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How strong is Sega’s line-up for 2009 compared to previous years? Undoubtedly our best ever. That may sound like the typical soundbite but FY10 is the culmination of several years’ hard work as the ‘new’ Sega to establish fresh brands and new development goals. This year we continue our strong …
Read More »Spielberg: Natal is a whole new beginning
Acclaimed film director and current EA employee Steven Spielberg has given a huge thumbs up to Microsoft’s Natal motion tech system, claiming that the technology has changed the way he will approach the games genre. Natal changes the paradigm of what I would have written last week, now all that …
Read More »MGS Peace Walker to be revealed tonight
Konami’s upcoming PSP only Metal Gear Solid game will be called Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and it will be unveiled at Sony’s E3 conference this evening, MCV understands. Nothing else is known of the game, though it seems likely that it will be a fully fledged MGS outing and …
Read More »Xbox 360 Natal see the video
Halo Reach, Metal Gear Solid Rising, Left 4 Dead 2, Twitter – it’s hard to pick a highlight from microsoft’s excellent E3 presentation last night, but certainly the motion-sensing Natal camera is a prime contender. Those who have since toyed with Milo, Peter Molyneux’s AI-based creation built around the Natal …
Read More »Report: Ruffian saga over, dev announces Crackdown 2
E3'09: Realtime Worlds said it would never happen. At E3, Microsoft showed it has.
Read More »MICROSOFT: Crackdown 2 confirmed
Microsoft has unveiled the sequel to its award-winning Crackdown. The game’s trailer was briefly shown during the platform holder’s pre-E3 press conference, and is due for release in 2010. Crackdown 2 brings back its trademark open world gameplay but with revamped cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes We know that your …
Read More »Mizuguchi developing ‘Codenamed Eden’ with Ubisoft
E3'09: Rez creator's Q Entertainment signed for secret project
Read More »EA Partners signs up Realtime Worlds
E3'09: New MMO APB is publisher's latest dev deal
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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