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Ubisoft Won’t Release Swinger-Party Game In The UK

3:00PM March 10, 2011 | Owen Good

We Dare, the Wii party game whose marketing suggests it’s much naughtier than it really is, won’t be released in the United Kingdom. Publisher Ubisoft is pulling the game back after a rating found it suitable for kids 12 and up. More »


In Real Life

Brit Modder Wiped Out, But Doesn’t Get Jail

10:30AM May 11, 2010 | Owen Good

A British programmer said to have reaped some £600,000 ($990,503) selling modchips that bypassed copy protection on four consoles avoided jail at his sentencing today, but only because the father of two was bankrupted by his conviction. More »


In Real Life

Watch People Play Games On UK TV

7:00AM August 10, 2009 | Owen Good

Last weekend, the UK network Bravo – unrelated to the U.S. channel, BTW – launched something called “Game Face,” tilted toward casual gamers, presumably ones with wads of disposable income. More »


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UK Minister Wants Kids to Play More Games

8:00AM December 15, 2008 | Owen Good

Who says UK lawmakers are hostile to video games? Tom Watson, the government’s Cabinet Office Minister wants kids to play more. And not just edutainment or shovelware – violent ones are OK.

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No Xbox 360 Price Cut For The UK

8:20AM September 5, 2008 | Stuart Houghton

Bad luck, old chap. Microsoft is refusing to pass on the Xbox 360 price cut to the UK market.

As if the British economy wasn’t looking dark enough – now we face another Christmas of not-that-cheap Xboxes.

“Pricing is handled on a region-by-region basis”, said a killjoy Microsoft spokesperson, “We do not have a price drop in this region to announce”.

An Xbox Arcade will set you back £159.99 ($US 281.35) in the UK, while an Elite can be obtained on the open market in exchange for a kidney or other major organ.

Microsoft says no Xbox 360 “price drop” in the UK [Pocket Lint]

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