Consoles

Trials Evolution downloaded 100k times on day one

Ubisoft owned developer RedLynx has said that its recent Xbox Live Arcade release Trials Evolution was downloaded over 100,000 times on day one. In fact, so high was the appetite for the game that publisher Microsoft has been forced to draft in additional servers. The game was released on Wednesday, …

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VIDEO: Grimlock struts his stuff in Transformers FOC

Activision has released a brand new trailer for upcoming action title Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. And this time the limelight is handed over to Dinobot leader and general Jurassic badass Grimlock. As well as some concept art, we also see him in-action via some alpha game footage. Watch out for …

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OnLive PlayPack hits 200 games

Streaming games service provider OnLive has announced the addition of the 200th game to its subscription based PlayPack offer. The company is also hosting what it calls the ‘PlayPack 200′ event, which promises 200 hours of events for customers and kicks off from 5pm tonight. Anyone who signs up for …

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Doctor Who to get limited physical release on PS3

The first ever outing for Doctor Who on the PS3 WILL now get a limited physical release. When the game was announced it was claimed that it would be downloadable over PSN only, with a PC release to follow at a later. However, Amazon is now listing the game for …

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Medal of Honor full trailer airing at MCV Awards

EA will air the latest trailer for upcoming shooter Medal of Honor: Warfighter at tonight’s MCV Awards. The new Medal of Honor is due out on October 23rd and will continue the success laid down by the 2010 title of the same name. Having made a name for itself with …

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PlayStation 3D Display arrives in the UK

Sony’s innovative 3D monitor is now available in the UK and Europe for 449. The PlayStation 3D Display offers both 3D support and a unique multiplayer function called SimulView. This allows two players to play on the same display without the need for splitscreen by displaying two distinct images for …

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YouTube seeking programmers for next-gen console app integration

YouTube is looking to hire next-gen game console programmers in an effort to ‘build the next generation game-console-based TV experience.’ The mantra is also the first responsibility for the role under the position’s description on Google Jobs (spotted by IGN). YouTube currently has an app on Xbox 360, but with …

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INTERVIEW: Pav Bhardwaj, Xbox Live UK

Microsoft’s Xbox Live UK product manager talks Minecraft, Arcade Next and the future of the Xbox 360 online platform. Tell us about the Arcade Next promotion – why group a bunch of new games under that tagline? How effective have past promotions been? Yeah I think we’ve been quite fortunate. …

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Super Mario and Pikmin 3 confirmed for E3

A new Super Mario game and Pikmin 3 for Wii U will make their debuts at E3, Nintendo has officially announced. News of the new games broke yesterday in a Spanish language interview with Nintendo’s development boss Shigeru Miyamoto. In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Pikmin …

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