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After days of speculation, Square Enix has finally confirmed the released date for Final Fantasy XIII via high-profile online video reveal. The game will land in Europe and North America on March 9th on both PS3 and Xbox 360 – just a short while after its December debut in Japan …

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Miss Frank has been signed up to help launch Nordic Games’ upcoming Wii title We Sing. The X Factor contestants will appear at the title’s official launch event at GAME’s Oxford Street branch, performing a selection of the 30 songs found in the game’s setlist. To commemorate We Sing’s status …

MCV can reveal that 360 action title Alan Wake will be released globally in May 2010. A source close to the game told us that the Microsoft-published adventure – developed by Finnish studio Remedy – will be promoted in the style of a Hollywood movie”. MCV understands that Microsoft is …

The global boss of Activision’s Guitar Hero brand has told MCV that the firm is ‘evaluating’ whether to create more artist-specific releases to go up against MTV’s The Beatles: Rock Band – pointing to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd as possible candidates. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Dan Ronsensweig said …

The BBC and Nintendo have announced that an iPlayer Channel will be available on the Wii next week. A dedicated BBC iPlayer Channel will be available to download from November 18th, granting Wii owners access to on-demand catch-up TV and radio programming. The channel will offer a new full-screen user …

GUITAR HERO CEO Dan Rosensweig isn’t actually very good at the game his division of Activision is so famous for. My fingers can’t keep up with the speed,” he jokes to MCV when talking about the $2bn dollar franchise, admitting he’s more of a fan of DJ Hero – the …

Downloadable content sales for Dragon Age: Origins have already surpassed the $1 million mark. This figure does not include the free DLC that was available with various boxed sets and pre-order SKUs of the game. During its presentation at the BMO Capital Markets conference, Electronic Arts revealed this landmark had …

GameStop has announced its customers will soon be able to purchase DLC at the tills. The retailer will trial be trialling the new program early next year, which will work in conjunction with Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, according to Reuters. Announced at the BMO Capital Management Digital Entertainment conference, …