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MICROSOFT: Global ‘Games on Demand’ service heading to 360

Microsoft has revealed that it will be offering a Games on Demand service for Xbox 360 in just a matter of months. Games on Demand launches this August and will let console owners download 360 games direct to their console. It’s not yet clear if these ‘full retail games’ as …

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MICROSOFT: Halo ODST dated for September

Microsoft has shown off the latest in its Halo series at its Pre-E3 press conference. Halo 3 ODST will be released on September 22nd worldwide. Joe Staten from developer Bungie showed off the first ever gameplay video of the title. Staten called it: "A great story told in an original …

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MICROSOFT: Spring release for FFXIII

One of most controversial games of recent times has just been demoed by the game’s director Motomu Toriyama on Microsoft’s E3 stage – Final Fantasy XIII. There had previously been some confusion over whether coding on the Xbox 360 version of the game had begun, or whether work was being …

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MICROSOFT: Epic unveils Shadow Complex for 360

Epic Games has announced new IP Shadow Complex for Xbox Live Arcade. The game is set to combine elements of exploration and combat, similar to Nintendo’s Metroid Prime and Konami’s Castlevania franchise. The project is headed-up by Gears of War creator, Cliff Bleszkinsi, and was unveiled at Microsoft’s Pre-E3 press …

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Twitter the E3 hype machine of choice

Few things get the hype juices flowing as readily as E3, but this year has seen many of gaming’s big names turn to communications revolution Twitter to crank up the excitement ahead of their big reveals. For instance, in the last few hours alone we’ve had the likes of: Sony …

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