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EA now looks likely to announcement a Wii U version of Mass Effect at Nintendo’s E3 press event that kicks off at 5pm tonight. The German language Mass Effect Facebook page has this afternoon told fans to keep an eye on Nintendo’s event. EA boss John Riccitiello has previously pledged …
Read More »SONY: PlayStation games coming to HTC phones
Sony has announced a new partnership with HTC that will see PlayStation certified games coming to its phones. The firm has also renamed PlayStation Suite to PlayStation Mobile as it reaffirms its commitment to the mobile gaming space. PlayStation Suite launched last year with the first ever PlayStation Phone – …
Read More »UBISOFT: Adult Wii U title ZombiU set for launch
Ubisoft has announced a new core shooter for WiiU, ZombiU. It is an evolution of the Killer Freaks game, announced at last year’s E3. ZombiU is developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the team behind From Dust, Beyond Good and Evil and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. The survival-thriller puts players in the …
Read More »Minecraft sells 2m on XBLA
Minecraft breaks all-time sales record in under a month
Read More »MICROSOFT: Blockbuster year of games for Xbox 360
Disappointed that there was no word of Xbox 720? Microsoft says there’s no need, thanks to its "biggest year for blockbuster games in Xbox history". The platform holder confidently claims that the next twelve months is going to be better than any previous year for Xbox 360 users, thanks to …
Read More »E3 2012: Internet Explorer comes to Xbox 360
Voice commands to be used through Kinect to search Bing and find content
Read More »MICROSOFT: Xbox 360 FINALLY gets web browser
After enduring years of consumers calling for such functionality, Microsoft is to finally bring Internet Explorer to Xbox 360. And as you’d expect, it focuses heavily on Kinect integration, with full search functionality controlled by voice. The demo shown at E3 saw a user searching for sites by voice and …
Read More »E3 2012: Microsoft extends Kinect voice search to 12 languages
Console giant announces new entertainment partners such as Nickleodeon, Paramount Pictures and Machinima
Read More »Ex-STALKER devs form new Kiev studio
Union developing cross-platform shooter for Xbox 360, PS3, Mac and PC
Read More »E3 2012: More details on Gears of War Judgement
Gears of War: Judgement, which is being made by Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly, will be set 15 years before the events of the first game in the series. It sees series’ protagonists Baird and his Kilo Squad stand trial for transgression against the Coalition of Governments”. The accusations include …
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