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Brits lose holidays as E3 clashes with 2012 Jubilee

Thousands of UK games execs will miss out on June 2012’s double Bank Holiday. Because that’s E3 week. June 4th and 5th 2012 have been earmarked for the Queen’s 60-year Jubilee.As street parties besiege the UK, publishers, developers, retailers and more will have to man stands and host meetings on …

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OPINION: Gamescom is close to its E3 moment

Well, close enough. At the show, some said to me that Gamescom lacked the ‘media bang’ you’d get at an E3 or TGS. There was no big message from Microsoft at the show, and Nintendo’s one announcement – a new Wii SKU for Europe – was tacked on the end …

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Analysts: Nintendo ‘won E3’

The age old debate of who ‘won’ E3 may be increasingly irrelevant, but when asked the question by Eurogamer two analysts have claimed Nintendo stole the show. "Nintendo won, hands down," EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich stated. "They had great content and a well-executed presentation. No celebrities, no famous rock bands, …

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Square Enix: Japanese decline is ‘almost humiliating’

Despite grabbing lots of the E3 headlines with its impressive showing of the new Tomb Raider game, a senior Square Enix exec has said that this year’s show has painted a grave picture for Japanese games development. As well as Tomb Raider, other stars of Square Enix’s show this week …

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E3 2011: Fable demo ‘a horrendous mistake’

It’s fair to say that the Fable: The Journey demo was far from a highlight of Microsoft’s E3 2011 press demo. The short snippet of the game demonstrated a sequence where a player was guided through the game world while shooting enemies with their hands. In truth it was more …

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