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There’s only one day left to vote on your favourite article for this year’s Gamers’ Choice award. The prize, which will be presented at tomorrow’s Games Media Awards, recognises a single piece of outstanding games media work from the last year. The piece can be a written piece, a video …
Read More »Iwata’s internal approval rating drops as signs of board unease emerge
A report from Japan seems to be suggesting that there’s a small risk Nintendo president Saturo Iwata could be voted off the company’s board. A Siliconera translation of a Nikkei report says that Iwata’s internal approval rating has fallen from 92.86 per cent in 2001 to 77.26 per cent today, …
Read More »Markus ‘Notch’ Persson currently ranked as the second most influential person in the world
The creator of indie gaming hit Minecraft is in the running to be named as the second most influential person in the world. That’s according to the 2013 edition of The Time 100 Poll, which is currently allowing readers to vote on 100 different entries before editors make their final …
Read More »Infinity Blade transforms into a political beat ’em up
Popular iOS action adventure Infinity Blade has undergone an interesting transformation – it has been turned into a political beat ‘em up. Starring none other than American presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the title – called VOTE! – is free to download on iPhone and iPad. It comes …
Read More »HMV agrees to sell off Hammersmith Apollo
Investors in retailer HMV have voted almost unanimously to sell off the Hammersmith Apollo. MCV’s sister site Music Week reports that 99.96 per cent of investors who participated in the vote were in favour of the sale. New joint company Stage C Limited tabled a 32m offer for the venue …
Read More »Steam’s Greenlight gives users power to vote for new games
Developers that have often grumbled about having games rejected from Steam may be appeased by a new community voting element that lets gamers decide what gets sold on the site. "Steam Greenlight is a new system that enlists the community’s help in picking some of the next games to be …
Read More »Last chance to vote for GAME BAFTA Award
GAME is urging UK consumers to vote for their favourite game of 2011 before March 13th by giving away a Star Wars Xbox. Gamers who vote at www.baftagameaward.com will be entered into a prize draw to win a Limited Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 console and Kinect accessory. The BAFTA …
Read More »Golden Joysticks 2011 shortlist revealed
Future has announced the shortlist for this year’s GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards 2011 presented by Alienware. Voting is open now and will remain so until October 14th. There are 14 categories to vote on in total. 20 games are in contention for the big prize, the Ultimate Game of the …
Read More »Gamers to vote on XBLA deals
Users of Xbox Live are being offered the chance to vote for what content gets the online discount treatment in the Xbox Live Arcade Deal of the Week. Any users in the UK, US and Canada who sign in to Xbox Live should head over to the Spotlight channel for …
Read More »Gamers asked to decide GOW3 plot
Microsoft is asking Gears of Wars fans to decide the fate of new rookie character Clayton Carmine in the upcoming Gears of War 3. Kicking off on July 29th, two t-shirts will be released on the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace – one with ‘Save Carmine’ written across it and one …
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