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EA has ramped up the pressure on Activision with a new Battlefield Premium membership service. The subscription service gives gamers access to all five expansion packs and lets them access it two weeks early before general release. It ties in with the Battlefield Battlelog service, and features extra events, strategy …
Read More »EA: Sim City Social imminent
EA showed off a new Sim City game for Facebook at its E3 press conference today. The game is designed to pull in more users so that EA can ‘win back’ its city building crown. That means you, Zynga. The game is to be released this month. "It is a …
Read More »EA: Dead Space 3 set for February launch
Dead Space 3 will hit shelves in February 2013. The sequel to EA’s hit horror series was the dramatic opener to its E3 press conference in Los Angeles today. The game features two-player co-op, which was shown to the assembled media and trade for the first time. Judging by the …
Read More »Counter-Strike: Global Offensive releasing on 21st August
Valve today announced the release date to the latest instalment in one of India’s best selling game franchises, Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is scheduled for release digitally on 21st August, 2012 via Steam (PC and Mac), Xbox Live (Xbox 360) and PlayStation Network (PS3). The game will be priced at …
Read More »FIFA 13 gets Kinect voice command support
EA announced today at Microsoft’s E3 media briefing that FIFA 13 would receive voice command support via Kinect on Xbox 360. As demonstrated on stage, voice commands can be given in-game to perform substitutions, change formations and tactics, issue commands to teammates in Be A Pro mode, and even show …
Read More »E3 2012: Nintendo ‘set to reveal 3DS XL’
Japanese newspaper Nikkei reporting large screen version of handheld unveiling is due
Read More »Xbox and Nike team up for Nike+ Kinect Training
Nike is bringing its Nike+ fitness and tracking system to the Xbox via Nike+ Kinect Training, a new fitness game for Kinect. Designed as a custom training programme, the game will track and analyse your body movements, assess your physical strengths and athleticism, identify areas for improvement, and create a …
Read More »Minecraft sells 2m on XBLA
Minecraft breaks all-time sales record in under a month
Read More »E3 2012: Large-screen 3DS rumoured for E3 reveal
Nintendo will tomorrow announce a large-screen version of the 3DS, Japanese news outlet Nikkei. As reported via Andriasang, it speculates that the new hardware will boast a 4.3 inch screen – 1.5 times the size of that found on the current device. It adds that the hardware could hit Europe, …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Blockbuster year of games for Xbox 360
Disappointed that there was no word of Xbox 720? Microsoft says there’s no need, thanks to its "biggest year for blockbuster games in Xbox history". The platform holder confidently claims that the next twelve months is going to be better than any previous year for Xbox 360 users, thanks to …
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