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Read More »LEGO Lord of the Rings video game confirmed by new toy sets
Warner Bros will release a widely-expected LEGO Lord of the Rings game. Packaging for LEGO’s new line of LOTR toys, inspired by the three Peter Jackson movies based on the books, reveals the title is on the way. Earlier in the year we predicted that the new line of toys …
Read More »US Xbox business targeted in Motorola legal war
Microsoft faces China import ban; Legal fees so far 'could finance a small country'
Read More »Xbox 360 $99 as Microsoft tests contract deals
Buyers must commit to a 24-month Xbox Live Gold subscription
Read More »Sorcery ‘will raise the bar for Move’
Sony expects its upcoming Move game Sorcery to be a flagship product for the motion accessory. The company says it raises the bar” for Move games, and has kicked off an ad campaign to get it in front of kids this summer. TV advertising will run around Cartoon Network programmes …
Read More »Habbo: Online firms fighting short atten…
Pay attention. One of the most popular online ‘teen hangouts’ says digital games need to fight harder to battle brief attention spans. The man in charge of Habbo says that the migration of games to the web is inevitable, but makes fighting for consumers’ time more difficult. 10 years ago, …
Read More »‘Rabbids Rumble’ rated by Australian Classification Board
The Australian Classification Board has rated Rabbids Rumble, unveiling the currently unannounced title. Ubisoft’s apparent latest Rabbids effort has been issued a G rating by the organization (spotted by Nintendo Life), citing ‘very mild crude humour.’ No other pertinent info, such as launch window or release platforms, was provided. Ubisoft …
Read More »Brand Map: 39% of Pokémon players are female
Over a third of Pokmon players are female, according to a new GameVision Brand Map report. 39 per cent of all players of Nintendo’s huge franchise are female, which is higher than the average game (31 per cent).Males aged 15 to 19 comprise a further 13 per cent of the …
Read More »Saints Row: The Third gets standalone superhero expansion
At times of trouble, all publishers turn to their most reliable IP – and this is exactly what THQ is doing with the announcement of a brand new expansion Saints Row: The Third. Called Enter the Dominatrix, the retail release adds what THQ describes as the most requested gameplay features …
Read More »Console version of Tribes: Ascend unlikely
Free-to-play FPS Tribes: Ascend has been making big waves on PC, but the chances of it coming to console no appear very slim. And as you might expect, it’s the sticky issue of free-to-play gaming that has put up all the barriers. "We do not have any plans forTribeson console …
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