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Microsoft has announced a limited edition Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 console complete with 250 GB hard drive. The machine will be made available exclusively through GAME and Gamestation, and boasts a warzone design, two wireless controllers, an Xbox 360 headset and a standard copy of Modern Warfare 2. The …
Read More »Batman sneaks onto PC this week
It’s topped the charts and won almost universal critical acclaim following its release on consoles – and now Eidos’ Batman: Arkham Asylum is preparing to woo PC gamers. The publisher has confirmed that the game will be released this Friday – September 18th. Arkham Asylum also supports Microsoft’s Games for …
Read More »Roland Rat sniffs out games deal
Publishers are being urged to take a chance on a Roland Rat game, after a US IP agency snapped up the rights to the classic 1980s television character. The Sharpe Company announced it had acquired the licence for the fluffy presenter last month, with a review to relaunching him as …
Read More »It’s official – Zune HD does gaming
Following the release of a promo video yesterday that hinted at a gaming-orientated future for Microsoft’s new portable multimedia player the Zune HD, the Xbox platform holder has finally broken its silence and spoken openly about its gaming aspirations for the device. However, Microsoft is not yet planning on opening …
Read More »More game delays coming Guillemot
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has predicted that triple-A games originally slated for a 2009 release and now pushed back to Q1 2010 may yet be pushed further back by panicked publishers. Ubisoft’s own Splinter Cell: Conviction has been pushed back to next year afte originally being pencilled din for Christmas. …
Read More »Warner banking on Layton appeal for Scribblenauts
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment believes that innovative new DS puzzler Scribblenauts can emulate the success of Nintendo smash Professor Layton. The publisher is backing the title with a major TV campaign and Q4 sampling tour to drive home Scribblenauts’ mass-market appeal. The title picked up 35 Awards at this year’s …
Read More »Skate 3 ollies into view
EA has for the first time lifted the lid on its upcoming Skate 3, stating that the third outing in its successful skateboarding series will be released on both Xbox 360 and PS3 in may next year. The game, which is being developed by Black box, shifts the focus onto …
Read More »Namco Bandai and Ubisoft back GMAs
Namco Bandai Partners and Ubisoft have become the latest big name publishers to get behind this year’s Games Media Awards. Ubisoft has stepped up to sponsor the Best Games Coverage in a Mainstream Magazine category – won last year by Simon Munk for FHM. Ubisoft UK marketing director Murray Pannell …
Read More »Comet recruits new games boss
Electronics retail chain Comet has hired Azeem Sadiq as its category buyer for gaming. Although new to the games industry, Sadiq has eight years of retail experience, having held various buying roles for House of Fraser, MFI and online retailer CSN. He replaces Debbie O’Neill, who moved from the games …
Read More »EA Tennis to use 360 and PS3 motion tech
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of EA’s Grand Slam Tennis won’t make it to market until both Sony and Microsoft release their respective upcoming motion controllers (or non-controllers, in the case of 360’s Natal), EA Sports boss Peter Moore has claimed. CasualGaming.biz has the full story.
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