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Ukie calls for industry input in to State Aid Cultural Test consultation

1 October 2012 – London, United Kingdom – Games and interactive entertainment trade body Ukie has today urged the games industry to give their input in to a consultation that will be an important step to getting European clearance for the UK’s video games production tax relief scheme. Following an earlier consultation (concluded last month) …

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Kick-Off Set for November 2nd� or Even Earlier for Fans Who Pre-Order (PC)

Sports Interactive and SEGA, the developer and publisher behind the best-selling Football Manager series, are pleased to announce the release date for this year’s game. Football Manager 2013 will be released across the world on Friday, November 2nd. And for those fans who can’t wait until then, there’s even better news. Anyone who pre-orders this …

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Games Aid Announces this year’s Successful Charities

GamesAid is pleased to announce the five charities that received the most votes from you, our members, and will go on to receive a donation of �36,000 each. The five charities are: Action for Kids, Jigsaw4u, Small Steps, Special Effect, The Willow Foundation. Action for Kids works closely with families of disabled children and young people …

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Angry Birds� Trilogy Comes to Console and Handheld Game Systems

It’s time to take flight as Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced that the Angry Birds Trilogy video game is available today at retail outlets nationwide. Built from the ground up in stunning HD graphics, gamers can experience Angry Birds like never before with the ultimate collector’s …

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24 years on: original Carrier Command reviewers appraise Gaea Mission (360, PC)

24 years ago, a small Leeds-based developer released a game which would define a generation. Available initially on Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, Carrier Command was an ambitious simulation of ground, sea and air warfare conducted over randomly-generated archipelagos. Players manufactured vehicles and then joined in the war directly. It was a groundbreaking release, and …

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Hitman: Absolution Contracts Playthrough (360, PC, PS3)

IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio, is pleased to release a playthrough showcasing and explaining the new multiplayer-mode CONTRACTS. The 18-minute playthrough includes commentary from HITMAN: ABSOLUTION game director Tore Blystad and Travis Barbour, part of the community team at IO Interactive. CONTRACTS is a new online mode which allows gamers to create and share their own custom hit challenges within …

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‘Angry Birds Trilogy’ set to destroy free time (360, 3DS, PS3)

A three pack of addiction is being flung onto Xbox, PS3 and 3DS today. Revamped with shiny HD graphics with the ultimate collector’s edition, a compilation of three addictive titles: ‘Angry Birds’, ‘Angry Birds Seasons’ and ‘Angry Birds Rio’. With 150 hours of addictive gameplay, fans of all ages will fall in love with Angry Birds …

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Tons of ‘Forza Horizon’ season pass and soundtrack details (360)

Microsoft, Playground Games, and Turn 10 Studios have released a new edition in the “Forza Horizon – Behind the Scenes” video documentary series. In this latest edition of the video series fans have a chance to explore the open world playground of Colorado, which is the backdrop for all of the high intensity automotive action …

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‘Death Rises’ and ‘Argul’s Tomb’ opens up in ‘Darksiders II’ (360, PS3)

Your ‘Darksiders II’ adventure is about to get a whole lot bigger with ‘Argul’s Tomb’ and ‘Death Rises’ DLC packs released today. Argul’s Tomb is a new gameplay zone, which includes two challenging new dungeons, new enemies to best, and unique legendary loot to collect. Any new purchaser of the Limited Edition version of Darksiders II will find …

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