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Review: Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two, PS3, £32.99

3:14pm Friday 30th November 2012

Magical paintbrushes at the ready, as we return to the magical world of Disney for another action-packed adventure with Mickey and friends.

Review: Lego Lord Of The Rings, Xbox 360, £34.99

3:04pm Friday 30th November 2012

Just as the ever-popular kids’ building bricks have elongated the gaming lifespans of the Star Wars, Batman and Harry Potter franchises

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Lancashire game developers urged to fill out survey

2:07pm Thursday 8th November 2012

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, is surveying UK games developers on the issues surrounding copyright and their attitudes to it.

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Review: Stitches (18)

3:56pm Friday 26th October 2012

Richard Grindle is a sleazy clown working the children’s party circuit in Ireland under his stage name Stitches.

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Review: 007 Legends, PS3, £37.99

3:51pm Friday 26th October 2012

THE console iteration of James Bond will struggle to ever release itself from the shackles of the peerless Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye.

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Review: Doom 3: BFG Edition, Xbox 360

3:48pm Friday 26th October 2012

‘Genre defining’ isn’t a term you can throw around glibly in a saturated shooter market.

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Review: Enemy Unknown, PS3

3:46pm Friday 26th October 2012

Strategy games have come on in leaps and bounds since 1994, when XCOM was first released, and there may only be a pocketful of gamers who remember the original with the fondness it deserves.

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The iPad Mini will be great for games developers, says experts

9:54am Thursday 25th October 2012

Videogame body TIGA says it welcomes the introduction of the new iPad Mini – and says the 7.9 inch screen ensures developers will not have to worry about reconfiguring their games.

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Review: Pokemon Black 2, Nintendo DS

3:10pm Friday 19th October 2012

The Pokemon juggernaut keeps rolling on and, two years since the last significant release, Pokemon Black 2 gives fans of the series the opportunity to explore new areas, discover gyms with new leaders and see how everything has changed in the intervening period.

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Review: The Journey, Xbox 360

3:06pm Friday 19th October 2012

It’s probably fair to describe the Fable franchise as a bit of a Marmite experience - you either love it or hate it.

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Review: Dishonoured, PS3

3:04pm Friday 19th October 2012

In a gaming world of generic shooters that have created a fog of mediocrity, Dishonored stands out as a simply brilliant first-person action game, which thrusts you into the role of a supernatural assassin driven by a thirst for revenge.

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What's on: NBA 2K13, Xbox 360, £34.99

4:47pm Friday 12th October 2012

WITH more than 5million copies sold worldwide and more than 25 Sports Game of the Year awards won, NBA 2K12 was another monster release for the biggest NBA video game around.

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Review: Way Of The Samurai 4, PS3, £39.99

4:46pm Friday 12th October 2012

THE Way Of The Samurai series has never fully sparked into life, so this fourth attempt must be seen as something of a last chance saloon.

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Review: Resident Evil 6, PS3, £37.99

4:43pm Friday 12th October 2012

SPIN-offs aside, Resident Evil 4 represented the franchise’s finest hour and 2010’s fifth outing felt like something of a step backwards, so how does the sixth creep-fest fare?

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Kickstarter welcomed in the UK by games developers

12:20pm Friday 12th October 2012

US crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter will launch in the UK at the end of the month.UK ‘creators’ can establish their project now on the website, and will be given the go-ahead to launch their campaigns on October 31.

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TIGA defines the term 'videogame': do you agree?

7:00am Wednesday 10th October 2012

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK videogames industry, is arguing for a precise definition of a videogame which would be useful ahead of the implementation of games tax relief.

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Developers asked to fill in games cultural test survey

9:03am Tuesday 9th October 2012

TIGA launches cultural test survey TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, has today published an online survey to canvas the opinion of developers and digital publishers on the cultural test aspect of Games Tax Relief.

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TIGA warns against late payment in gaming industry

10:17am Tuesday 25th September 2012

Companies operating in the videogame sector are being urged to sign up to the Prompt Payment Code in order to tackle the problem of late payment of commercial debt.

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The Halo Festival of Games for Rossendale

1:55pm Friday 21st September 2012

A VIDEO game developer has revealed his ambition for a computer games and animation festival inspired by a rural sculpture.

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Review: Killing Them Softly (18)

4:19pm Friday 21st September 2012

Crime does pay and the price tag is your life in Killing Them Softly, an artfully composed, slow-burning crime thriller.

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