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MICROSOFT: Ice T demos Gears of War 3

If you ever doubted that Xbox 360 was for the boys, cast those thoughts aside – professional hard man and bitch-hating rapper Ice T has taken to the stage tonight to demo Gears of War 3. He was invited by Epic developer Cliff Bleszinski, who we are assured is a …

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MICROSOFT: Kinect support for Tom Clancy titles

All upcoming games based on the Tom Clancy line of war titles will feature Kinect support, Ubisoft has confirmed. Co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot made the claim during Microsoft’s 2011 E3 presentation, where Ubisoft demoed Kinect functionality for its upcoming shooter Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The publisher showed how the …

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MICROSOFT: FIFA for Kinect

EA Sports has announced that a future FIFA will use Kinect for Xbox 360. This was confirmed by EA Sports president Peter Moore during Microsoft’s E3 press conference, who added: "Just imagine the possibilities Kinect can bring to the biggest sports game in the world: FIFA." Moore also confirmed that …

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MICROSOFT: Mass Effect 3 Kinect support confirmed

Developer BioWare has confirmed that upcoming RPG Mass Effect 3 will offer Kienct compatibility. Specifically, it will allow gamers to interact with the galaxy-spanning title via voice recognition. Primarily it will be used to select dialogue options, though it will also offer players the chance to command their squad on …

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MICROSOFT: MW3 kicks off conference

Microsoft has kicked off its E3 conference with new in-game footage of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling took to the stage to play through an underwater mission in Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Before long attendees were treated to a …

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E3 2011 LIVEBLOG: Microsoft

Microsoft may be the only platform holder to not have any new hardware on show at this year’s events, but you’d be wrong to not expect any surprises from its E3 2011 press briefing. For all the news the very moment it happens head down to our liveblog below from …

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E3 2011: Leisure Suit Larry bounces back

A remake of the original Leisure Suit Larry is on the way from its creator, Al Lowe, and Replay Games. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards will be coming to desktop, tablet and mobile devices this summer. This new release improves the 1991 remake’s 16-color EGA …

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