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Hands-on: Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Batman, more

Battlefield 3 hands-on

Leet was at the 2011 Eurogamer Expo where we got to play a host of upcoming titles including Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Super Mario 3D Land, Halo Anniversary and more.

Here’s our quick-fire thoughts on some of the top games available this winter.

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ECL heads to Arsenal’s Emirates, rebrands

Arsenal Emirates stadium

The European Console League has rebranded in style with the help of Arsenal Football Club’s Emirates stadium.

Now known as European Gaming League, the E-sports event organiser will host its next tournament EGL4 at the North London stadium from October 29th to 30th.

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Call of Duty Championship heads to UK

Call of Duty Championship

Earlier this month we mentioned the Call of Duty XP tournament in the US which has $1m in prize money up for grabs.

One four-man team will be representing the UK. Want to be a part of the squad? Here’s how you can be in with a chance.

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Call of Duty XP tickets go on sale

Call of Duty XP tickets

Tickets for the Call of Duty XP event have gone on sale, with $1m in cash prizes available for its Xbox 360 pro gaming tournament.

32 teams of four will battle it out in deathmatch knockout rounds to take the $400,000 top prize. There’s space for 28 pre-qualifying teams and four on-site qualifying spots, with teams flown out by Activision to Los Angeles to compete.

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BlizzCon gets pro gaming tournament

BlizzCon 2011

There’s almost $300,000 in prize money up for grabs at this year’s BlizzCon expo (Cosplay ladies not included).

The event is sold out but those with a Battle.net online account can watch matches of Starcraft II and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm live.

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ECL 3 kicks off in July, has £16,000 prize fund

European Console League in Loughborough

Tickets have gone on sale for the European Console League 3 at Loughborough University – with £16,000 in prize money up for grabs.

There’s a range of game tournaments to enter including matches of Call of Duty, Halo: Reach and Super Street Fighter IV. We’ve got the full details here.

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How to survive E3 2011

E3 2011

The biggest gaming event of the year is almost upon us. If you’re lucky enough to work in the games industry, check out MCV’s E3 survival guide.

It contains floor plans, tips from journalists, exhibitor guides and a look back at previous E3 events. This year’s E3 runs from June 7th to 9th at the LA Convention Center.

Game of the year 2010 revealed

2010 has been one of the greatest years for gaming. We’ve seen new hardware arrive in the form of Kinect and Move, and a bundle of 10/10 titles such as Black Ops and Mass Effect 2.

But which is number one? Here’s our top games of 2010, the official VGA awards list and our biggest disappointments. Happy new year.

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Expo first play: Warriors: Legends Of Troy

Like night follows day, there are some true constants in the video game business. There will never be a good video game TV show, first person shooters will always cause some form of controversy, and a new Dynasty Warriors game is never far away.

Warriors: Legends of Troy is the latest in the long line of Dynasty Warriors’ third person action games. Here’s what we thought after playing it at London’s recent MCM Expo.

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Expo first play: Marvel vs Capcom 3

Capcom has certainly been knocking its fanbase for six lately. It’s resurrected the Street Fighter series and the beat ‘em up genre, released a good downloadable episode for Resident Evil 5, and now it’s working on the third instalment to Marvel vs Capcom.

Here’s what we thought of the game from our playtest at the MCM Expo in London.

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