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Read More »Halo Warthog included in Forza 4
Microsoft has revealed that gamers’ first chance to get a look at the Halo 4 version of the iconic Warthog land vehicle will be in racing title Forza 4. Wired reports that the vehicle will be hidden somewhere in Turn 10’s racer, which is due out in the UK on …
Read More »Valve plans PC/PS3 unity with Counter-Strike
New FPS could feature cross-platform play as Sony opens its network
Read More »EA reckons Vita has a "better chance" than 3DS
In a startlingly honest admission, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has said he believes the PlayStation Vita has a better chance of succeeding in the market than Nintendo’s 3DS. "I don’t think [Vita] is in quite in the same boat as the 3DS,” he told CVG. The 3DS was a …
Read More »Sonic CD gets digital re-release
Sega has confirmed the news accidentally leaked by Microsoft earlier this week that it is to re-release Sonic CD. The game was originally released for Sega’s ill-fated Mega Drive expansion the Mega CD in 1993. It’s generally regarded as one of the strongest instalments in the classic platforming series. Now …
Read More »Sony encouraging cross-platform play on PS3 and Vita
Future PlayStation games can be packaged for both Vita and PS3, with cloud data allowing customers to access a game from either device, a senior Sony executive has said. Shuhei Yoshida, chief of Sony Worldwide Studios, told Eurogamer that it was totally feasible” for developers to build a connected experience …
Read More »Sony wants devs to cross-pollinate Vita and PS3
Studios and publishers showing interest in mixed-platform play, says Yoshida
Read More »Retail prepared to reduce new Wii to £79.99
The new-look Wii won’t have a trade price drop, but retail is prepared to cut the console to 79.99 or less. A new Wii hardware price and Mario Kart bundle caused a sales uplift in May. Now the platform holder hopes to repeat the trick with a new-look console and …
Read More »Kanye West to perform at COD XP
Hip-hop diva Kayne West will take to the stage for an exclusive set at Activision’s Call of Duty XP event in LA next month. He will perform on the second day of the event on Saturday September 3rd. Activision say it’s his first public performance since the release of his …
Read More »Sega shooter Binary Domain out February
The squad-based third-person shooter designed by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi will arrive in the UK on February 17th next year. Binary Domain puts gamers in the middle of a futuristic war set in Tokyo in 2080. It will be available on both Xbox 360 and PS3. The shooter joins other …
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