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The lid has now officially been lifted on highly anticipated RPG sequel Mass Effect 2, with a release confirmed in early 2010 on Xbox 360 and PC – though not, it seems, on PS3. The game is a sequel to the Microsoft-only RPG original, which became a critical and commercial …
Read More »WiiWare hit Pop heading to DSiWare
Nnooo releasing Pop Plus: Solo for Nintendo handheld's download service
Read More »Halo 3 goes Classic
Microsoft has confirmed that three high-profile titles are to join its 19.99 Xbox 360 Classics range at UK retail – EA’s Mass Effect and Microsoft pair Halo 3 and Project Gotham Racing 4. We are delighted to add three of our finest titles to the Classics range, adding to the …
Read More »Now Apple is developing Wiimote-style controller
64-page patent filing reveals Wii-esque wand that uses IR sensors and works with Apple TV
Read More »LEGO Harry Potter confirmed
A CV posted by an animator at UK and Warner owned games developer Traveller’s Tales has confirmed that the studio is currently working on the long-rumoured LEGO Harry Potter game. It was also revealed that a second LEGO Indiana Jones outing tied to recent movie release The Kingdom of the …
Read More »Pikmin 2 and Jungle Beat dated
Nintendo has dated the next games in its New Play Control! series for Wii. Strategy action title, Pikmin 2 is set to crawl onto retail shelves on April 24th, while Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat is scheduled to arrive at an unspecified point in the summer. The New Play Control! series …
Read More »JAPAN: Monster Hunter G to have subscription fees
It has been confirmed that Monster Hunter G will require users to pay an additional fee if they want to play it online – a first for Nintendo’s Wii console. Siliconera reports that the game, which is not currently scheduled for release outside of Japan, will come with a free …
Read More »Nintendo denies DS Lite solus phase out
Leading platform holder Nintendo has told MCV that it is not planning to phase out solus DS Lite packs from retail, though it has said that it is upping the supply of DS Lite hardware bundles. Sources this morning claimed that solus packs were to vanish from UK retail in …
Read More »DS on track for 100m sales this month
Nintendo’s DS handheld is on course to break the 100m global unit sales barrier this month according to Japanese economic newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Click here to read the full story over on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Resident Evil 5 midnight openings announced
Capcom’s highly anticipated Resident Evil 5 is set for release this Friday (March 13th), and Gamestation has announced it will be opening its stores at midnight in celebration. Along with copies of the new game, Gamestation will be selling a variety of other merchandise, including T-shirts, hoodies, thermal mug holders …
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