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Leading UK entertainment retailer HMV is to introduce multiplayer PC gaming centres into a number of its largest stores, beginning with the unveiling of a new state-of-art gaming centre at its London-based Trocadero store next month. The move comes as a result of a new partnership with Gamerbase.com. The new …

The developer of Supreme Commander, Gas Powered Games, has stated that its successful PC RTS Supreme Commander is heading to consoles – though it appears that neither Gas Powered nor former publisher THQ will be involved. Pro-G reports that destination platforms have not yet been confirmed, though it is believed …

Just days before its proposed European release, publisher Electronic Arts has confirmed that it’s co-op based next-gen shooter Army of Two has been delayed until next year. Head of EA Games Frank Gibeau stated: Army of Two has potential to become a lasting EA franchise, so getting the first title …

One of the worst kept secrets from camp Microsoft is finally official with the news that the Xbox Arcade bundle is real and heading to European retailers this Friday (October 26th). The package includes an Xbox 360 console, a wireless joypad, an HDMI connection, a 256MB memory card and five …

MySpace has forged a deal with casual games developer Oberon Media to create a new gaming channel on the social networking site. The deal let users of News Corps’ site add games from Oberon’s catalogue and embed them in their MySpace profiles, reports Reuters. Called MySpace Games, the channel will …

The UK’s obsession with all things football continues this week with one sports sim, EA’s multi-format FIFA 08, being dislodged by another, Sega’s Football Manager 2008, at the top of the ChartTrack All Formats UK Top 40. It’s Sega’s first number one since the release of last year’s Football Manager, …

Chinese MMO developer enters Japanese market

Developer and publisher helps build new casual games channel on social networking site

Ahead of the release of its PS3 shooter Haze next month, Ubisoft has teamed up with hard rock outfit Korn to help promote the game. The band has recorded an original song that was ‘inspired’ by the game, and it will be released on the radio and via video to …

The latest chart data from Media Control Gfk shows that EA football sim FIFA 08 continues to ride high in the Spanish and German charts – and it’s the PS2 version that is proving the most popular, outperforming all of the next-gen iterations. In fact, aside from the presence of …