Why is Black Ops set in the Cold War?

The FPS market is a crowded one, but one factor that makes Black Ops stand out from the crowd is its rarely-visited setting. With the battlefields of World War II and more contemporary conflicts, the newest Call of Duty puts players on the frontlines of the Cold War. The Cold …

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INDIE PROFILE: Barkman Computers

It’s a testament to your business when your one and only outlet has survived longer than many of the platform holders that supplied you with products when you first set up shop. Barkman Computers has been a fixture in Kingston Upon Thames since 1987, and over the past twenty three …

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INDIE PROFILE: Barkman Computers

It’s a testament to your business when your one and only outlet has survived longer than many of the platform holders that supplied you with products when you first set up shop. Barkman Computers has been a fixture in Kingston Upon Thames since 1987, and over the past twenty three …

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Doubts raised over game tax breaks

Fresh uncertainties have been cast over the Lib-Con government’s intention to deliver on its pre-election promise of game development tax breaks. Trade site Gamesindustry.biz says it has heard from ‘political insiders’, who state that a game development tax breaks scheme for the UK is now off the table. The anonymous …

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Doubts raised over game tax breaks

Fresh uncertainties have been cast over the Lib-Con government’s intention to deliver on its pre-election promise of game development tax breaks. Trade site Gamesindustry.biz says it has heard from ‘political insiders’, who state that a game development tax breaks scheme for the UK is now off the table. The anonymous …

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VIDEO: Live-action Driver teaser

Ubisoft will announce a brand new entry in the famed Driver series at E3 – that much we know, but beyond that details are very scant. And there’s not much to learn from the publisher’s new live-action teaser trailer that recreates the memorable opening training level from the original 1999 …

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VIDEO: Live-action Driver teaser

Ubisoft will announce a brand new entry in the famed Driver series at E3 – that much we know, but beyond that details are very scant. And there’s not much to learn from the publisher’s new live-action teaser trailer that recreates the memorable opening training level from the original 1999 …

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Cliffy B: Japan cant keep up

The Japanese games industry can’t match the technical advances of the US and Japanese gamers aren’t really interested in consoles anymore – that’s the assessment of Epic Games’ famed designer Cliff Bleszinski. When grilled on the subject by Xbox World 360 Magazine, as spotted by CVG, the Gears of War …

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Cliffy B: Japan cant keep up

The Japanese games industry can’t match the technical advances of the US and Japanese gamers aren’t really interested in consoles anymore – that’s the assessment of Epic Games’ famed designer Cliff Bleszinski. When grilled on the subject by Xbox World 360 Magazine, as spotted by CVG, the Gears of War …

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