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An ex-employee of North American games rating body the ESRB has stated that the firm doesn’t actually play the games it rates, Gamepolitics.com reports. Jerry Bonner, who claims to have rated over 700 games in his six months at the company, stated: The ESRB’s current pool of fulltime raters does …

Though first talk of its Brighton office emerged almost exactly a year ago , Linden Lab has to date been quiet about its South Coast operations – though a new recruitment drive from the firm could indicate a considerable upscaling of its operations. Linden Lab is the developer behind the …

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The Daily Mirror reports that Brits spend more time playing computer games in bed than they do having sex – in fact, sex is apparently only the 10th most popular activity between the sheets. Sleep is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the most popular bed-based pursuit, though it is followed by the likes …

Gamestation has made its play to become the UK’s leading destination for pre-owned games by slashing its prices on next-gen software. The retailer’s most impressive cuts have come on Xbox 360 titles, with the cheapest being sold for a startlingly low 3.99.Games such as Sega’s Football Manager 2006 are being …

PC software retailers, look away now: Full video games giveaways will soon become as commonplace on the cover of national newspapers as CDs and DVDs. That’s according to the company that organised a ‘covermount’ offer with The Times newspaper last week, which saw five full PC titles, such as Ubisoft’s …

Amazon is selling Xbox 360 Arcade for 149.99 and Xbox 360 Pro for 189.99, listing the RRPs at 159.99 and 199.99 respectively. The online retailer is also selling Xbox 360 Elite for 249.99, with an RRP of 259.99. The original RRP for the Arcade, Pro and Elite was previously set …

It appears that a third instalment to Sony’s Getways series is still on the way to PS3 after all. Though the platform holder had never said anything to the contrary, the fact that it’s been almost two years since the firm spoke of the title had lead to much speculation. …

Ubisoft will publish My Health Coach: Weight Management for Nintendo DS this summer. The game is being developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, with help from a fitness coach and nutritionist. The publisher hopes the game will help tackle the growing obesity problem. The game will feature trivia, hints and tips, …

Take Two announced a generous severance package for its employees as a result of EA’s $2 billion bid for the company. The Financial Times reports that in a regulatory filing late on Friday, Take Two said its Board had approved a package for employees in the event that they lose …