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OnLive to get original, exclusive games

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:28:00 GMT

Creator discusses cloud gaming platform's prospects.
OnLive boss Mike McGarvey has promised consumers "original, exclusive" games for the platform when it launches in June.

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Dirt 3 revealed

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:13:00 GMT

Codies promises series innovation as it confirms a follow-up to last year's racer.
Codemasters has confirmed that it's at work on Dirt 3.

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NPD: DS, 360 lead US hardware sales

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:21:00 GMT

Nintendo portable and Microsoft console break February records.
Nintendo's DS was the bestselling system in the US last month, moving 613,000 units.

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NPD: BioShock 2 tops February chart

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:09:00 GMT

Rapturous shooter was the bestselling game in the US last month.
The Xbox 360 version of BioShock 2 was the bestselling game in the US during February, shifting 563,000 copies, according to the NPD Group.

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NPD: BioShock 2 tops February sales

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:09:00 GMT

Rapturous shooter claims the top spot on the monthly US chart.
BioShock 2 was the bestselling game in the US during February, shifting 563,000 copies, according to the NPD Group.

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OnLive: 'Big news' coming this week

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:00 GMT

Platform holder promises major announcement at GDC.
Onlive - the cloud gaming company looking to take on Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 - has revealed that it will be announcing some 'big news' later this week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (GDC).

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Ex-Pandemics leading new studio

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:32:00 GMT

Key staff from shuttered EA outfit running new online game developer.
Online game developer, Globex has hired a number of ex-Pandemic staff to lead a new US-based studio.

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Donkey Kong World Record smashed!

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:11:00 GMT

King of Kong beaten by New York plastic surgeon.
A New York plastic surgeon has smashed the Donkey Kong world record set by 'King Of Kong' Billy Mitchell.

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The best Pokémon spin-off game is...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:22:00 GMT

ONM readers vote for their top ten.
Pokémon Stadium is the best Pokémon spin-off game of all time according to Nintendo fans on the ONM forum.

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UK CHART: Battlefield Bad Company 2 goes top

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:59:00 GMT

EA's modern warfare FPS conquers the weekly sales list.
EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has claimed the top spot on the UK All Formats chart for the week ending March 6.

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CVG: The week's best comments

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:17:00 GMT

You lot weigh in with your thoughts...
Nothing of any note really happened this week, guys.

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G4TV back online

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:23:00 GMT

UPDATE: News and video site returns.
UPDATE: G4TV.com is back online this afternoon, as of 15.50 GMT - and it looks like it's had a redesign. Our original story is below.

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G4TV taken down?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:23:00 GMT

News site covering Activision vs Infinity Ward dispute disappears.
G4TV.com - the popular games news and video website that's been consistently ahead on the curve on the reported legal dispute between Activision and Infinity Ward - has mysteriously gone down this morning.

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Argos starts pre-owned games trade

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:22:00 GMT

Catalogue retailer follows Tesco and Asda's lead.
UK gamers have yet another option for second-hand software on the High Street - with Argos setting up its own pre-owned service.

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More LEGO games incoming

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:46:00 GMT

Warner and LEGO contact extension spells new brick titles.
Warner has extended its existing contract with Lego to make games based on the popular brick characters until 2016.

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American McGee working on Red Riding Hood game

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT

Developer to pitch title to publishers at GDC.
Off-the-wall games auteur American McGee has begun work on a new, gory Red Riding Hood game.

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New Infinity Ward bosses named

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:56:00 GMT

Activision acts fast to replace outgoing duo; announces CoD business unit.
Infinity Ward CTO Steve Pearce and head of production Steve Ackrich are to take the helm at the studio for an 'interim' period - following the departure of Jason West and Vince Zampella earlier today.

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Activision prohibits its own 'Hot Coffee'

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:26:00 GMT

Firm prevents studios from creating 'objectionable undisclosed content'.
Activision has warned its staff and investors that it doesn't want to face its own version of 2K's 'Hot Coffee' lawsuit - due to 'objectionable undisclosed content' being created in its games.

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Activision: Warcraft could become 'obsolete'

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

'Technological advances' could kill off MMO, says publisher.
Activision has warned that World Of Warcraft could become 'obsolete' due to advances in the way consumers play games.

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Activision: Warcraft could become 'obselete'

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Rare opens new studio

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:17:00 GMT

Prized UK developer unveils new West Midlands base.
Viva Pinata, Perfect Dark and GoldenEye developer Rare has today unveiled its new West Midlands studio.

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PS3's big error: Time to go offline?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:25:00 GMT

Opinion: Tim Ingham is missing the independence of PC gaming...
'XXX.exe has failed to load because XXX.dll was not found'.

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PS3 Error 8001050F: Time to go offline?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:25:00 GMT

Opinion: Has constant net connection become more of a hindrance than a benefit, asks Tim Ingham...
'XXX.exe has failed to load because XXX.dll was not found'.

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PS3 8001050F + Ubisoft's DRM: Time to go offline

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:25:00 GMT

Opinion: Has constant net connection become more of a hindrance than a benefit, asks Tim Ingham...
'XXX.exe has failed to load because XXX.dll was not found'.

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PS3 8001050F: Time to go offline?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:25:00 GMT

Opinion: Has constant net connection become more of a hindrance than a benefit, asks Tim Ingham...
'XXX.exe has failed to load because XXX.dll was not found'.

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