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It has now been seven weeks since a game other than Zumba Fitness has taken the top position in the United Kingdom video game sales chart and the prospects of having another number one in the coming months seem slim at best.
Zumba Fitness has managed to use a mix between dancing and physical exercises to attract a... |
2 August 2011
13:31 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness, the exercise and dancing video game published by 505 Games and developed by Pipeworks, has managed to have yet another week, its sixth, at the top of the United Kingdom chart while fending off a late charge from the new Call of Juarez.
The fitness game is now one of the most successful titles if jud... |
26 July 2011
04:54 GMT |
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Individuals associated with the LulzSec hacking group have possibly been arrested in the UK, US and the Netherlands, but the outfit denies that any of its core members were taken into custody.The US Department of Justice announced yesterday the arrest of sixteen individuals across the United States who were involved ... |
20 July 2011
10:24 GMT |
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Specialist video game retailer Game, based in the United Kingdom, has announced that at the moment pre-orders for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 first-person shooter are better than those registered for the previous title in the series, Black Ops.
Game also believes that, if the current trend holds un... |
19 July 2011
05:44 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness has managed something that higher profile releases have not managed this year and has kept the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart for the fifth week in a row while reaching the eight week on top overall.
The video game, which was published by 505 Games, is mixing traditional f... |
19 July 2011
03:31 GMT |
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When it comes to politicians the customary attitude towards video games is one of distrust, with leaders often citing them as being a bad influence on children and something that needs to be regulated in the long term to limit their effects. But in a speech made to the Royal Society of London, Michael Gove, who is t... |
5 July 2011
15:01 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness has managed to make it two weeks at the top of the United Kingdom video games chart taking advantage of the empty space in most publisher's launch schedule which beings at the end of June and ends near the beginning of September, when titles like Madden NFL 12 are set to disturb sleeping charts.
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5 July 2011
13:31 GMT |
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The United Kingdom video games chart has been dominated by Zumba Fitness, the title launched by 505 Games that has successfully mixed dancing and traditional exercise and has been surprisingly successful over the last six months.Despite its big marketing campaign and the name recognition The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina ... |
21 June 2011
13:41 GMT |
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It might have been close to 15 years in the making, but it seems that it was all worth it, with Duke Nukem Forever, the game that was developed for the last stretch by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games, managing to take the United Kingdom video game chart on its first week on sale.The game has received less ... |
14 June 2011
15:01 GMT |
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L.A. Noire, the video game that was created by Team Bondi with help from Rockstar, has managed to retain its first place in the United Kingdom video game chart, fending off the challenge coming from Dirt 3, the rally racing game coming from indigenous developer and publisher Codemasters.
L.A. Noire has managed to ... |
1 June 2011
03:31 GMT |
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L.A. Noire, the detective and action title that was longed developed by Team Bondi and benefited from support from Rockstar Games, has managed to take over the United Kingdom video game chart on its first week on sale.
The game relies on new cutting edge motion capture technology to make the expressions and feeling ... |
24 May 2011
13:31 GMT |
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Multiplayer-oriented Brink, from developer Splash Damage and publisher Bethesda Softworks, has managed to perform well during its first week on sale and has taken over the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart.
Brink has not been well received by critics, who said that the game lacked a clear ... |
17 May 2011
03:23 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness, the video game that combines kilogram shredding routines and dancing, has managed to retake the number one position in the United Kingdom based video games chart, after spending last week in third position.
The 505 Games published exercise experience has proven quite popular in the last few months o... |
10 May 2011
03:47 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness, the video game from 505 Games that combines strenuous exercise routines with dance moves, has managed the rather surprising feat of holding on to the United Kingdom number one position in the video game sales charts. The fitness-based game has taken advantage of a lull in the big name releases to go o... |
19 April 2011
03:18 GMT |
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The vulnerabilities of UK nuclear submarines were exposed as a result of a redaction error inside a sensitive document released in response to a Freedom on Information Act (FOIA) request.The FOIA request was submitted by anti-nuclear campaigners and resulted in the "restricted" document being published in redacted fo... |
19 April 2011
02:52 GMT |
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Zumba Fitness, the 505 published video game which aims to make its players slimmer and healthier, has managed to top the United Kingdom weekly video game chart, edging out some pretty important titles, like Crysis 2 and the new Tiger Woods golf simulation. Zumba Fitness is the latest in a wave of sports-based titles... |
12 April 2011
03:17 GMT |
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Crysis 2, the Nanosuit-powered first-person shooter from Crytek, has managed to keep the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart, with gamers attracted by the impressive graphics of the New York-based adventure and by the solid shooter mechanics.
Second place has unexpectedly gone to Zumba Fitne... |
5 April 2011
02:57 GMT |
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The UK Teachers' Union opposes an education bill that tries to combat cyber-bullying by allowing school staff to search students' electronic devices and even delete data from them.Cyber-bullying has become a common problem, especially among young students, and as past incidents have shown it that can have ... |
28 March 2011
14:36 GMT |
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Homefront, the first-person shooter from publisher THQ and developer Kaos Studios, has managed to take the first position in the United Kingdom video game chart in its first week on sale, performing better than a number of other big releases.
Homefront has been widely debated last week, with analysts saying that t... |
22 March 2011
03:52 GMT |
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According to an UK Cards Association report, the losses resulted from card and cheque fraud have decreased in 2010 compared to the previous year, suggesting that industry initiatives are working.The total fraud losses from UK cards was £365.4 million in 2010, which is 17% lower than in 2009 and the lowest in th... |
9 March 2011
13:47 GMT |
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As the deadline to implement the controversial EU Telecoms Reform Directive (TRD) draws near there is still confusion as to how its tracking cookie requirements will be put into practice.The proposed regulation is sometimes referred to as the "Cookie Directive," because of one of the most important amendments it brin... |
9 March 2011
04:33 GMT |
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Pokemon White Version from Nintendo has managed to become the best-selling video game in the United Kingdom market in its first week on sales, with publisher Nintendo saying that it is the biggest launch the franchise has ever seen in the country.
The domination is complete with Pokemon Black Version coming in sec... |
8 March 2011
02:58 GMT |
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Killzone 3, the first-person shooter from developer Guerrilla Games and publisher Sony that arrived exclusive on the PlayStation 3, has managed to take the number one position in the United Kingdom video-game chart in its first week on sale.
The performance achieved by Killzone 3 is all the more impressive when ta... |
1 March 2011
03:24 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops, the first-person shooter from developer Treyarch and publisher Activision, has managed to conquer the top position in the United Kingdom video game chart, pushing down Test Drive Unlimited 2, the racing-powered winner of last week.Call of Duty recently received a new map pack, called First St... |
22 February 2011
02:58 GMT |
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Test Drive Unlimited 2, the open-world driving game which was developed by Eden Games and published by Namco Bandai Games in Europe, has taken the number-one position in the United Kingdom video game chart, managing to prove more attractive to gamers than Dead Space 2, the horror survival third-person shooter from Vi... |
17 February 2011
13:21 GMT |
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Dead Space 2, the action-packed third-person shooter from developer Visceral and publisher Electronic Arts, has managed to retain its number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart, fending off a determined challenge from FIFA 11, coming from the same company but a different division.
FIFA 11 was in th... |
9 February 2011
04:20 GMT |
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Dead Space 2, the space-based third-person shooter from developer Visceral and publisher Electronic Arts, has managed to take the first position in the United Kingdom video game chart, demonstrating that a solid and innovative sequel has the ability to outperform the original on which it was based.
Dead Space 2 is... |
3 February 2011
13:31 GMT |
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Little Big Planet 2, the PlayStation 3 exclusive platformer from Sony, has managed to take first place in the United Kingdom video games chart in the week that it launched, the first title launched this year which manages to do so.
Little Big Planet 2 has been developed by Media Molecule and uses the same basic st... |
27 January 2011
13:41 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops has managed to return to the top of the United Kingdom chart sooner than expected while DC Universe Online, the new MMO based around superheroes that was created by Sony Online Entertainment, has only managed to sell enough copies to reach tenth place.
Call of Duty: Black Ops, developed by ... |
20 January 2011
13:41 GMT |
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According to a report released by life insurance company CPP, card fraud has affected seven percent of the adult UK population last year and 13 million people overall.The UK adult population is a bit over 49 million, which means as much as 28% of adults have been affected by this type of fraud at least once in their ... |
19 January 2011
05:03 GMT |
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The football simulation FIFA 11 from EA Sports has managed to get another full week at the top of the United Kingdom video game market, while Call of Duty: Black Ops, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, has continued its slow slide down the charts after being the best sold title of last year on the sam... |
13 January 2011
04:21 GMT |
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The Association for United Kingdom Interactive Entertainment has announced that sales charts for a variety of hardware devices for 2010, with Call of Duty: Black Ops, the first-person shooter from Treyarch and from Activision, being the overall best seller in the country, just as it has been in the United States.
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12 January 2011
10:16 GMT |
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FIFA 11, the football simulation title from EA Sports, has taken over the top position in the video game sales chart for the United Kingdom market, managing to finally dislodge Call of Duty: Black Ops from the number one spot after about two months of unchallenged domination. FIFA 11 has managed to impress those who... |
6 January 2011
08:55 GMT |
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The government of the United Kingdom has passed an emergency budget for the year and one of the casualties of the cost cutting which is affecting much of Europe are the proposed tax relief schemes for the video game industry, which has a strong presence in Great Britain.
Bobby Kotick, who is the chief executive of... |
4 January 2011
16:31 GMT |
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The first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision Blizzard, has managed to hold on to the number one position it has occupied in time for Christmas in the United Kingdom for one more week, taking the video game industry into 2011.
The game has already been certifie... |
30 December 2010
15:21 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops, the first person shooter sensation from developer Treyarch and publisher Activision Blizzard, has taken the number one position in the video games chart in time for Christmas, cementing its claim as the best video game launch of this year. Call of Duty: Black Ops has been confirmed as having... |
23 December 2010
14:41 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops, the first person shooter from developer Treyarch and publisher Activision Blizzard, has managed to keep the number one place in the United Kingdom video game chart, managing to fend off the challenge coming from the Cataclysm expansion from Blizzard made MMO World of Warcraft.
Call of Duty... |
16 December 2010
03:12 GMT |
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Def Jam Rapstar has announced that it is working with Atlantic Records in the United Kingdom to launch a search across the British Isles for the next big rap artist, who will use the Rapstar video game to show off his skills and will then be getting an initial record deal from Atlantic, a company which has already la... |
6 December 2010
05:12 GMT |
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Gran Turismo 5, the racing simulator from developer Polyphony Digital and publisher Sony, which is exclusive to the PlayStation 3 home console, has managed to take the first spot in the United Kingdom video game chart, toppling long time first runner Call of Duty: Black Ops.Gran Turismo 5 was delayed for quite a long... |
2 December 2010
03:31 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops, the first person shooter blockbuster from developer Treyarch and publisher Activision Blizzard, has managed to fend off some very touch new opposition in order to keep the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart for the previous week, just as it was reported that the title ... |
25 November 2010
13:41 GMT |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops has predictably taken over the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart, in the process selling better than Modern Warfare 2, which launched around the same time last year, managing to create more than 300 million dollars in revenue for Activision in the UK and in the United ... |
18 November 2010
13:41 GMT |
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Football Manager 2011, from publisher SEGA and developer Sports Interactive, has debuted at the top of the United Kingdom video game chart, with fans of the beautiful game in the land that perfected it ready to take on their favorite team and lead it to titles that might elude it in real life.Football as a sport mana... |
11 November 2010
04:30 GMT |
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Fallout: New Vegas, the post apocalyptic hybrid between role playing and action developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda Softworks, has managed to take the top position in the weekly United Kingdom video game chart in its first week on sale.New Vegas is not a direct sequel to Fallout 3 and takes the player a l... |
28 October 2010
13:31 GMT |
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Medal of Honor, the first person shooter developed by Danger Close and DICE and published by Electronic Arts, has managed to take the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart in its first week on sale despite some pretty unflattering review scores.The reboot for the franchise takes players to the mo... |
21 October 2010
05:18 GMT |
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An ethical hacking experiment revealed that almost half of home wireless networks in UK can be compromised in a matter of seconds with freely available tools.The test was performed by Jason Hart, senior vice president of CRYPTOCard, who drove around the main arterial routes of Bristol, Cardiff, London, Birmingham and... |
15 October 2010
11:34 GMT |
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FIFA 11, the football simulation title from EA Sports, has managed to stay at the top of the United Kingdom video game chart for another week, despite a determined challenge coming from its main rival, the Konami made Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.FIFA 11's main selling point is the new Personality+ system, which bo... |
14 October 2010
13:31 GMT |
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FIFA 11, the football simulation from EA Sports, has captured the number one position in the United Kingdom video game chart, managing to displace F1 2010, another sports simulation, this one from Codemasters and focusing on the current Formula 1 Championship.FIFA 11 is traditionally a best seller and captures the to... |
7 October 2010
13:41 GMT |
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According to the UK Cards Association, plastic card, online banking and check fraud losses have decreased considerably during the first half of 2010 compared to the similar period last year.Losses resulted from fraud involving UK cards amounted to £186.8 million (around $296 million) from January to June this y... |
7 October 2010
04:36 GMT |
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The European Commission has filed a complaint against the United Kingdom with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failure to properly implement EU directives on privacy and data protection.The shortcomings in UK's legislation have been identified while investigating BT Group's testing of targeting adver... |
4 October 2010
08:57 GMT |
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F1 2010, the Formula 1 simulation title created by Codemasters, has taken the top position in the United Kingdom video game chart from Halo: Reach, the science fiction based first person shooter from developer Bungie and publisher Microsoft.F1 2010 uses the EGO engine, which also powered racers GRID and the new Colin... |
30 September 2010
13:41 GMT |
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