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Dragon Age: Origins DLC announced

20th Nov 2009 Bioware has announced the first piece of DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, Return to Ostagar. [12]

STALKER: Call of Pripyat DX11 benchmark released

19th Nov 2009 GSC Game World has released a DirectX 11 benchmark tool for Call of Pripyat. [26]

Call of Duty getting new developer?

19th Nov 2009 Activision has hinted that the Call of Duty series may be getting a third developer outside of Treyarch and Infinity Ward. [24]

Sony launches PS3 Video Delivery Service

19th Nov 2009 Sony has finally launched a PS3 and PSPGo Video Delivery Service with more than 800 films available worldwide. [11]

Digi distribution destroys old pricing models

18th Nov 2009 Valve has revealed how digital distribution is shaking up the industry in terms of online sales and pricing. [40]

Pandemic Studios consolidated into EALA

18th Nov 2009 Pandemic is being consolidated into EALA as part of EA's bout of layoffs. [6]

L4D2 UK retail release delayed by high demand

18th Nov 2009 Valve has admitted problems with the UK launch of Left 4 Dead 2. [13]

Call of Duty: Zombies appears on iPhone

17th Nov 2009 Activision has brought a fully 3D version of Call of Duty: World at War's Zombie mode to the iPhone. [7]

Russian government recalls Modern Warfare 2

17th Nov 2009 All Xbox 360 and PS3 copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have been recalled in Russia because of objections to the airport scene. [45]

The Saboteur system requirements released

16th Nov 2009 Electronic Arts has released the system requirements for The Saboteur. [24]

OnLive works on iPhones too

16th Nov 2009 OnLive, the cloud computing system for games, will apparently work with mobile phones too. [19]

Online monetisation for Call of Duty?

16th Nov 2009 Activision has been hinting at subscription fees and micro-transactions for future Call of Duty games. [54]

Torchlight MMO to be released in two years

13th Nov 2009 Runic Games, developers of Torchlight, have said they are currently working on an MMO version and hope to release in two years. [10]

Microsoft will not apologise for Xbox bans

13th Nov 2009 Microsoft has refused to apologise to users who have been banned from Xbox Live for running pirated games. [129]

Star Trek Online system requirements released

12th Nov 2009 Cryptic Studios has released the full system requirements for Star Trek Online. [13]

Torchlight editor released for free

12th Nov 2009 Runic Games has finally released all the tools modders will need to edit Torchlight. [3]

Natal launch details begin to surface

12th Nov 2009 Microsoft has revealed some of the launch details for Natal. [10]

UK trade group says piracy not a big issue

11th Nov 2009 TIGA, the UK's videogame trade association, has polled members on attitudes to piracy. [22]

Deleted Monkey Island content released

11th Nov 2009 Lucasarts has found some deleted dialogue from the original The Secret of Monkey Island. [3]

EA cancels 12 games, lays off 1500 jobs

10th Nov 2009 EA has announced that it has cancelled 12 games and made 1500 staff redundant. [30]

Borderlands DLC dated

10th Nov 2009 2K Games has detailed the first Borderlands DLC. [8]

Trials dev uploaded torrent of own game

9th Nov 2009 RedLynx, the developer of Trials 2, has admitted it uploaded torrents of it's own game to the internet. [21]

Blizzard keen on micro-transactions for WoW

9th Nov 2009 Blizzard is apparently keen on introducing micro-transactions for World of Warcraft. [20]

Modern Warfare 2 street date broken

9th Nov 2009 The street date for Modern Warfare 2 has been smashed by some retailers and a pricing war has broken out. [40]

Digital distributors boycott MW2

6th Nov 2009 Digital distributors Direct2Drive, Impulse and GamersGate have announced they are boycotting MW2. [49]

Activision defends MW2 on PC

6th Nov 2009 Activision president Mike Griffith has spoken out in defence of the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. [65]

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