Europe sees massive software sales Growth in '08
(via CVG) -- Game sales and revenues rise dramatically across Europe. Console software unit sales and revenues rose dramatically across Europe during the first half of the year, according to data released by Media Control GfK.

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Every major Microsoft first-party game dated
(via CVG) -- Viva, Banjo, Gears, Fable... They've all got solid release dates. Microsoft's recent announcement that Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts will launch on November 14 means that every game in Microsoft's first-party 2008 line-up has finally been given a solid release date. No more guessing!

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5 months ago 

Your chance to win a dream experience
(via CVG) -- Compo: Become a FIFA '09 games tester. 'Coca-Cola' is offering a huge range of once-in-a-lifetime prizes! We're not talking about average, run-of-the-mill giveaways here, but something much more special. And there's something for everyone!

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5 months ago 

Pre-order Banjo N& B, get Banjo XBLA early
(via CVG) -- A pre-order campaign worth pre-ordering. Banjo N&B dated too!. Microsoft has officially dated Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts 'n Bolts for November 14, and unveiled a pre-order scheme which was early birds nabbing the Xbox Live Arcade version for free - and first.

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5 months ago 

Take-Two to sign with EA
(via CVG) -- Take-Two has released a statement about EA's continued approaches. Take-Two says it expects to sign a confidentiality agreement with EA allowing EA to enter into Take-Two's formal process to evaluate strategic alternatives. Which basically means they're about to settle into some sort of talks.

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5 months ago 

Far Cry 2: New trailer from Leipzig
(via CVG) -- Ubisoft's biggest game of '08. And so it begins. Kicking off the Leipzig media train is Ubisoft with a new trailer for its biggest game of 2008, Far Cry 2. Doesn't it look pretty?

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5 months ago 

Too Human
(via CVG) - My Nan Went to Valhalla, and all I got was this lousy dungeon crawler... You wouldn't feed a starving child a bag of desiccated coconut so why, on a console where a decent multiplayer dungeon crawler would be like a chocolate enema to a menopausal diabetic, have we have been served this? Too Human looked salivating on the menu, but now we've actually chewed through it, it's sticking at the back our throats.

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5 months ago 

Everyone's open to acquisition, says Dyack
(via CVG) -- "Whatever it takes to make great games," says Silicon Knights head. BioWare, Lionhead, Rare, Bizarre Creations, Take-Two - even Valve, it seems every game developer is up for acquisition, and that's certainly the opinion Silicon Knights head Dennis Dyack.

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5 months ago 

Sneak peak at id's Rage at Leipzig
(via CVG) -- EA unveils what show goers will be privy to. Electronic Arts has released a list of games it'll be showing off at the Leipzig Games Convention, which kicks off tomorrow.

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5 months ago 

360 outsells PS3 in Japan, Hell freezes
(via CVG) -- Namco's Tales of Vesperia propels Xbox 360 in Japan. Here's eight words we thought we'd never type: The Xbox 360 has outsold PS3 in Japan. Count 'em.

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5 months ago 

Codies creates biggest racing environment ever
(via CVG) -- 5,000-square-mile Sandbox racer unveiled at Leipzig. Codemasters has unveiled its latest racer, the hugely ambitious Fuel, which it says boasts "the biggest racing environment ever".

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5 months ago 

New C& C Red Alert 3 shots
(via CVG) -- No new pics of Gemma Atkinson though... EA has released some new screens of its upcoming RTS game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.

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5 months ago 

Duke Nukem 3D finished
(via CVG) - 3D Realms promises "plenty of really cool stuff" in classic update. "We're very pleased to announce that Duke Nukem 3D for Xbox Live Arcade will be coming to your Xbox 360 console soon!" says a very delighted 3D Realms, who must have forgotten what it feels like to actually finish a game.

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5 months ago 

Nice new Tomb Raider Underworld shots
(via CVG) -- A young-as-ever Lara takes on tigers in lush new screens. Earlier shots of Tomb Raider: Underworld looked decent, but the environments in these new shots look amazing.

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5 months ago 

Activision boss fires back at Warner Music
(via CVG) -- It's all about the money. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has taken Warner Music chief Edgar Bronfman to task for saying game companies don't give music labels enough licensing fees for titles like Guitar Hero.

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