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After stating yesterday that the PS3 version of the upcoming Destroy All Humans: Path of Furon had been cancelled due to ‘development issues’ , it now appears that the Sony version of the title will still be coming to Europe. However, the game’s released date has slipped from today until …

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Despite being supposedly one of the most laid back nations on earth, the Australian ratings board is at it again with the news that Warner Interactive’s F.E.A.R. 2 has been blocked from release in the territory. Gamasutra reports that the game has been denied classification, meaning its sale has been …

SCE America has boosted its Christmas line-up of high-def, downloadable films, with a slew of major blockbusters – headlined by huge summer blockbuster The Dark Knight. Another high profile movie joining the Cape Crusader is Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skill, which will join 1,000 movies and 2,500 TV …

North American publisher THQ has confirmed that the PS3 version of its upcoming Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon has been abandoned. The publisher confirmed to Shacknews that development issues” were the reason behind the decision, which incidentally means that the title has now become an Xbox 360 exclusive. …

Ubisoft has reported a rise in fiscal first-half sales and operating income for the six months to September 30th. However, net profit slipped in the period – down to €24 million from €30.6 million. The publisher posted sales of €344.5 million for H1, up from €261.4 million for the comparable …

Bungie has announced that the highly anticipated Halo 3: Recon is to be renamed Halo 3: ODST. In the game players must control an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), who is on the hunt for his missing squad in the occupied new Mombasa. Bungie wrote on its blog: This new …

Atari is backing DS release What’s Cooking? with Jamie Oliver with a TV ad campaign, set to hit TV screens in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Creative agency Rushmore put the 20” ad together, which will go on air to promote the title and hammer home the message that …

Kazunori Yamauchi, head of Polyphony Digital, has confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo PSP are both being developed, despite little being heard of the titles since they were first revealed. Speaking to IGN, Yamauchi said: There’s no real plans that we can discuss just now, but production is …

Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War stands its ground this week at top of the ChartTrack Top 40. The World War II shooter holds on despite renewed pressure from EA’s critically adored FIFA ’09, which returns to second place. EA also had the highest new entry of the …