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EA’s FIFA 10 will take centre stage at a number of key Carphone Warehouse stores in two weeks time as the retailer kicks off its nationwide ‘Supreme Gamer’ tournament. 32 people from each of the supported areas (Manchester, Ipswich, Exeter, Cardiff, Salisbury, Oxford, Brighton and Hanley) will be selected from …
Read More »Crispy Gamer lays off editorial staff
The entire editorial staff of fledgling video games website Crispy Gamer have been laid off, it has been confirmed. Furthermore, the news was followed by the immediate departure of CEO Chris Heldman, whom Joystiq reports walked away from the company in protest at the redundancies. The collapse comes just a …
Read More »Edwards becomes PC Gamer editor
Future Publishing has announced the appointment of Tim Edwards as Editor of PC Gamer. Having worked on PC Gamer since joining Future as a staff writer in 2002, Tim takes the Editor’s chair with immediate effect, following the departure of Ross Atherton for Activision Blizzard’s European PR team. Working through …
Read More »New family gaming guide arrives online
The Association of Family Gamers has revealed a brand new website aiming to information and support about safe gaming that families can enjoy together. Familygamer.co.uk promises a jargon free guide arrives with over 600 reviews outlining the suitability of a number of titles, as well as guides and editorials exploring …
Read More »Miyamoto: Core gamer was not our E3 target
Shigeru Miyamoto, the development hero at the heart of Nintendo’s software output, has told MSNBC that his firm no longer sees E3 as the best way to target the core gaming audience. While attending an E3 event like this, [gamers] might be given the impression that Nintendo is no longer …
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