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It now includes Irish news/review games sites, community and LAN sites, Irish sites with games sections, games cafes/centres, game retailers in Ireland, local official console sites, and links to games companies based in Ireland. There's also a selection of international games sites.

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REVIEW: King Of Fighters XI

Developer: SNK Playmore | Publisher: Ignition  | Format: PS2

Reviewer: Brendan Tinnelly Get 'em while they're young. The cynical ploy oft employed by evil tobacco companies also lends itself well to the 20 year old beat 'em up genre.

I dabbled in the joys of Street Fighter II at a very young age, and subsequently competing series were rendered unpalatable. For me, and the many others like me, Street Fighter remains the de-facto choice when it comes to 2D beat 'em ups.

GAME: Ireland & UK sales boosted by PS3

Retailer GAME says that the PS3 pushed sales up; pictured: a customer handing over cash at the PS3 midnight launch at GAME on Dawson Street in Dublin.

PlayStation 3 has accounted for over 40 percent in growth in sales at the games retail giant GAME according to a statement released today by the firm.

GAME have stores around Ireland but it is hard to tell what trends are exclusive to the State or the island as the company treats the UK and Ireland as the one market.

World Cyber Games Ireland details

Regional heats of the World Cyber Games Ireland are on in Dublin on the weekend of August 17, and in the Midlands on the weekend of July 22. A third event in Galway is due to be announced.

The Irish qualifiers for the World Cyber Games in Seattle are to be held again this year at the Digital Hub, and will take place on September 15 - 16.

Games in the Irish events are Counter Strike 1.6 (pictured) on PC with a teams of five, Project Gotham Racing 3 on Xbox, and FIFA 07 on PC.

MORE: World Cyber Games Ireland announced

Ubisoft brings games to Oxegen

Gamers attending Oxegen this weekend who find they just can't shake off a game addiction can find  Ubisoft at this year's music festival.

The Ubisoft outing at this year's Oxegen is part of the games publisher's Ireland and UK Summer Festival Tour.

Over the weekend they will be showcasing  the Xbox 360 western game Call of Juarez, their PlayStation 3 version of Rainbow Six Vegas, and a Wii game 'Surf’s Up'. They will also be giving way consoles and Ubisoft-branded merchandise.

Previously, Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland used the same kind of marketing to promote the PlayStation Portable in Ireland, at the time they claimed that over 20,000 people visited the PlayStation Dome tent at Oxegen.