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Nike is bringing its Nike+ fitness and tracking system to the Xbox via Nike+ Kinect Training, a new fitness game for Kinect. Designed as a custom training programme, the game will track and analyse your body movements, assess your physical strengths and athleticism, identify areas for improvement, and create a …

Japanese newspaper Nikkei reporting large screen version of handheld unveiling is due

Minecraft breaks all-time sales record in under a month

Nintendo will tomorrow announce a large-screen version of the 3DS, Japanese news outlet Nikkei. As reported via Andriasang, it speculates that the new hardware will boast a 4.3 inch screen – 1.5 times the size of that found on the current device. It adds that the hardware could hit Europe, …

Valve shooter coming to PSN, XBLA, PC and Mac

Disappointed that there was no word of Xbox 720? Microsoft says there’s no need, thanks to its "biggest year for blockbuster games in Xbox history". The platform holder confidently claims that the next twelve months is going to be better than any previous year for Xbox 360 users, thanks to …

Microsoft has described its new SmartGlass technology as the next step in its journey to make Xbox synonymous with entertainment” following the 2010 release of Kinect. SmartGlass has been designed to offer creative opportunities both for games developers and content providers. Although no finished products were shown, Microsoft did play …

Microsoft has taken the lid of its upcoming Forza spin-off, with Forza Horizon taking the action racing route and signalling many first for the franchise. The game is set to hit stores on 23rd October, 2012 on Xbox 360. Developed by Playground Games, Horizon will take place in Colorado, USA, …

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