantastic surprises’ at E3 this year as it steps up its efforts in the mass market space. "We’re always working on new things, and you’ll continue to …

Microsoft and Sony’s desire to make Xbox 360 and PS3 more family-friendly may have been given a boost with the announcement of a new motion-sensing controller from In2Games. The company claims that its Gametrak Freedom device is ‘the most advanced’ motion-sensing controller yet. The name of the first title in …

Over 800 people from 29 different countries attended, organisers claim

The UK Government has published its official action plan for video games classification changes following the recommendations made in the Byron Review earlier this year. You can find the full, in depth Action Plan here . When it comes to age classification changes, the ‘action points’ for the Department of …

The UK Government has published its official action plan for video games classification changes following the recommendations made in March’s Byron Review . It pledges a four-month public consultation period will take place from July, in which publishers keen to argue the toss for a pan-European classification system will have …

Gordon Brown’s Government is pumping 9 million into internet safety advertising for parents, following recommendations made in the Byron Review in March – but has yet again failed to promise that it will cough up for a similar campaign when it comes to violent video games. The news is included …

Electronic Arts is to release a special edition of Spore when the title arrives in September – which it says will be the perfect SKU for the ‘ultimate Spore fan’. The iteration will include the ‘Making of Spore’ DVD, a ‘How to Build a Better Being’ DVD from the National …

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