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    Codies prepares E3 'war chest'

    First fruits of Benchmark's cash appear as UK publisher plans E3 acquisitions.

    Following yesterday's announcement that Codemasters will not be showing any games at this year's E3, the UK publisher has revealed that will be attending the trade show with a view to seeking new acquisitions.

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    No Codies games on show at E3

    But "big announcement" scheduled to follow tomorrow.

    UK publisher Codemasters has confirmed that it will not be showcasing any games at this year's E3 trade show.

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    Pirates go retro

    Noo Yoik Ciddy cops seize 60,000 bootleg NES consoles. Come on, crims, do catch up.

    A huge haul of pirate games consoles has been seized during raids in New York and New Jersey, according to local prosecutors.

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    Bomberman for PSP

    World's cutest terrorist returns with some kind of Tetris-style bomb-dropping effort.

    Twenty years after he first began dropping bombs, Hudson Soft's best-known character is to get an outing on the PSP.

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    New maps for Half-Life 2

    Britain fails to even come third in something YET AGAIN.

    Valve has released three new deathmatch maps for Half-Life 2, available via Steam.

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    Dead to Rights PSP announced

    Featuring gangbanging gameplay, wireless multiplayer deathmatches and "savage canine fury". Woof.

    Namco has revealed that its third-person gangbanger series Dead to Rights is going handheld.

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    The Doom movie's own UAC, Universal Pictures, has revealed that the game's silver screen adaptation will make its cinematic debut on October 21st in the US.

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    Tales of Legendia announced

    For the US, anyway. The man who did the animated bit in Kill Bill is involved.

    Nearly a decade after the popular 'Tales' RPG series first appeared, Namco has announced that the latest instalment is to get a US release exclusively on PS2.

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    Far Cry Instincts release date

    Creeping up and popping a cap in our collective ass this September.

    Ubisoft has announced a September release date for Far Cry Instincts on PS2 and Xbox.

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    Hellboy game in the works?

    Konami to develop and publish, director and comic book creator to, er, be consulted.

    Talks are in progress to develop a Hellboy game based on the 2004 film, according to a Guillermo Del Toro fansite.

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    NARC banned in Australia

    Officials fear computer game could turn entire population into bonged-out hippy crackmunchers.

    Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) has refused to grant classification for Midway's NARC, effectively banning the game from sale.

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    New Potter game announced

    Barry and friends return for more wizardry on every current-gen console you've ever heard of.

    Everyone's favourite bespectacled boy wizard is back, again, with a new outing on PS2, PSP, Xbox, GameCube, GBA, Nintendo DS and PC. (What no GM-219?)

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    Gizmondo slashed in price

    It's now 100 quid cheaper to those who don't mind viewing the odd advert.

    Tiger Telematics is knocking £100 of the price of the recently launched Gizmondo by offering a new version that will deliver targeted adverts.

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    Half-Life 2 for Xbox

    First snippets of info start to ooze out.

    Following confirmation that Half-Life 2 is in development for Xbox by the console's official US magazine, a few details of what we can expect have started to emerge.

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    PSP: a cheap alternative

    Chinese electronic firm bravely enters the battle of the handhelds.

    Desperately want a PSP? Tired of waiting for a release date? Had an accident in the workplace or a trip or fall anywhere?

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    Konami acquires Hudson

    To check those corners, presumably.

    In a statement issued on its Japanese website, publishing and development giant Konami has announced its decision to purchase 3 million new shares in Hudson Soft, giving it a majority shareholding in the ailing developer.

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    Feature | UK Charts: FIFA Street fends off Doom

    Doom III heads into the Xbox fastest seller charts, but it's not enough to unseat EA's latest.

    Electronic Arts' FIFA Street has stayed in the number one spot for a third week, fending off strong challenges from Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, which rose one place to number two, and Activision's Xbox edition of Doom III.

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    Ghost Recon 2 PC axed

    Not enough human resources to go round at Red Storm.

    In a statement on the game's official website, Ubisoft has confirmed that Ghost Recon 2 will not make it to PC after all.

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    Psychonauts, Snowblind demos live

    Go and have a go if you think you're hard enough.

    Two new demos for Project: Snowblind and Psychonauts are now available for download at 3D Gamers.

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    Daxter gets a PSP outing

    Jak's furry friend lines up to star in his very own handheld adventure.

    Fans of the Jak series tend to be divided when it comes to his furry sidekick - you either love him or you hate him so much you want to kick him to death.

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    Xbox 2 to launch on MTV

    Next-gen Xbox wins the race to be seen first despite Sony's conference shuffling antics.

    Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console is set to be unveiled to the world not at E3, as was previously believed, but in a half-hour long special to be aired on MTV the week previously, on May 12th.

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    ECTS, GDCE and SCoRE dropped

    Three key British trade events join Game Zone Live on the cancellation list.

    The British videogames trade event calendar has received another major blow, with the news that media firm CMP is pulling out of the market entirely - meaning an end to ECTS, GDCE and retail show SCoRE.

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    Jak, Ratchet and Sly to return

    Sequels for all three of Sony's platform heroes confirmed at last.

    Sony has confirmed that sequels are in development for the Jak, Ratchet and Sly Racoon franchises.

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    WipEout PSP extras big in Japan

    Downloadable content already available over there, despite promises that we'd get it first.

    Japanese PSP owners can now download the first batch of extra WipEout Pure content from the game's official website.

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    Sony to beam games into your brain

    Patent granted for new technique that could help blind or deaf people and create games you can smell.

    Sony Corporation has successfully patented a technique for creating games where you can smell, taste and touch what's around you.

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    Games more popular than music

    At least in the US, where spending on interactive entertainment outstrips music spending.

    Male consumers in North America now spend more money on videogames than they do on music, according to a survey by research group Nielsen Entertainment.

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    Namco announces US schedule

    Rebelstar out in August, along with two new Hugo games! Whoopee!

    Namco has unveiled its all-platform release schedule for North American consoles.

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    New Viewtiful Joe

    Our favourite little red man henshin-a-go-gos to Cube, PSP and DS.

    Capcom has released more details of its upcoming Viewtiful Joe projects, confirming that games for the PSP and GameCube are in development and naming the previously mentioned DS version.

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    Phantasy Star Universe for Europe

    It'll be in European and US stores next February, says good old Sega.

    Next February will see the launch of Phantasy Star Universe in both North America and Europe on PS2 and PC.

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    Quantic Dream confirms Omikron 2

    New franchise Infraworld also in development for PC and next-gen consoles.

    In a statement on its official website, French developer Quantic Dream has confirmed that Omikron 2 is in development after all.

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