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Valve today announced the release date to the latest instalment in one of India’s best selling game franchises, Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is scheduled for release digitally on 21st August, 2012 via Steam (PC and Mac), Xbox Live (Xbox 360) and PlayStation Network (PS3). The game will be priced at …

EA announced today at Microsoft’s E3 media briefing that FIFA 13 would receive voice command support via Kinect on Xbox 360. As demonstrated on stage, voice commands can be given in-game to perform substitutions, change formations and tactics, issue commands to teammates in Be A Pro mode, and even show …

Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker talk South Park: The Stick of Truth

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 …