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Nintendo, Microsoft, Activision, Sega and others shun retailer Game

Computer game publishers stop providing stock to Game as rumours of a buy-out by US retail giant Walmart gather pace

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Free online and iPhone game released for festive fun

Save Santa's presents

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Media reports about controversial Call of Duty game 'disapointing'

Games industry responds to reports criticising the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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Onlive to go live in September in the UK

Remote gaming service to be shown off at Eurogamer Expo

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Hacked Codemasters website will be offline for 'forseeable future'

British game developers website hacked and gamers' personal details stolen

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Nintendo Wii to come down in price by the end of this month

Nintendo announces a new price for its Wii gaming console

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Solicitor offers help to people affected by Sony data breaches

Law firm ready to help Sony UK customers after users' data was stolen from the company's Online Entertainment and Playstation Networks databases

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Hackers put Playstation Network users' credit card details at risk

Sony has confirmed that credit card details may have been stolen by hackers

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Ubisoft won't dare to release Wii game in the UK

The "sexy, quirky" game We Dare won't sell here, its publisher confirms

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Sony Ericsson unveils Xperia Play Android 'Playstation phone'

The smartphone doubles as a normal mobile phone and a games console

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Safer Internet Day raises awareness of staying safe when using the web

Advice and opinion on internet security can be found on the UK Safer Internet Centre website and radio service, which is broadcasting until 9pm today

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Pegi plans paused as Government proposes new game rating system

Government investigating dual rating system, involving Pegi and BBFC, to protect kids from violence in games, but gaming trade body says this will cause confusion

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