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Arkham Universe amongst 15 Batman domains registered by Warner

There are four references to the name ‘Batman Arkham Universe’ in a new list of 15 domains registered by Warner Bros. The obvious conclusion to draw from the names, which were reported by Fusible, is that Warner is on the cusp of announcing a new Batman title. And Arkham Universe …

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Wii U owners can only download adult games between 11pm-3am

Mature-rated video games like Ubisoft’s ZombiU can only be downloaded from Nintendo’s eShop between the hours of 11pm-3am. This startling discovery, first reported by CVG, stems from a response issued to an Italian Wii U owner. We would like to let you know that Nintendo has always aimed to offer …

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The GamesAid Darts Night returns

UK games industry charity GamesAid has announced a date and venue for its next Darts Night. It will take place on November 23rd at The Horseshoe pub, 24 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0AG. MPG Universal have signed up as the event’s sponsor. The competition will take place in pairs, and …

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GMA 2011: Lobbying closed

Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Gameshas now closed, with some 800 nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. Now it’s all in the hands of the judges. As ever, the winners will be voted for by members …

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GamesAid darts night raises £800

The games industry raised over 800 at this month’s GamesAid darts evening. More than 50 members of the industry stepped up to the oche. The big winners were Beautiful Game Studios’ Ben Nelson and Stephen Morrison. GamesAid vice chairman Caroline Miller told MCV: Plans are afoot for another one – …

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‘Gaming causes lack of sleep’

Playing video games late at night is one of the main factors of sleeplessness, according to a US study. The National Sleep Foundation found that 95 per cent of people questioned used some type of electronics in the hour before going to bed, while two thirds admitted they don’t get …

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New U-Sing to take on SingStar

Karaoke hit U-Sing returns this year in Girls Night for Wii, Mindscape has announced. The firm is confident its singing franchise – developed in partnership with Universal Music – can compete with Sony’s SingStar and Microsoft’s Lips franchise as the market’s most popular karaoke game. We have all the ingredients: …

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Irony lost on Daily Star

British tabloid The Daily Star has taken the mainstream media’s negative games agenda to a whole new low today with a story claiming that Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Pack, which includes a pair of night vision goggles, is to transform geeky computer game fans” into an …

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Unbelievable Modern Warfare SKU revealed

Forget postcards, leather cases and flimsy plastic figures – Infinity Ward has showed everyone else how Collector’s Editions should be done with the revelation that the Prestige Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will include a set of real night vision goggles.

 Described as ‘fully-functioning’, the goggles are …

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UK CHARTS: Fight Night scores second KO

He may be the dominant global force in world golf, but Tiger Woods has failed to muster the form needed to knock fellow EA title Fight Night Round 4 from the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 debuts in second spot, ahead …

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