So Packard Bell has just launched its new gaming machine in Paris, the ipower X2.0, and of course, Gamesdog were at the launch to get all of the news for you. ...

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At the launch of Packard Bell's new ipower X2.0 in Paris, Packard Bell's product marketing and sales director, Philipe Henry revealed the company has just begun work on a gaming laptop, due for release later this year. ...

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Packard Bell has unveiled its new gaming machine, the ipower X2.0, at the Electronic Sports World Cup in Paris. ...

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Fans of the Wii style of gaming can get a similar experience on their PC now, thanks to a new line of wireless, motion-sensing controllers from GoLive2. ...

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl has hit the top spot of the UK all formats chart this week, pushing last week's leader LEGO Indiana Jones down to number three. ...

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Art of Murder FBI Confidential thrusts you into the murky world of Nicole Bonnet, a young and suitably sexy FBI agent working in the New York office in this point and click adventure game.

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Pauls Sams, Blizzard's chief operating officer, has called for Microsoft to put its backing behind the Windows operating system as a gaming platform. ...

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Blizzard has announced the release of Diablo III at its Worldwide Invitational in Paris. ...

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Blizzard has announced plans to sell an Authenticator device that will help to keep World of Warcraft accounts secure. ...

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More Spore news for you, and it seems gamers really are looking forward to the release of the universe-creating game. ...

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Even though its still not due for release for just over two months, it seems everyone is talking about Spore. And no doubt EA quite like it that way. ...

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This is Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono holding up the new Japanese Street Fighter IV publicity poster. ...

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Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty 5 will feature an online co-op mode for up to four players. ...

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Football fans feeling a bit deflated at the lack of any British side in the Euro 2008 competition will soon be able to enjoy the latest installment in the Pro Evo Soccer Series. ...

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Developers Funcom definitely required a particularly strong back story to pick at if it was to take on the might of World of Warcraft in the MMO world. And taking the Conan fantasy setting of Robert E. Howard, they certainly got their hands on a classic.

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AOL Europe has teamed up with leading online game publishers such as Real, PopCap and Big Fish Games to create a new free online gaming site. ...

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Funcom, makers of Age of Conan has announced that the game, released late last month has shipped one million copies. ...

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HP has let slip that Nvidia is to launch a new graphics card later in the year as it moved to promote it's gaming PC the HP Blackbird 002 in the US. ...

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Amazon customers in the States will be able to get their hands on an exclusive Fallout 3 bundle, thanks to a deal with the game's publisher, Bethesda. ...

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It seems Bioshock fans can be sure they'll have plenty to play for some time yet, as Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick has let slip plans for a Bioshock 3 - even though the second instalment of the franchise isn't out until the end of the year. ...

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EA has announced it has halted work on its first PS3 real-time strategy game, Red Alert 3. ...

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Call of Duty gamers, listen up - a new Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack is now available for free download from Nvidia. ...

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Despite the failure of The Sims Online, recently shut down for the last time after an attempt to rebrand it as EA-Land, it seems the bods at EA are not completely averse to giving it another go. ...

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Infinity Ward studio, owned by Activision, has confirmed that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. ...

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A recent patch added to Funcom's popular Age of Conan game has resulted in the involuntary reduction in size of character model assets, and in particular, the cup size of female characters. ...

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Recently released MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures seems to be going strength to strength with its sales figures, and may just be living up to the press releases Funcom has put out about it. ...

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Asus has shown an intriguing new Eee accessory off at the Computex event - the Eee Stick. ...

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Space Station Sim is a new simulation game for the PC announced by Avanquest Software. ...

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Ubisoft has announced the development of a new action sports video game called Shaun White Snowboarding. ...

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Classic beat-em up Street Fighter is to make a comeback into the living room with the launch of Street Fighter IV on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC although not the Nintendo Wii. ...

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After racking up some serious pre-order figures, Funcom has now announced that Age of Conan is one of the fastest-selling PC games of all time. ...

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If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site this week here are just some of the highlights. ...

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As MysticGD introduced its Emotion FX game development software to the Mac this week, so it seems that Mac is gaining credibility as a gaming platform. ...

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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has announced the launch of a new voluntary scheme designed to get its rating system online for downloadable games and movies. ...

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Atari have announced that Asterix at the Olympic Games will be coming to Xbox 360 this summer. ...

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Cross Fire, an award-winning online FPS game, is making its way over to the UK thanks to a new publishing deal. ...

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Acer will go up against Alienware with a new range of desktop PCs aimed at PC gaming enthusiasts. ...

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Dungeons & Dragons has got to be one of the most iconic games in gaming history, with over 25 million players since it was first released as a board game in the 70s. ...

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Funcom has announced that the Collector's Edition of Age of Conan is now completely sold out in all markets, and believes it has smashed the record for pre-order of a PC game. ...

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With games pouring out in the FPS and RTS genres, it is not often that thrillers get the same attention. Overclocked sells itself as a psychological thriller. But is it any good? We get probing to find out.

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Razer has launched a new mousemat designed specifically for gamers, that has been co-developed alongside professional gaming teams. ...

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As Ikea furniture continues appear in a large percentage of homes in the UK, it only seems fitting that it should fill our virtual homes too. ...

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With World of Warcraft dubbed by some as the best game of the genre, is there room for yet another fantasy Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game? We flew to developer Funcom's homeland of Norway to find out.

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Gamecock have announced Velvet Assassin will now also be available on Xbox 360 as well as the PC when it is released in autumn. ...

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Eidos has announced the final details of its latest gaming title, the Age of Conan at a launch event in Oslo, Norway. ...

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Computer giant Dell is to drop the XPS sub-brand for its performance PCs in order to concentrate on Alienware offerings, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. ...

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Codemasters has announced a playable demo for the PC version of Race Driver: GRID, scheduled for full release at the end of the month. ...

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Electronic Arts has decided to withdraw its plans to ship one of its biggest PC releases this year with digital rights management software installed. ...

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Oh c'mon you know this is the game you've been waiting for all year. ...

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Activision has announced that the widely popular Call of Duty franchise is to return, and will be making a comeback to the PS2 and Wii after a 2-year hiatus. ...

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Codemasters has secured the exclusive video game rights for Formula 1. ...

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Anyone that fell in love with the Chronicles of Narnia as a kid can now recreate the magic with a new game being released across all platforms, released in conjunction with the new Disney film. ...

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Doom fans listen up. id Software has announced that it has begun production on Doom 4, and is currently in the process of expanding its internal team of developers to work on the sequel. ...

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Anyone holding out hope of a Wii port for the next Prince of Persia title will be waiting a long time. Well actually, more like forever. ...

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Sierra has confirmed that its forthcoming third-person open-world game Prototype has been delayed until next year. ...

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