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UK Gamers Win Call of Duty 4 Tournament

Two gamers from the UK won a £10,000 prize in a GameShadows Battle Tournament. The tournament gave players around the world the chance to compete in either Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare or Counter-Strike: Source Challenge. The tournament lasted for about two and a half months as players battled (and hopefully took breaks for food, drink, time for loved ones, etc.) to win a lot of money. What can ...

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ROSE Online Launches New Mount System

Gravity Interactive, a publisher of massive multiplayer online roleplaying games, has taken a new direction with one of its most popular MMORPG’s. Recently, the publisher has launched an all new mount system for ROSE Online, offering its players to travel around and complete quests in the anime-oriented world with style. ROSE Online’s new mounts are eccentric and unique to the game. Players will b...

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Brazil Game Show (BGS) Kicks Off In October 2012

The Brazil Game Show will be kicking off soon, from October 11th to 14th at the Expo Center Norte Convention Center in São Paulo. The Brazil Game Show is a Games Fair which started life in 2008. Due to them maintaining a 100% national corporate viewpoint and focusing on the growing market for electronic games, the show has become the largest Electronic Game Fair in Latin America. 80,000 visitors a...

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Dishonored and Doom 3 both playable at Eurogamer Expo

Eurogamer Expo, the UK’s biggest gaming festival have announced that both Dishonored and DOOM 3 the BFG edition will be playable at their expo next month. This event will be the first time that Dishonored is available to play in the UK. The Eurogamer Expo will take place in London’s Earls Court from 27th-30th September 2012 and is expected to welcome over 50,000 gamers from across the world....

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Halo 4 Soundtrack and Special Edition Remix Coming in October

A new original soundtrack for Halo 4 and a special edition remix album will be released on October 22. The soundtrack is from composer Neil Davidge while the remix album combines the works of DJ Skee, Sander Van Doorn, Apocalyptica, and Hundred Waters. I feel like at this point I could just make up any DJ name and no one would question it, so I’m going to go with DJ Snazzy Boots. Or should it be B...

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rAge Coming to Africa

Africa’s most popular video gaming and technology expo is underway, getting ready to take the continent by storm. An inside look of what’s going at rAge gives potential visitors an idea of what to look for during this year’s event. Scheduled to take place on 5-7 October at the Coca Cola Dome, guests can expect to see the latest in gaming tech, live eSports events, Cosplay demonstrations, the Artis...

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SteelSeries Partners with Valve for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Peripherals

SteelSeries has created a headset, mouse, and mousepad for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. They have partnered with Valve (yes, that Valve) to create a special series of accessories to launch with the latest installment in the Counter-Strike saga. The Counter-Strike:Global Offensive accoutrements include a headset covered in camouflague, a microphone, and most importantly, a volume and mute cont...

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Joymax Celebrates Digimon Masters One Year Anniversary

The online game developer and publisher Joymax is happy to announce that their MMORPG Digimon Masters has hit its one year anniversary since its worldwide launch. To commemorate this special occasion, Joymax plans on holding an assortment of events for its players during the upcoming weeks. For more information pertaining to these event players, both old and new, can check out http://www.joymax.co...

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GDC Europe 2012 Wrap Up

GDC Europe 2012 might be over, but there was a wealth of information gained in the gaming community. GDC (Game Developers Conference) Europe 2012 concluded earlier this month with some staggering numbers. More than 2100 game professionals arrived, coming from a plethora of areas. Several keynote speakers attending the conference include recognizable names from major publishers: Ubisoft Montreal...

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EA's "Real Weapon Promotion" Causes Uproar

In promotion for EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter, the publisher decided to create a new charity called “Project Honor”, the purpose of which would be raising money to “benefit the families of fallen Special Operations Warriors.” The public was delighted, and most people agreed that the charity sounded like a great idea, but all good feelings were ripped apart...

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