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Machinima has expanded its game video empire to the UK. The company has revealed plans to create localised content for the UK and deliver a new schedule of programming for the country.

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Celebrate the best in Valve-inspired Machinima with the second annual Saxxy Awards, this year given a significant boost by the recent release of the Source Filmmaker. Log into Steam to view and vote on this year’s entrants; you start with a queue of 12, and voting works in a similar way to Steam Greenlight, with judges choosing from those films with the highest community support. Voting closes on November 27 at midnight GMT; winners will be announced on November 30. There are some amazing entries, so let us know your favourites.

Thanks, Kotaku.

Gaikai’s announced it will host content on the service from YouTube games channel Machinima.

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YouTube network Machinima is set to raise $30 million in its latest round of funding thanks to help from Google, AllThingsD is reporting, with its value now set to be around $190 million. Both Google and Machinima have refused to comment on the story.

THQ and Machinima have released a new video for Nexuiz, showing just a few of over the 100 Dynamic Mutators or power-ups featured in the game, which can change the way you play. Developed by Denver-based IllFonic and powered by CryENGINE 3, the game fast-paced arena FPS will be released as part of Microsoft’s House Party season on Xbox 360 February 29 for 800 Microsoft Points, and will be released later this spring on PS3 and PC. Enjoy the video below.

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YouTube’s announced that Machinima was the highest-viewed channel on its website this year. The company provides machinima videos as its speciality – naturally – but also publishes video news wraps and trailers. It also hosts the Inside Gaming Awards, held the evening before Spike’s Video Game Awards. The second biggest channel besides Machinima was IGN‘s.

Thanks, Yahoo.

If you’ve got twenty minutes to burn and you’re a Halo fan, then you could do a whole lot worse than spending it with this Halo machinima. The voice acting can get a little spotty in place, but for a fan film with presumably zero budget this is a fantastic work. Full video after the break. More »