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Its release remains a long way off but the hype machine looks like its about to kick into life as Microsoft looks to finish the year by bigging up what could be its biggest release of 2010 – Bungie’s Halo Reach. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s Video Game Awards on December …
Read More »Trade called to back War Child campaign
Activision has called on the games industry to get behind its GAME For Good Modern Warfare 2 charity push. The firm is trying to encourage a million Modern Warfare 2 owners onto Xbox Live this weekend (Saturday December 5th and Sunday December 6th). A huge flux of online players will …
Read More »US: Ghostbusters grabs Google search gong
Search engine leader Google has published its Zeitgeist 2009 report – which lists the Top Ten searches in North America across a number of popular entertainment sectors over the last year – and Atari’s Ghostbusters has emerged as the winner. Google’s report is compiled from the billions of queries people …
Read More »Bayonetta special editions revealed
UK retailers have secured exclusive pre-order packs for Sega’s upcoming new IP, Bayonetta. As revealed on Sega’s blog, Play.com is stocking the Climax Edition, which includes a copy of the game, a limited edition box, artbook and a soundtrack CD. Meanwhile, GAME.co.uk is offering a replica gun that’s used in …
Read More »More freebies for PSPgo buyers
Anyone who buys Sony’s UMD-less PSPgo will now be entitled to a free full game download, the platform holder has announced. Anyone who signs into an existing PSN account or registers a new one on the PSPgo will be free to choose from one of the following titles – Gran …
Read More »Marketing boss Macario leaves GAME
Long-standing GAME Group marketing head Anna Macario has left the retailer, MCV can reveal. The popular exec leaves her position as the company’s marketing director, a role that she has held since August 2004. Macario originally joined the group as head of marketing in November 1998. Previous to her time …
Read More »Nokia peddles N900 emulation
In a surprising – and arguably illegal – move Finnish mobile giant Nokia has chosen to highlight the emulation functionality of its N900 smartphone on its Nokia Conversation blog. The promotional video, which can be seen here, shows a dedicated emulation menu sporting buttons for the likes of the Game …
Read More »Activision kicks off UK trades biggest ever charity push
Publisher Activision has called its War Child/Modern Warfare 2 charity initiative the biggest the British games industry has ever seen. The firm has pledged to give away up to 250,000 to War Child, depending on the amount of Modern Warfare 2 gamers who are playing the game over Xbox Live …
Read More »New Star Wars game incoming
A brand new entry in the video games Star Games saga is set to be unveiled in a few weeks time at the Spike Video Game Awards 2009, according to the channel’s host Geoff Keighley via Twitter. Nothing more is known of the game as of yet, though the teaser …
Read More »Activision to donate up to £250,000 to War Child
GAME, Xbox and Activision have joined forces for a special online charity event in support of War Child. Entitled GAME For Good, Activision wants as many gamers as possible to play Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox Live on Saturday December 5th and Sunday December 6th. The more gamers online, the …
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