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May 2011

UBISOFT® UNVEILS DIVERSE E3 LINEUP AND KICKS OFF 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Today, Ubisoft® announced that it will kick off E3 with an invitation-only press conference on June 6, 2011 at 2:30 pm PST at the Los Angeles Theatre where attendees will be treated to never-before-seen demonstrations of Ubisoft’s fiscal year 2012 line-up and exclusive new announcements. Following the press conference E3 attendees can view and play …

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Evidence suggests a great upcoming sleuthing adventure in ‘The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes’ (360, PC, PS3)

You won’t need the famous detective’s intuition to discover four exclusive new images of the game. From the dirty streets of Whitechapel to the notorious Newgate prison, these screenshots show off some of the locales you will visit during your investigation. Aspiring detectives will collect evidence and elicit testimonies to solve an intriguing and complex …

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STEELSERIES ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF LICENSED MEDAL OF HONOR™ HEADSETS FOR XBOX 360® AND PC GAMERS (360, PC)

SteelSeries, the leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals today announced the availability of licensed headsets for Electronic Arts’ first person shooter game, Medal of Honor™. The SteelSeries 5Hv2 Headset Medal of Honor Edition for PC and the SteelSeries Spectrum 5xb Medal of Honor Edition for Xbox 360® headsets are the latest addition to the family of …

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More Retrocast goodies from Gamerdads.co.uk (with me!)

Part 2 of 2 of the Gamerdads Retrocast communty ramble experiment (part one found as Rerocast 2.3), we continue our discussion on our favorite retro controllers, talk about our earliest gaming memories and discuss the joys of C64 era game music and feature our favorite tracks on the podcast-including “The Last Ninja” and the imfamous …

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CALL OF DUTY®MODERN WARFARE® 3 STRIKES 8th NOVEMBER, 2011

London, UK – 24th May 2011 – Global warfare is raging and the battle will begin on 8th November when the cultural phenomenon Modern Warfare® returns with the worldwide release of Call of Duty® Modern Warfare® 3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the newest instalment in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) #1 first …

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TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON ONLINE Free-to-Play (PC)

Today, Ubisoft announced the development of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online, a new multi-player, third-person, cover-based tactical shooter that will be offered free-to-play online. Ghost Recon Online is developed by Ubisoft Singapore, and offers all the best qualities of the Ghost Recon franchise in a downloadable, dynamic, PC-based online game. Ghost Recon Online launches in …

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2K Games and Gearbox Software Announce Duke Nukem Forever® Has Gone Gold (360, PC, PS3)

2K Games and Gearbox Software are proud to announce that Duke Nukem Forever®, one of the most anticipated entertainment properties of all time, has “gone gold” and will be available at retailers on June 10, 2011 internationally and on June 14, 2011 in North America. The road to gold was paved over the course of …

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NINTENDO TO OFFER LIVE COVERAGE OF E3 EXPO 2011 PRESENTATION

Video game fans around the globe are invited to bookmark e3.nintendo.com in their browsers as Nintendo prepares to offer a virtual front-row seat at this year’s E3 Expo in Los Angeles. A live webcast of Nintendo’s E3 Expo 2011 media presentation will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, June 7. Immediately following the …

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LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE COMMUNITY TO UPHOLD A POSITIVE GAME EXPERIENCE (PC)

Riot Games, developer and publisher of the award-winning PC game League of Legends, is happy to present the Tribunal, a new peer adjudication system designed to foster a positive experience for the game’s growing community. The Tribunal, which encourages players to participate in anonymous peer review juries, puts the power to enforce behavior standards into …

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APB RELOADED LAUNCHES OPEN BETA WITH NEW GAME FEATURES AND NEW IN-GAME ITEMS (PC)

The world leader in Free2Play® massively multiplayer online games, GamersFirst ( www.gamersfirst.com ) today launched the highly anticipated APB Reloaded open beta. In addition to the long list of closed beta improvements already launched during the redevelopment of the game, the APB Reloaded open beta adds a brand new skill rating system, redesigned “witnessing” game …

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UK Charts: 23/05/2011 – L.A. Noire takes its rightful place at the top!

Not many surprises this week. Basically L.A. Noire is most deservingly at the top spot! UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track LW TW TITLE AGE RATING PUBLISHER 1 L.A. NOIRE BBFC 18+ TAKE 2 2 2 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN PEGI 7+ DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 1 3 BRINK PEGI 16+ BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 3 …

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BATTLEFIELD 3 LIMITED EDITION: PHYSICAL WARFARE PACK AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PRE-ORDER AT GAME AND GAMESTATION UK

Claim battlefield superiority this Autumn! The Battlefield 3™ Limited Edition: Physical Warfare Pack is now available for pre-order exclusively at GAME and gamestation in the UK. Players can storm the battlefield armed with powerful weapons and items only available in the Physical Warfare Pack including the Type 88 light machine gun with bipod for superior …

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