Consoles

Console giant announces new entertainment partners such as Nickleodeon, Paramount Pictures and Machinima

Union developing cross-platform shooter for Xbox 360, PS3, Mac and PC

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 …

Nintendo will introduce a core games controller for its new console, called the Wii U Pro Controller. And you might think it looks a bit familiar. While much of the message during a web broadcast from Nintendo was about the Wii U GamePad, the firm said it would be supporting …

Nintendo used a surprise pre-E3 video announcement to show off the final form of the Wii U controller today. A livestreamed but pre-recorded video demo from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained that the touchscreen pad has a name: the Wii U GamePad the device As previously rumoured, the Wii U …

Puzzle/platformer selling more than 2,000 copies a day

PlayStation fans will soon be able to buy DLC from GameStop’s stores in Europe and Australia. The new deal between the world’s leading games retailer and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will see digital products made available in more than 1,600 stores across Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria …

With the backing of Activision, Disney, EA, Microsoft, Namco Bandai, Sony, Take-Two and Ubisoft, ISFE says its new pan-Euro data is the industry’s best. The Interactive Software Federation of Europe unveiled GameTrack at a breakfast briefing in London this week, attended by key publisher representatives including EA’s Europe chief Jens …

What can only be described as the ultimate Doom SKU is heading to Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. Called Doom 3 BFG Edition, the pack will include Doom, Doom 2, Doom 3 and Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. As you’d expect, graphics and controls have been fully revamped …

Sony will use some of its stage time at E3 convincing consumers to sign up to a reinvigorated PlayStation Plus subscription service, a report claims. Eurogamer has word from multiple sources” that Sony will offer the dangling carrot of more top tier” free games. Part of this shift will be …