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Read More »F1 2009 Wii racing wheel revealed
Publisher Codemasters will release F1 2009 on Wii with a special limited edition race wheel. The new accessory is styled after an actual F1 racing wheel, and the Wii Remote slots into the shell. F1 2009 is scheduled for release this Christmas on PSP and Wii, and is based on …
Read More »Earthworm Jim to make digital return
Gameloft has agreed a licensing deal with developer Interplay that will see the arrival of a new Earthworm Jim title – bringing an end to a decade of absence for the franchise. Details of the new Jim project are scarce, yet it is known that the new game is being …
Read More »Microsoft quiet on Xbox 360 price cut
Whilst Peter Molyneux’s impressive Fable III presentation was a pleasant surprise for most at Gamescom, the biggest shock of all was the lowering of the curtains with not so much as a whisper of price cuts or new Xbox 360 SKUs. Many – including MCV – were expecting Microsoft to …
Read More »Fable 3 officially announced
Microsoft’s Peter Molyneux has just taken to the stage at Microsoft’s supposedly low-key presentation at Gamescom in Cologne to announce the third chapter in its accessible RPG series Fable. The third child is always the problem child,” Molyneux has told the audience. The third game of any series tends to …
Read More »Napoleon: Total War announced
Sega has announced Napoleon: Total War for February 2010. The PC real time strategy game is the sequel to this year’s Empire: Total War, which topped the ChartTrack Top 40 back in February, and achieved critical acclaim. The game is once again being developed by The Creative Assembley. In Napoleon: …
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Gamescomâ??09: Microsoft secures XBLA timed-exclusivity deal
Read More »New UK PlayStation hardware prices confirmed
Sony has confirmed to MCV the UK prices for the new ‘PS3 Slim’ and PSPgo. The newer slimline PS3 will retail at 249.99 – effectively a price drop of 50, down from 299.99 as the older PS3 units are phased out in favour of the new, slimmer models. The price …
Read More »Bite-sized games heading to PSP
Sony has announced Minis for PSPgo, a series of bite-sized games that will launch with the consoles. 15 titles will be available at launch, with a further 35 expected by the end of the year. Minis follows a similar distribution to the iPhone apps store. For more information, head on …
Read More »Sony’s EyePet priced and bundled
Sony has confirmed the retail price of its forthcoming virtual pet package, EyePet. The company announced the title will retail at €49.99 during its opening press conference at Gamescom. it was also confirmed the game will be bundled with a PlayStation Eye camera, which will let users interact with a …
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