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Codemasters gets casual at Xmas

Codemasters UK has revealed that its first batch of titles from the Majesco deal will hit retail shelves from the end of September. The agreement, signed earlier this year, will see the Warwickshire-based publisher bring selected family-focused Majesco titles to PAL territories including the UK, with titles for Wii, DS …

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Punch George Bush!

As the working week moves towards its natural conclusion, it’s time for a bit of light relief – with CasualGaming.biz’s celeb game of the week… Click here for the full story.

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Activision gives away free guitars

Activision UK has announced the biggest pre-order incentive the industry has ever seen” as it gears up for November’s anticipated release of Guitar Hero World Tour. Gamers who pre-order the ‘super bundle’ – containing the game, drum kit, guitar and microphone – will receive a free Guitar Hero bass guitar, …

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Mirrors Edge dated

Much-hyped DICE title Mirror’s Edge has been confirmed for release on November 11th in the US, and November 14th in the UK. The first-person action title will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 simultaneously, with a PC SKU scheduled for ‘later in the winter’. A demo of the EA-published release will …

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Brutal Sega ads banned

The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency has outlawed two ‘brutal’ and ‘realistic’ Sega TV adverts for Condemned 2. The watchdog received just nine complaints over the duo of ads, with three people recommending that the ads were ‘inappropriate for broadcast at any time’. The ads appeared in post-9pm and post-11pm slots …

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‘Asia-Pacific can equal Europe, Japan and US markets’

As the Game Convention Asia Conference gets underway in Singapore this week, the event’s head has told us that the Asia-Pacific region is primed for expansion that could see it become a key market for the industry – comparable to Europe, Japan or North America. Specifically Joerg Zeissig, MD of …

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Atari to back away from boxed product

Atari has revealed that 90 per cent of its output will be online-only in a few years as it increasingly favours online titles over traditional retail. The publisher’s recent deal with Namco Bandai includes a clause which gives the Japanese developer and publisher the option to buy Infogrames’ distribution business …

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The game changers

Could you explain what your intentions are with the Namco Bandai deal? David Gardner: We’ve being saying all along that we want to make the business online and so what we’ve decided to do is separate the distribution company. The distribution side will handle Infogrames, Namco Bandai and other publishers’ …

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EA storms Russia with 1C

EA has revealed that it is to invade the Russian market following a new wide-reaching distribution deal with 1C. 1C will now distribute EA’s titles in Russia and CIS countries, including territory exclusive value packs. Alongside the publisher’s standard product, 1C will supply three new economy jewel packed PC games …

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Valve calls Google story ‘100% rumour’

Valve’s Doug Lombardi has described today’s rumourmongering that the studio is to be bought by Google as "100% rumour". Speaking to Spong, the marketing boss’ description of the story is the first comment made by the studio. Google has described the story as "rumour and speculation", although clearly both have …

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