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Music game Rock Band price cut in Europe
European gamers see the original price of music game Rock Band slashed, just as the manufacturer prepares to launch the game's sequel in the US
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Xbox 360 price drops for Japan and US
As of tomorrow, Xbox 360 prices in North America -- and a few days later in Japan -- will officially drop, making the bottom-end model the cheapest on the US market
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Celebrities make 'Spore' creatures
The hotly anticipated Electronic Arts' evolution game, Spore, launches on Friday -- but people have been getting in on the fun already, including celebrities.
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UK video game degrees under fire
Two high-powered industry figures say game-centric courses at some universities are a waste of time, according to an article in the Daily Mail
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Street Fighter IV set for February release
Patrick Aiello, producer of forthcoming Street Fighter movie The Legend of Chun-Li, said that the release of his film and the hotly awaited beat 'em up game will coincide
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Spore evolving into movies and TV
"We're planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people than would ever play a computer game," says the game's creator, Will Wright
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Gaming's reach growing in Europe
New research into Western Europe's gaming habits reveals growing interest in gaming among women, who are now more likely than men to own a Nintendo DS
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Sony expands PS3 Home beta
The games giant has announced it will be expanding the closed beta test of its PlayStation 3 online service, with testers chosen on their activity on the PlayStation Network
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AMD ships new 790GX gaming chip
The new chipset is is aimed at the performance gaming community and features 'Advanced Clock Calibration' for safe overclocking
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Report: Google to advertise in games?
Industry blog Venture Beat suggests that in-game video ads from the search giant will be coming soon
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UK government details game rating options
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has outlined the four options being considered for the revamp of the rating system suggested in the Byron report
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News.blog: Scrabulous returns to Facebook as Wordscraper
The hugely popular Scrabble clone has been given a quick makeover to placate Hasbro, which was upset about the blatant copying, writes News.com blogger Caroline McCarthy
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UK prisons crackdown on videogames
The Prison Service has banned all 18-rated games from prison and will no longer use public funds to buy consoles and software for prisoners
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Photos: US Army tests virtual battlefields
While much of a recruit's introduction is the same as it has always been, the US Army is increasingly utilising new technologies to help soldiers learn their jobs
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500,000 Spore creatures created
Response to the upcoming evolution sim's monster maker has been "overwhelming" says EA, with two varmints uploaded every second
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News.blog: PSPs to get Google search
Sony will soon add a Google Internet search feature as part of a software update for the PlayStation Portable, writes News.com blogger Greg Sandoval
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News.blog: Xbox 360 price cut rumoured
Joystiq is reporting that EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich, "believes the PS3 is going to keep increasing its sales and Microsoft will announce a price cut for the Xbox 360 at E3", writes News.com blogger David Carnoy
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UK console modder wins court appeal
The legal case against 'MrModChips' owner Neil Higgs was quashed based on the argument that the piracy had already taken place before the chip was used, opening the door for modding in the UK
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