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Warner has announced it will be releasing LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 in 2010. The latest Traveller’s Tales game will be based on the first four Harry Potter books and movies, allowing players to take on the role of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and a wealth of other …
Read More »Dont mention Gran Turismo 5
With the new PSP Metal Gear Solid title catching most of the pre-E3 conference software hype for Sony’s portable at the moment, the fact that talk of Gran Turismo PSP has resurfaced has crept under many people’s radars. The elusive racer was mentioned as part of John Koller’s leaked PSP …
Read More »PlayStation Home to host Sonyâ??s E3 press conference
E3 â??09 But not Microsoftâ??s, nor Nintendoâ??s â?? understandable or unreasonable?
Read More »UK games market continues to rise
The UK video games market’s weekly value continues to rise this week following a slew of new releases, including Guitar Hero: Metallica, Virtua Tennis and Infamous. According to MCV calculations, based on today’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA weekly report, the UK market has hit 22.8 million for the week ending May 30th, with …
Read More »Xbox 360 motion tech gets dated
Whether or not Microsoft will actually reveal a WiiMote rival at its E3 showcase tonight is still open for debate – but Xbox 360 gesture control IS coming to the market this year thanks to Gametrak. Kotaku spotted that the Gametrak Freedom, which first came to light nearly a year …
Read More »Creat working on DSiWare project
Alien Havoc marks the company's first release for the DSi digital download service
Read More »UK CHARTS: UFC keeps its grip on the top
UFC 2009: Undisputed has racked up its second consecutive No. 1, despite seeing sales slide 42 per cent. The fighter is part of an unchanged Top Three, with Pokmon Platinum holding on in second place and EA Sports Active remaining in third. In terms of new releases, Activision Blizzard’s Guitar …
Read More »Capcom prepared to move Resi development to western studios
Company states it is â??opening itself upâ? to developers outside Japan
Read More »Crysis 2 confirmed for consoles
Publisher EA has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with developer Crytek to publish its upcoming shooter Crysis 2 on both Xbox 360 and PS3 – as well as the already announced PC release. Examples of Crytek’s game engine, dubbed the CryENGINE3, had previously been shown running on …
Read More »Microsoft to announce new Halo tonight?
Aside from the known appearance of Tony Hawk and the possibility of a Wii-rivalling Xbox 360 motion-tech reveal, word is spreading of a possible new Halo game making its debut at Microsoft’s E3 showcase at 18:25 tonight. CVG reports that users of Halo developer Bungie’s forum have spotted reference to …
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