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It’s easy to put LA Noire’s success down to the name of its publisher. Having the ability to say ‘from the makers of Grand Theft Auto’ is a strong marketing tool. It worked for Red Dead Redemption last year. Rockstar truly is living up to its name. But to make …

HMV CEO Simon Fox has hailed GAME’s digital plans, telling MCV that the specialist is absolutely doing the right things”. He said HMV is looking closely at GAME’s strategy, whilst also evolving its own 7digital music service to include games and film. What GAME is doing makes total sense and …

The sequel to the surprise smash hit of last summer is getting its full reveal at E3. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 – which has been built using CryEngine 3, the same engine that powered recent No.1 Crysis 2 – is one of two video games to be revealed by City …

PEGI says it must go ahead with controversial plans to end dual classifications on European game boxes. But the body has issued a string of solutions to angry publishers who have seen their costs spiral as a result of the new rule. PEGI insists it is thinking of the ‘bigger …

Child of Eden is actually an important game for Kinect. A psychedelic rhythm action shooter may not sound like your typical killer app, but Kinect has lacked any real, quality core gaming experiences thus far. Finally, dedicated Xbox fans have reason to turn on that motion accessory. But the challenge …

Disney Interactive has teamed up with its movie division to launch new video game and DVD movie packs. The publisher is launching three different sets in the UK on Monday, June 27th. The first sees animated movie Tangled combined with its Wii counterpart, while cartoon series Phineas and Ferb will …

HMV is back from the brink after months of turmoil, CEO Simon Fox has told MCV. The entertainment retailer hit difficulties earlier this year after issuing multiple profit warnings on the back of falling sales. But now Fox says that the 53m sale of its Waterstone’s chain will help the company …

Microsoft has announced that a "limited" number of the first copies of upcoming racer Forza 4 will include five free cars. The vehicles in question are the Ford Mustang GT Coupe 1965, Koenigsegg Agera 2011, Lexus SC300 1997, RUF RGT-8 2011 and the electric Telsa Roadster Sport 2011. A Collector’s …

The Next Generation Portable will be launched in 2011. That’s the unwavering message from Sony, which according to Andriasang made the following statement to investors earlier today: "Regarding NGP, we’re progressing with preparations towards a release at the end of the year." The firm also insisted that PSN is still …

It seems that any hope of a quick fix to patch Dirt 3’s online problems on PS3 has been ruled out. It was reported yesterday that owners of the PS3 version of the game are currently unable to access any of the game’s online modes as the ongoing PlayStation Store …