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According to Gamespot , a Guitar Hero: Metallica game has been confirmed by Activision in an SEC filing. Wedbush Morgan analyst Edward Woo dug out information on the title, which will be in a similar vein to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game released earlier this year. It will be released in …
Read More »US PC CHART: Conan rules roost
Eidos’ Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has taken the top spot in the US PC sales chart. According to the NPD Group, the MMO beats Vivendi’s World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest into second. Age OF Conan also take third position with the collector’s edition of the game. Two EA The …
Read More »Future teams with Tesco for UKs biggest-ever games magazine
Tesco and Future-published games site GamesRadar.com have joined forces to create what it has dubbed ‘the UK’s biggest-ever games magazine’. The free publication will be distributed through 425 Tesco supermarkets as well as with online purchases from the Tesco Entertainment website from June 16th. It is another step in Tesco’s …
Read More »Sci-Fi Channel gets into games
The Sci-Fi Channel has teamed up with MMO developer Trion to create a hybrid TV/games franchise. According to The LA Times, the ‘groundbreaking’ concept will see fans who play the game actually help shape the show’s story arc with their virtual exploits. "This is the Holy Grail for us, without …
Read More »Soul Calibur and HAWX dated for Europe
Ubisoft has detailed its European line up for the rest of the year, with fresh dates for Soul Calibur and Tom Clancy titles. Soul Calibur Legends – a Wii adventure set in the Soul Calibur universe – is scheduled to arrive on August 29th, four weeks after Soul Calibur IV …
Read More »Win Bourne Conspiracy goodies
Sierra has teamed up with MCV to offer five lucky readers a copy of the game on Xbox 360 and PS3 – and a very cool Bourne T-shirt. To be in with a shout answer the following question: Who wrote the Bourne novels? A) Robert LudlumB) Robert WagnerC) Robert Williams …
Read More »Final Fantasy: Crisis Core website goes live
Square Enix has launched the official website for upcoming release Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The portal offers fans information about the game’s story and the latest news and pre-order deals – as well as media assets and free game related downloads. Crisis Core is due for a European release …
Read More »Hirai: First-party studios must devise ‘envelope-pushing, genre-defining content’
SCE boss points to internal studio innovations as key in driving PS3 forward
Read More »Mario & Sonic to keep Sega running until Xmas
Sega is embarking on its first re-marketing of a catalogue title in a bid to keep Mario and Sonic in the UK All Formats top five until Christmas. The ambitious target has been set after the Wii and DS title clocked up 1.2m sales in the UK since launch last …
Read More »Unity now available for Wii
PC/Mac and iPhone engine expands into console space
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