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As well as making some bold claims about Tom Clancy’s EndWar, French publisher Ubisoft has also been waxing lyrical about its much anticipated FPS Far Cry 2 – claiming that the era of ‘blasting demons with plasma rifles is over’. Far Cry 2 has received a excitable reaction from press …
Read More »Saints Row 2 delayed until October
US publisher THQ has confirmed that its upcoming title Saints Row 2 has been delayed, and will now be released on October 14th and not Agust 24th as previously stated. THQ cited marketing and issues and product quality” as the reasons behind the decision. Saints Row was released on Xbox …
Read More »UBIDAYS 08: No more PoP: Sands Of Time
The producer of Ubisoft’s new Prince Of Persia game has announced that the popular PoP: Sands Of Time chronology-bendingmechanic is dead. Speaking at the publisher’s Ubidays product showcase in Paris last night, Ben Mattes revealed that a new gameplay device hasreplacedit in thenew Prince Of Persa: a glamorous new sidekick …
Read More »UBIDAYS 08: Beyond Good And Evil 2 confirmed
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot left the stage at the company’s Ubidays event in Paris last night with a particularly cheeky smile – paving the way for a trailer of the sequel to popular last-gen title Beyond Good And Evil. As the lights went down, the teaser lit up the many …
Read More »UBIDAYS 08: Raving Rabbids 3 on the way
Ubisoft has confirmed that a third Rayman Raving Rabbids game is due for release this Christmas. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party will hit DS and Wii, and features over 65 mini games that spoof various, television, music and movie franchises. The storyline focuses on the Rabbids ‘taking over’ gamers’ TVs, …
Read More »UBIDAYS 08: ‘Fully’ 3D game confirmed
Ubisoft has confirmed that a fully-3D game based on movie director James Cameron’s 3D movie Avatar is in the works – with a mid-2009 release. At its Ubidays event in Paris, CEO of Ubisoft Yves Guillemot said the game would be out next year – presumably alongside the cinema release …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed engine to power snowboarding game
Shaun White's Snowboarding to use Ubisoft's Anvil tech on PS3, 360 and PC
Read More »PS3 BioShock confirmed for October
Only days after the news that one of Xbox 360’s hottest IPs is to make the move to PS3, publisher 2K Games has confirmed that the PS3 incarnation of BioShock will arrive on Ps3 this October. It has also been revealed that the game will come complete with all the …
Read More »Guitar Hero III Mobile nears 1 million sales
Hands-On Mobile, the developer of the mobile version of Guitar Hero III, has confirmed that its title has nearly reached the one million download mark, GameDaily reports. The milestone makes it one of the fastest selling games in mobile history. "Fans of the Guitar Hero console games have been very …
Read More »JAPAN: Nintendo dates new Wii titles
The Japanese arm of Nintendo has confirmed the release dates of four upcoming big hitters – Fatal Frame IV, Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball, Zero and the previously unannounced Wario Land Shake. Tecmo’s Fatal Frame IV is the latest instalment in the unspeakably eerie survival horror series known as Project …
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