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Kropotkins UK Gaming News presented by SPOnG.com

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A weekly Podcast giving news and latest releases in video and computer games from around Europe. Hosted by Chris O'Regan AKA Kropotkin from the SuperHappyFunTimeShow
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Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 20th May, 2012

BBC Sport app heads to PS3, hacker gets 18 months prison sentence for distributing Trojan horse virus via Call of Duty hack, Eden Games not closed down according to Atari and Criterion Games seeks PSVita software engineer. Running time: 00:04:10

May 23, 20124 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 6th May, 2012

Pirate Bay website gets banned in the UK, Markus Perrson to be in Total War game and Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton suffers collapse at bike riding event. Running time: 00:03:42

May 09, 20124 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 29th April, 2012

TimeSplitters 4 not in development, UEFA Euro 2012 add on for FIFA 12 not fully licensed, midnight store openings for Diablo 3, Nintendo opens 25,000 WiFi spots throughout Europe, GAME get Max Payne 3 exclusive content deal, PS Vita outsold by PSP in Europe and Lionhead consider their future after the departure of Peter Molyneux. Running time: 00:06:06

May 01, 20126 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 22nd April, 2012

PC gaming expo Rezzed to launch in July, Metro declares XBL a paedophile zone, Codemasters launches new label, Splash Damage begins making iOS titles, Starbreeze buys out Overkill and MCV hands out gongs. Running time: 00:04:59

Apr 24, 20125 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 15th April, 2012

Nintendo pulls out of Gamescom, Game Focus closes its doors, GOG.com targets Steam sales, GAME stocks new games again and Ubisoft gets sued over Rocksmith again. Running time: 05:18

Apr 16, 20125 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 1st April, 2012

Euro Championship 2012 becomes DLC for FIFA 12, Raspberry Pi distribution blocked by lack of CE mark, former Irish GAME employees have sit in over lack of redundancy pay, GAME rescued by OpCapita, ShopTo removes GAME Reward Card scheme, Sainburys and Tescos up their game with video game retail and Good Old Games becomes GOG.com Running time: 00:05:39

Apr 03, 20126 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 25th March, 2012

Rocksmith UK release hit by trademark dispute, Angry Birds playgrounds to be built in the UK, Ubisoft defends its position on DRM for PC games, Sky to launch Now TV service on consoles, GAME collapses into administration, UKIE to track all PC game sales downloads and tax breaks granted to the video game industry in the UK. Running time: 00:05:39

Mar 28, 20126 min

Kropotkin's UK Gaming News Week of 18th March, 2012

4G network to launch in UK in 2012, Yakuza Dead Souls DLC gets diverted away from GAME, BBC iPlayer heads to Xbox 360 dashboard, Watchdog investigates FIFA 12 disconnections, BAFTA awards Portal 2 as game of the year, GAME heading for administration unless it finds 180 million GBP and HMV deny getting assistance from EA to sell Mass Effect 3. Running time: 05:02

Mar 19, 20125 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 4th March, 2012

Raspberry Pi computer signs up distribution deal, Rebellion defends Sniper Elite V2 DLC, GAME puts Gaikai on its website, Jagex cans Stellar Dawn, Echo Park and Another Place Productions formed, Dark Energy Digital closes its doors, Playdead may port Limbo to mobile platforms, and GAME could lose 2.5 million GBP over loss of Mass Effect 3 Special Edition exclusivity. Running time: 00:07:54

Mar 05, 20128 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News - Week Ending 26 February 2012

PC port of Alan Wake makes its money back in 48 hours, developer of A-Men claims PSVita memory mapping better than PS3, Pirate Bay gets banned in the UK, Jagex claims physical copies of games to become a thing of the past, GAME unable to stock games, Gameplay closes its doors, brick and mortar retail sales drops by 25 percent, Criterion Studios opens its doors to students and EuroGamer Expo tickets go on sale Running time: 00:08:32

Feb 28, 20129 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News - Week Ending 12 February 2012

BAFTA GAME Award nominees announced, Frozen Synapse talk details revealed, GAME Group culls 46 jobs from its head office, UKIE pushes for legalisation of crowd funding in the UK, Rocksteady Studios bemoans the collapse of the UK video game industry and David Braben reveals education package for Raspberry Pi computer. Running time: 00:06:45

Feb 13, 20127 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of 5th February, 2012

Angry Bird developer promotes removal of DRM, Ubisoft shuts down authentication servers for PC games for maintenance, GAME Group renegotiates its position with its lenders, Splash Damage take on Ninja Theory staffer, and BAFTA hosts Games Question Time. Running time: 00:05:24

Feb 07, 20125 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of January 29th, 2012

Ofcom slaps wrists of ITV over Arma II footage in documentary, Pink and White 3DS consoles go on sale at 20 GBP mark up price, Lego Minecraft being developed, GAME mistakenly takes PC games off of its website, UKIE launches digital sales tracking of PC games and sells off its interests in GfK Chart Track. Finally Gamestop pulls out from its UK brick and mortar store presence. Running time: 06:12

Feb 01, 20126 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of January 22nd, 2012

GAME Group denies being hacked, 41 percent of UK developers emigrate to North America, Codemasters whistle blower shares the dirt on poor working practices and UKIE announces debate on piracy prevention in the wake of the SOPA and PIPA bill protests. Running time: 00:04:58

Jan 23, 20125 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of January 15th, 2012

Netflix arrives in the UK and Ireland, STALKER 2 not dead, CD Projeckt back tracks over pirate attacks, Raspberry Pi computer in production, ICT dropped from school curriculum, BigBig Studios closed down, GAME Group reports 15 percent sales drop, and HMV seeks to sell only recent game releases. Running time: 00:05:45

Jan 16, 20126 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of January 8th, 2012

ASDA wants your old consoles, Media Molecule looks for new IP, video game sales drop in UK over 2011, EA closes Bright Light Studios, Datel and Microsoft settle lawsuit, Andy Payne from Mastertronic gets an OBE and former DICE staffers go to ngmoco Sweden. Running time: 00:57:37

Jan 09, 201258 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of December 18th, 2011

Sony announces UK tour for PS Vita, art gallery The Louvre installs 3DS consoles as virtual tour guides, Channel 4 appoints games commissioning editor and GamesAid launches LittleBigBunch. Running time: 00:04:06

Dec 20, 20114 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of December 4th, 2011

SCEE admits confusion over PSP, BAFTA awards Privates game, Germany bans Dead Island, Brink gets clan support, Sainsburys hails Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 sales, Frozen Synapse developer gets boost from sales and Evolution stays the course despite Motorstorm Apocalypse failure. Running time: 00:05:46

Dec 05, 20116 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of November 27th, 2011

Vodaphone gets PS Vita 3G deal, The Sun declares XBL to be hacked, launch titles for European launch of PS Vita revealed, Keith Vaz launches attack on Modern Warfare 3, GAME group share value drops by 90 percent and Ste Pickford questions BAFTA video game awards. Running time: 00:07:48

Nov 29, 20118 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of November 20th, 2011

Stuart Black working on another FPS, Splash Damage denies working on Marvel based game, Game Jam competition winners confirmed, PEGI rating system delayed, GAME losses reported, Bohemia Interactive bemoan piracy in PC gaming and still no response from the government on the Skills Review. Running time: 00:07:08

Nov 21, 20117 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of November 13th, 2011

ASDA selling Wii consoles for 89 GBP, BBFC pours scorn over Modern Warfare 3 London Underground outcry, Best Buy shuts down UK stores, Good Old Games MD lashes out at DRM and UKIE creates new sub-group to increase growth in UK video game community. Running time: 00:06:44

Nov 15, 20117 min

Kropotkin's UK Gaming News Week of October 30th, 2011

Netflix heading to UK in 2012, Mojang reveals pricing details for Scrolls, former Lionhead Studios staff member creates new company and starts work on iOS platform games, Just Cause 3 rumours quashed, GMA ruined by retailer sponsor, executives leave Future Publishing and Sony buys out Sony Ericsson. Running time: 00:06:24

Oct 31, 20116 min

Kropotkin's UK Gaming News Week of October 23rd, 2011

Zavvi and Square Enix sell busted Deus Ex Human Revolution codes for the PC version, Mojang wins court ruling in the use of the word Scrolls, paintball mode to be offered to GAME customers who by the new GoldenEye game, UK price and release date of PSVita confirmed, Introversion shelf Subversion and instead come up with Prison Architect, Golden Joystick winners announced, Mythos European servers to be shut down and CCP shed a fifth of their staff. Running time: 00:07:45...

Oct 24, 20118 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of October 16th, 2011

STALK 2 will likely have always on DRM, Ofcom launches investigation into use of ArmA II video game footage by ITV, HMV offers 99p trade in for FIFA 12, PS2 games heading to European PSN, Barnoess Greenfield attacks prolonged playing of video games by children, Ireland starts to invest in video game industry and British design exhibition to feature 5 video games. Running time: 00:06:09

Oct 17, 20116 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of October 9th, 2011

Rare are working on a next generation Xbox console game, BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 to arrive on XBL for Silver members, BT to launch ultra fast broadband network, UK video game industry suffering from staff crisis, Nintendo praises fines against sellers of R4 cards in France and FIFA 12 sells 3.2 million units in one week. Running time: 00:06:37

Oct 11, 20117 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of October 2nd, 2011

CD Projekt promise more content for XBox 360 port of Witcher 2, Fanatac launches new steering wheel ahead of Forza 4 launch, Football Manager 2012 requires online registration in order to play it, SCEE predict massive losses due to weak Euro and Future Publishing considers selling off US arm. Running time: 00:09:23

Oct 04, 20119 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of July 3rd, 2011

BAFTA starts up kids game design competition, Call of Duty Black Ops becomes biggest selling game in the UK of all time, WarDevil cancelled again, HMV refuses trade ins on Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D, Trenched release delayed in Europe due to potential copyright infringement, Blackrock Studios closes its doors, Unity Technologies open Stockholm office and HMV suffers massive falls in profits. Running time: 00:08:24

Jul 04, 20118 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of June 26, 2011

Peter Molynuex admits failings with Kinect, Zelda music CD orders not working, Trenched gets delayed in Europe, Eve Online may go free to play, 3DTV will not catch on according to survey, Cryteck to patch Crysis 2 PC port with Directx 11 upgrade, HMV offer discount via 3DS streetpass, Blackrock Studios alumni start up new studio. Running time: 00:07:19

Jun 28, 20117 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of June 19, 2011

PS3 version of Witcher 2 possible, CryEngine working on WiiU, Valve heads to Gamescom, Nintendo of Europe gets hacked, GRID servers get shut down, Criterion Games not working on annualised title, Best Buy UK expansion halted, SEGA opens new studio in Solihull, Sony UK still headless, GAME warns of more losses despite strong title release in 2011, PEGI still not enforced legally and THQ Warrington is closed down. Running time: 00:07:13

Jun 20, 20117 min

Kropotkins UK Gaming News Week of May 29, 2011

Keith Vaz MP opens up an anti video game EDM, Napoleon Total War gets Ivor Novello Award for best video game sound track, Age of Conan goes free to play while its 360 port is abandoned, DiRT 3 online pass not working on PS3 due to PSN store outage, Daily Mail attacks Modern Warfare 3, IO Interactive makes Hitman more approachable, GAME defends 2nd hand market, eeGeo springs from ashes of Real Time Worlds and UK to sponsor Gamescom. Running time: 00:07:42...

May 31, 20118 min
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