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Cars is probably the closest thing Pixar has had to a critical flop. It isn’t, obviously. Its Rotten Tomatoes score of 74 per cent is far from awful, but seeing as all of its other 11 movies have scored over 90 per cent (Toy Story 1 and 2 managed 100 …
Read More »First-party Wii U games trademarked
Nintendo has registered trademarks for a range of Wii U video games and peripherals, continuing some of the original Wii’s biggest brands. While none of the trademarks may come as a surprise, it does suggest that Nintendo will offer a similar line-up to that of its current console. It is …
Read More »FEATURE: Games for kids
Two factors are dovetailing to create growth in the pre-teen gaming market.Firstly, there is the traditional migration down the demographic that comes about as a generation of hardware enters its second, third and fourth years. Secondly, the popularity of the Wii plus the Move and Kinect peripherals mean that games …
Read More »Aliens infesting DS this September
Sega has confirmed portable side-scrolling shooter Aliens: Infestation will be released in the UK this September. The publisher says it’s an action-packed platform shooter with a hardcore, retro feel”. Based on Aliens, the second instalment in the horror sci-fi movie franchise, the game lets players fire weaponry from the film …
Read More »Hulk Hogan lends voice to Saints Row: The Third
"Train, say your prayers, take your vitamins and believe in yourself." Whether or not that will be one of the lines the Hulkster delivers in THQ’s upcoming open-world romp Saints Row: The Third remains to be seen, but either way the iconic WWE wrestler has been confirmed amongst the game’s …
Read More »Sega delays two 3DS titles
Japanese publisher Sega has announced the delay of two upcoming 3DS releases. Retro IP Shinobi was due out in September, but will not hit UK retail until November 15th. In addition, Crush3d – another former September release – now won’t arrive until early 2012. Though the delay might be disappointing, …
Read More »The Darkness II delayed to 2012
The Darkness II has been pushed back four months with the game slipping to February next year. The sequel to 2K Games’ million-selling 2007 horror FPS was previously scheduled to arrive in October. It will now be released in North America on February 7th and elsewhere – including the UK …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII-2 gets 2012 US release date
Publisher Square Enix has announced that console RPG sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released in North America in January 2012. It has already been pencilled in for a December 2011 release in Japan on Ps3 and Xbox 360. There’s no concrete European release date as of yet, but that’s …
Read More »Master Chief freebie for Halo Anniversary pre-orders
Microsoft has announced a fan-pleasing giveaway for customers who pre-order for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition, which is due out in the UK on November 15th. Chiefly, gamers who commit to buying the title will receive a green MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armour – as sported by the Master Chief himself …
Read More »Codemasters wants Pole Position for F1 2011
It was one of the top-selling titles of 2010 and now Codemasters is ensuring this year’s F1 game follows suit. The developer-publisher has invested its biggest ever marketing spend forF1 2011.Last year’s F1 2010 was backed by Codies’ largest ad campaign at the time and went on to sell over …
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