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British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
2:00AM AJ Glasser | This morning, British publication The Guardian reports that Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is going to run ads in Xbox Live “including Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks.” More »
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Microsoft Kindasmashes Natal Launch Rumour
1:00PM Owen Good | Microsoft’s UK boss dismissed a report last week that Natal will be ready to go in November 2010, saying claims of pricing and available shipments were based on inaccurate rumours. More »
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BBC iPlayer Gets Its Own Wii Channel
4:20AM Mike Fahey | The UK’s iPlayer TV and Radio on demand server for the Wii gets an upgrade next week, graduating from Wii Internet Channel feature to full-on BBC iPlayer Wii Channel. More »
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Modern Warfare 2 Sells 1.2 Million, In One Day, In One Country
4:00PM Luke Plunkett | This should give you an idea of what to expect during next month’s NPD figures: it’s been announced that in the first 24 hours on sale, Modern Warfare 2 sold 1.2 million units in the United Kingdom. More »
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Scottish Hotel Bans Video Games
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Forget your PSP and DS at home! The oldest family-run hotel in Scotland, the Crieff Hydro, is asking guests not to bring video game hardware this holiday season in order to “restore traditional family values”. More »
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Valve: British People Are Quiet
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | British people, speak up! According to Valve’s Chet Faliszek, those gamers in the U.K. are quiet. More »
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Katamari Creator’s Playground Moving Forward
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Several years back, Keita Takahashi, the game designer behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, mentioned he wanted to design playgrounds. He’s been commissioned to do so, and the ball is now starting to get rolling, so to speak. More »
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Sky Launches On Xbox 360
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s official. In the UK, Sky has launched on Xbox LIVE and Gold members with at least 2MB broadband, and either a Sky TV or Sky Player can watch Sky One, MTV and Sky Arts, reports CVG. More »
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Facebook, Twitter Launch Nov. 17 On UK Xbox Live
9:30AM Owen Good | This splash page on Xbox Live’s U.K. portal says its Twitter and Facebook service will launch on Nov. 17. We assume that includes the Last.FM update as well. More »
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