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Read More »F1 2011 slated for 3DS release
Codemasters will release a 3DS version of successful racer F1 2011 on November 25th in the UK and Europe. It’s the first time a Formula One game has been available in 3D. This new version includes most of the features found in the console versions, such as all of the …
Read More »Nintendo dominates 2011 European sales charts
Ten of the 20 best-selling games in Europe this year have been published on Nintendo formats. The platform holder revealed the top-selling games for the first nine months of 2011 in Europe, the US and Japan as part of its half-year financial results briefing. The data was taken from GfK …
Read More »Ratcliffe reboots GaBoom
Online games swap shop GaBoom has been relaunched. The portal is the brainchild of Jessica Ratcliffe, star of this year’s 30 Under 30 and former contestant on the BBC’s Dragon Den, where she tried to secure investment in the venture. As well as a new url, the site has streamlined …
Read More »Free Gears of War 3 DLC inbound
Gears of War 3 owners will be able to download a free map pack on November 24th, Epic Games has confirmed. The Versus Booster Map Pack will include five maps for online play – including Bullet Marsh and Clocktower from the original Gears of War game. The other three are …
Read More »PS3 close to catching Xbox 360
Sony’s PlayStation 3 is now within 1.3m unit sales of catching the Xbox 360. The latest financial numbers from Sony say that the console has now sold 56m units. Microsoft numbers in October said that it has sold 57.3m Xbox 360 consoles worldwide. That PS3 has nearly closed the gap …
Read More »Opening up Kinect SDK ‘can revolutionise industries’
Development kit due for commercial release early next year says Microsoft
Read More »Uncharted 3 team claims ‘brutal crunch’
'Scope and ambition' of game meant 'added pressure'
Read More »Operation Raccoon City due March 2012
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will hit UK shelves on March 23rd next year in the UK and Europe. The game will be released initially on Xbox 360 and PS3 with a PC version to follow. It’s a team-based third-person shooter Resident Evil game for home consoles. Publisher Capcom also …
Read More »VIDEO: Lollipop Chainsaw’s Halloween trailer
Publisher Warner Bros Interactive has released a new trailer for off-the-wall Grasshopper Manufacture title Lollipop Chainsaw. Though critically hailed, Grasshopper’s former releases – which include Killer 7, No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned – have yet to enjoy an equal level of commercial success. However, it’s not hard …
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