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Microsoft and Ubi claim most slots as trade elite gain recognition.

MCV 2011Nearly 60 companies from across the £2 billion games industry are nominated for prizes at this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. Microsoft and Ubisoft lead the pack, with 11 and nine finalist places respectively.  

From physical retail to digital distribution, via publishers and peripherals brands, the nominated firms from across the trade have been recognised for their work during the last 12 months.

Serious Sam HD First & Second Encounter is coming to retail for Xbox 360 4th March 2011

Serious SamMastertronic, the UK’s leading independent publisher of computer and video games, today announced Croteam’s Serious Sam HD First & Second Encounter will soon be available to buy as a boxed copy for the Xbox 360. Gamers will be able to pick up the complete Serious Sam story so far, in glorious HD graphics, when Serious Sam HD First & Second Encounter hits stores for the Xbox 360 from 4th March 2011.

After a successful release on Xbox LIVE Arcade, the Alien Breed Trilogy is coming to retail for the Xbox 360 18th March 2011

Alien TrilogyMastertronic Group, the UK’s leading independent publisher of computer and video games, today announced the full Alien Breed Trilogy is coming to retail for the Xbox 360. Part of a gaming legacy, Alien Breed Trilogy was developed by Team 17 Software Ltd., the creators of the original Alien Breed and Worms™ games. With previous releases on Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation®Network and digital download platforms for the PC, this is first time the full collection will be available to buy at retail, as a complete series for the Xbox 360, from the 18th March 2011.

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DICE Announces Massive Pre-order Incentive for Fall Blockbuster

Battlefield 3DICE, an EA studio, the makers of the multi-platinum Battlefield: Bad Company series today announced a massive pre-order incentive for Battlefield 3, the long-awaited successor to the epic, internationally acclaimed 2005 game, Battlefield 2.

Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of its time with the power of Frostbite 2, DICE’s new cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering enhanced visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and character animation utilizing ANT technology from the latest EA SPORTS games.