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ePlay goes into administration

Popular UK indie chain ePlay has gone into administration after declining customer and profit levels. The firm has already been forced to close down a number of outlets, leaving store staff redundant – and expects more employees to be left out of work soon. It has blamed competition from supermarkets …

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ePlay goes into administration

Popular UK indie chain ePlay has gone into administration after declining customer and profit levels. The firm has already been forced to close down a number of outlets, leaving store staff redundant – and expects more employees to be left out of work soon. It has blamed competition from supermarkets …

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Lets get gamers off their arses

Unfortunately the quarterly out-of-office football challenge didn’t do much for the other months of abuse. Sound familiar anyone? Having dragged myself away from this lifestyle, I find myself writing this column with the motivating combination of experience with both video gaming and one-to-one personal fitness training – it’s been an …

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Lets get gamers off their arses

Unfortunately the quarterly out-of-office football challenge didn’t do much for the other months of abuse. Sound familiar anyone? Having dragged myself away from this lifestyle, I find myself writing this column with the motivating combination of experience with both video gaming and one-to-one personal fitness training – it’s been an …

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Midway looks to big Q4

Since we last spoke there’s been a lot going on at Midway – do you feel that your plans are now coming to fruition? We have been very focused over the last few years on gearing up for this next generation cycle with the philosophy of fewer, bigger, better and …

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Midway looks to big Q4

Since we last spoke there’s been a lot going on at Midway – do you feel that your plans are now coming to fruition? We have been very focused over the last few years on gearing up for this next generation cycle with the philosophy of fewer, bigger, better and …

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Wii lightsaber game a reality

It had already been confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3, and now LucasArts’ next-gen Star Wars epic The Force Unleashed is heading to Wii – with platform-specific Wii Remote lightsaber battles as part of the bargain. The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed because the console’s motion-oriented …

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Wii lightsaber game a reality

It had already been confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3, and now LucasArts’ next-gen Star Wars epic The Force Unleashed is heading to Wii – with platform-specific Wii Remote lightsaber battles as part of the bargain. The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed because the console’s motion-oriented …

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Major bug tears Super Paper Mario

After having to wait six months following its release on US shores for the arrival of Wii platformer Super Paper Mario in Europe, Nintendo has admitted that the PAL version of the game contains a system-crashing bug. CVG reports that the bug, which occurs at the start of Chapter 2-2, …

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