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Games and entertainment retailer Play.com has introduced a dedicated E3 section to its website where consumers can buy newly announced games. The Play.com E3 area is being promoted from the retailer’s homepage and offers up to 20 per cent off the latest games. Titles currently include Gears of War 3, …
Read More »E3 2010: de Blob 2 goes 3D
THQ has announced that de Blob 2: The Underground will be the first entry in the franchise to be available in high-definition and 3D. The sequel will be available for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS in spring 2011. The original 2008 title was a Wii exclusive, making The Underground …
Read More »E3 2010: A look at Kinects games
The world’s games press have for the first time had some hands-on fun with Microsoft’s initial range of Kinect (formerly Natal) titles and if one thing’s clear it’s that the platform holder has big mass-market casual gamer aspirations with its new technology. Leading the line-up is Kinect Sports. Though MS …
Read More »E3 2010: Mel B fitness game announced
Former Spice Girl Mel B is to star in her very own fitness game this autumn, thanks to Black Bean. The singer will serve as a celebrity trainer for Get Fit, which with Mel B will be released for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 this Q4. It will be compatible …
Read More »E3 2010: THQ goes WWE crazy
For years it was a single-game annual licence, but THQ this year is heading to E3 with news of a three-pronged WWE attack on the video games genre. Chief amongst its offering will be the lucrative WWE Smackdown vs Raw franchise, which has now shipped over 50m units and will …
Read More »Has Assassin’s creator defected to THQ?
Ubisoft Montreal's Patrice Désilets goes on 'creative break', reports say he has moved to rival publisher
Read More »E3: UK devs tout export power
Tiga research says commercial clout of Britsoft can 'help economic recovery'
Read More »BBC: Move more precise than Kinect
In what can only be seen an unwelcome PR blow for Microsoft ahead of its E3 press conference at 18:00 (BST) tonight, the BBC’s tech correspondent has voiced his unease about some elements of Kinect’s design. Speaking after a hands-on sessions at Microsoft’s pre-E3 gathering last night, Rory Cellan-Jones stated: …
Read More »E3 2010: Next Assassin’s Creed set for November
Assassin’s Creed II follow up Brotherhood will be released in November. The date has been revealed in an E3 trailer for the game, which says the title is released in the US on November 16th. The trailer is embedded below. The European date can’t be much different – the last …
Read More »E3 2010: Donkey Kong for Wii
Consumer games site IGN is currently running with one of the best E3 rumours doing the rounds – that Retro Studios, famed for its work on Nintendo’s recent 3D Metroid outings, is hard at work on a new Donkey Kong title. We’ve not known what Retro has been working on …
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