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LittleBigPlanet price plummets

The price of acclaimed PS3 title LittleBigPlanet has tumbled to around 10, six months after it was released. The Media Molecule-developed title has an SRP of 44.99, but can be found at online retailers – including DVD.co.uk – for 10.89, while Play and Amazon have the title on sale for …

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Majesco goes direct in Europe

Thought the DS and Wii markets couldn’t get more competitive? Think again. MCV can reveal that the firm responsible for ‘discovering’ Cooking Mama will soon start publishing its own titles in the UK and Europe. Majesco Europe is readying over ten games that it plans to sell direct to British …

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US: The Conduit blasts towards summer release

Dubbed by many as the first person shooter that will revolutionize the genre on Wii, the developer of The Conduit has stated that the game will be released in North America on June 23rd. Joystiq obtained the news from High Voltage Software’s Eric Nofsinger. A European date for the game …

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Play.com hires new games boss

Play.com has recruited Patrick Kelly as its new head of games. Kelly joins Play with a wealth of industry knowledge, having held a similar position at Zavvi before the chain’s closure earlier this year. Prior to Zavvi, Kelly had worked within games for Virgin Retail. These are incredibly exciting times …

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Paramount becomes console publisher

Hollywood’s flirtation with online gaming is developing into a committed relationship – with Paramount the latest Tinseltown giant to bypass retail for a major movie tie-in. The studio has created a download-only game of its new Star Trek movie – disregarding the opportunity to release a boxed product spin-off of …

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Xbox five-a-side returns

Teams from all over the industry will battle it out once again in this summer’s games industry five-a-side tournament. The Xbox 360 Gamesfives will take place at Barnet Powerleague in North London on Friday June 12th. Entry to the tournament is free, plus there is a free bar and a …

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Beatles Premium Bundle priced for UK

EA has released pricing details for The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle, which will retail for 179 upon its release on September 9th in the UK. The European price will be €199 and the North American price $249.00. For the money gamers will get a copy of the …

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Nintendo to release ‘key property’ at Xmas

The CEO of US retail giant Gamestop has said that Nintendo has asked him to save shelf space this Christmas – for a major new key property”. Dan DeMatteo told CNBC: "We think there will be a Nintendo key property coming out by the end of the year. They haven’t …

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UK PC ownership hits 70%

PC ownership in the UK had hit 70 per cent by 2007, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. According to the ONS’ Social Trends report, released yesterday, ownership of home computers rose from 29 per cent in 1998 to 70 per cent in 2007. Click …

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