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Killzone 2 deliberately set expectations high

11th Jul 2007 Apparently Sony meant to set expectations high with the controversial Killzone 2 trailer in 2005 and wasn't lying about the quality of the finished product. [53]

EA says sequels are boring, skies open

11th Jul 2007 The CEO of EA reckons games need less sequels, then takes a time out to make Madden Wii Playground VII: Harry Potter of Honour. [27]

Xbox 360 Elite European release date revealed

11th Jul 2007 UPDATED! Microsoft has finally revealed the release date for the Xbox 360 Elite in Europe and it quite nicely coincides with the Bioshock release date. [9]

Square Enix: PS3 still too expensive

11th Jul 2007 Square Enix head honcho, John Yamamoto, reckons the recent price cut on the PS3 isn't enough. What do you reckon? [39]

Call of Duty 4 will do public beta

11th Jul 2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is doing a lot of things differently to past games in the series, including running a public beta on Xbox Live. Seems to be all the rage nowadays. [20]

Gears of War, Viva Pinata coming to PC

11th Jul 2007 Microsoft announces that Gears of War and Viva Pinata will be coming to PC, along with a whole load of other Games For Windows games. Check out the details within. [29]

Dave Orton to leave AMD

10th Jul 2007 In a rather bizarre and unexpected announcement, AMD has revealed that former ATI president and CEO, Dave Orton, will leave AMD after just nine months. [11]

Vista SP1 in 2nd half 2007

10th Jul 2007 It's coming, it's not, it's coming, it's not...the story has changed so much. But now it's official- Vista Service Pack 1 is due out in the latter half of this year. [40]

Class action lawsuit filed against Xbox 360

10th Jul 2007 A class action lawsuit has been bought against Microsoft relating to the problem of scratched discs in the Xbox 360. Allegedly. [34]

80GB PS3 has 'limited backwards compatibility'

10th Jul 2007 The new 80GB PS3 is confirmed to have 'limited backwards compatibility' thanks to a switch to the European software BC mode. [14]

Bioshock hardware requirements revealed

10th Jul 2007 2K games has released the hardware requirements for the upcoming Bioshock. Handy for gamers who want to be ready for what is surely going to be this year's biggest game. [43]

Google snags Postini

9th Jul 2007 Google has added yet another name to its growing enterprise - the company has acquired security provider Postini for $625m. [7]

AMD cuts prices again

9th Jul 2007 After news trickled out over the weekend, AMD has indeed chopped prices again. You can now pick up a 6000+ for just $169. [27]

MMO operators need new licenses in UK

9th Jul 2007 MMO operators in the UK may soon need a new license to avoid breaking new gambling laws that will take effect come September. [16]

Sony modifies PS2, discusses price cut in Europe

9th Jul 2007 Sony streamlines and lightens the PS2, whilst letting Europeans know just what to expect in terms of PS3 price cuts. Is Sony going to be nice to Europe for once? [13]

VIA to stop making Intel chipsets?

6th Jul 2007 Due to VIA suffering a license dispute and falling market share the Intel chipset market, it has quit while it's ahead. Instead the company will focus solely on making chipsets for its own C7 CPUs. [15]

AMD to come clean on Barcelona performance

6th Jul 2007 An AMD spokesperson has reportedly promised honest benchmark results for its upcoming Barcelona CPUs in the coming weeks... [9]

Will Playstation 3 see a price drop?

6th Jul 2007 Rumours are a-flyin' on golden wings that Sony will cut the price of the PS3 by $100USD next week. Could the hare finally have woken up and realised it's in last place? [38]

DVD Jon cracks iPhone activation

6th Jul 2007 DVD Jon claims to have managed to unlock some of the iPhone's functionality without activating the device with AT&T. [18]

Gnomes rain down on WoW players

6th Jul 2007 Hordes of dead gnomes rain down on the plains of Azeroth in an incredibly elaborate example of in-game advertising. [21]

Microsoft extends Xbox 360 warranty

6th Jul 2007 In an open letter to Xbox 360 owners, Xbox honcho Peter Moore apologises for Xbox 360 breakdowns and extends warranty period. Gamers breathe a sigh of relief. [29]

Modding your shirt for summer

5th Jul 2007 Not that you'd know Summer was here in the UK with the wrath of floods, hailstones and everything else but sun lately. If you are somewhere hot right now, this clothing mod might be just for you. [25]

Britain down on games development chart

5th Jul 2007 The world development rankings are out again and apparently we just don't make them like we used to, sliding down a place in the chart. [17]

Kuju announces 'To End All Wars'

5th Jul 2007 Kuju's new studio announces development of a new game based on the Unreal Engine 3, which is apparently set in WWI. [11]

Early Barcelona performance looks good

4th Jul 2007 UPDATED: Amid speculation of even further delays to AMD's next-generation quad-core processors, the company has been talking about Barcelona's performance with its partners. [30]

Bye bye AllofMP3... or not

4th Jul 2007 AllofMP3 announces its closure. Don't worry though - a successor has already opened to take its place. [22]

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