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Burnout Paradise on PC to be free

Obviously excited about the arrival of its celebrated racing franchise on PC for the first time, developer Criterion has announced that PC gamers will be able to try out Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box in its entirety for free upon its release in February. A demo, which will be available …

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New type of MMO comes to iPhone

Aurora Feint Inc’s debut iPhone and iPod Touch title, Aurora Fenit: The Beginning, has already proved a hit with gamers, and now the series is looking to be the first title to bring asynchronous MMO gaming to Apple’s machines. Aurora Feint II: The Arena allows for head-to-head competition with other …

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DSGi posts £29.8m loss

PC World and Currys parent DSGi has axed its dividend to preserve liquidity, after being hit with a 29.8 million pre-tax loss for the first six months of the year. Comparatively, the group made a 52.5 million profit during the same period last year. The firm says it hasn’t made …

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Hackers break PSP 3000

The PSP has been a firm favourite in the homebrew and hacking community ever since it first arrived at retail – and now it appears that the recently released PSP 3000 model has also been cracked wide open. MaxConsole reports that a new device called the Datel Lite Blue Tool …

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Atari to publish EVE Online

Atari has announced that it will distribute boxed versions of Icelandic developer CCP’s popular MMO EVE Online. The game will be available in retail outlets in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions from March 2009. In addition, Atari will provide trade marketing services to augment CCP’s consumer marketing initiatives …

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Motion control comes to PC gaming

With Nintendo’s investment in motion control seemingly redefining the rules of the current console market, opening up the sector to whole new generation of casual gamers in the process, Mgestky is now trying to do the same for PC gaming. To read the full story, click here to set your …

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Suicide Bomb game causes outrage

Gaming has once again found itself in the headlines today with UK broadsheet The Daily Telegraph lashing out a casual game based on suicide bombing. The Telegraph joins The Daily Star in expressing outrage at the game, entitled Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Game, which has attracted the attention of the …

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