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UK Charts: Fancy that, format exculsive game Killzone 3 straight in at number 1!

Well, it looks like a format exclusive title can indeed storm the charts! Well done to Killzone 3. Check out our review to see what makes it a number one game! Bad luck Bulletstorm though. Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, �2011 UKIE Ltd POS.� TITLE� PUBLISHER �LAST�WEEK 1 KILLZONE 3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. …

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MCV Awards 2011: Finalists unveiled

Nearly 60 companies from across the �2 billion games industry are nominated for prizes at this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. Microsoft and Ubisoft lead the pack, with 11 and nine finalist places respectively. From physical retail to digital distribution, via publishers and peripherals brands, the nominated firms from across the trade have been recognised …

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�Generation Zero� nominated for the Serious Games Award and presented in the German parliament

For the 3rd time, the Serious Games Award is awarded to the best educational games at the CeBIT 2011 fair in Hannover, Germany. The postwar adventure game Generation Zero is among the five best serious games and reaches out for the trophy. Even more so, the title will be discussed at the highest places in …

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Video Gaming and Tournament Community Opens New Gaming Arena (UFGL)

Urgent Fury has just announced the re-opening of its new gaming site, Urgent Fury Gaming League or UFGL. This comes on the heels of Urgent Fury’s debut episode of UFreqTV at Sony’s PlayStation� Home, only on the PlayStation� 3 console. Urgent Fury decided to open a larger venue, offering more games on more consoles, providing …

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Move over Toy Story, ‘Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure’ is bringing toys to life

Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today the worldwide debut of Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, an entertainment breakthrough for the toy and video game industries. Through an innovative use of technology, the game allows players to transport real-world toys into virtual worlds of adventure through the “Portal of Power™.” These “toys with brains” can come to …

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Activision | Blizzard: No more Guitar Hero, but new stuff from Bungie and of course more Call of Duty!

Well, you have all probably heard that Activision | Blizzard has scrapped Guitar Hero and True Crime. But what have they got in store for us instead? Here are some highlights of their December report. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Call of Duty: Black Ops were of course the highlights of the year for Activision. …

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Unity Technologies to Take Centre Stage at Game Developers Conference (GDC)

Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity development platform for games and interactive 3D on the web, iOS, Android, consoles and beyond, today announced that it will showcase how it is advancing game development at GDC. GDC, the world’s largest game industry event with more than 18,000 attendees, is taking place this year February 28 – …

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