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Aquaria wins Game of the Year at Game Tunnel’s 6th Annual Independent Games of the Year Awards

January 2, 2008 – Gliding ahead of the pack, Aquaria was the 2007 winner of the Independent Game of the Year award. The award, the culminating event of Game Tunnel’s 6th Annual Game of the Year awards, is given each year to the most outstanding Independent Video Game. The Independent Game of the Year awards …

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Former “Hitman” programmers plunge into the casual games industry. (PC)

Former “Hitman” programmers launch their first casual game, Deep Blue Sea for PC and Mac, from their new game studio, The Game Equation. Copenhagen, Denmark – January 2nd, 2008 – The hit game, Deep Blue Sea, is the first release from the brand new game studio, The Game Equation. “After working on top-rated shooters for …

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Developer Diary ? Opencross (360, PS3)

By Brian Coonce, Principle Game Designer, Rainbow Studios Over the past decade, Rainbow Studios has been hard at work fine-tuning the ultimate offroad videogame. As development has shifted from PCs and consoles to next-generation powerhouses, our vision of everything offroad has also expanded. Whereas previous games focused exclusively on MX bikes or ATVs, the latest …

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UBISOFT STAKES FIRST DETAILS FOR TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX� VEGAS 2 (360, PC, PS3)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM? 20th December, 2007 ? Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced the first details for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six� Vegas 2, currently in production for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows. Scheduled for a March …

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Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (360)

Xbox Live� Market Place Downloadable Content 20 December 2007    Mirage2000-5 ? SCARFACE EMBLEM ? (Free)The heroes of Ace Combat 2, Scarface Squadron Aircraft. This aircraft’s armour has been reinforced at the expense of stability. With the main military force unable to respond, the mercenary tactical strike force, Scarface, was entrusted to rescue the Usean …

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RELIVE THE BIRTH OF A PHENOMENON WITH FINAL FANTASY & FINAL FANTASY II (PSP)

London (19th December 2007) ? Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix� interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY� and FINAL FANTASY II will both be released in the UK and across all PAL territories on 8th February, 2008 on the PSP� (PlayStation� Portable) system. Experience the …

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SAMURAI WARRIORS�: KATANA FOR NINTENDO WIITM REACHES GOLD STATUS (WII)

KOEI’s First-Person Action-Adventure Will Ship to North American Retailers on January 15, 2008    Burlingame, CA -December 19, 2007 – KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that Samurai Warriors�: KATANA for Nintendo Wii? has reached gold status and is set to ship to North American retailers starting …

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SENSIBLE WORLD OF SOCCER OUT NOW ON XBOX LIVE ARCADE (360)

Soccer Comes Home as Sensible World of Soccer Returns to Xbox LIVE Arcade Wednesday, December 19th (10am GMT) ? Codemasters Online today announced the soccer game that shaped an entire generation; Sensible World of Soccer, has been re-released on Xbox LIVE� Arcade for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Sensible World …

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PLAYSTATION�3 System Software Update Version 2.10 Announced (PS3)

Blu-ray DiscTM Standard Profile 1.1 (Bonus View) EnabledDivX and VC-1 Video Playback Codecs SupportedVoice Changer for Audio Chat Introduced London, 18th December 2007 ? Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the immediate availability of the latest system software update for PLAYSTATION�3 (PS3?). Version 2.10 will enable the world’s most popular gaming system to expand …

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