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One of the most anticipated games for Nintendo 3DS, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, has finally got a UK release date. Konami’s title will be released on March 8th. The box art has also been revealed. Gamers had hoped initially that the game would arrive alongside Nintendo’s handheld in …

This month’s 1.4 patch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will finally address the PS3 stutter bug, Bethesda has claimed. It made the assurance on Twitter. A fix for the game, which was released worldwide on November 11th last year, was released in early December, but failed to address the …

London devs TeePee signed to build Facebook portal and Android app

Microsoft has confirmed that the functionality changes made to the upcoming PC version of Kinect won’t be available for the Xbox 360 model. Chief amongst the changes for the new Kinect is the addition of Near Mode, which allows the camera to detect and react to objects as close as …

THQ will release a new SKU for its newest FPS series Homefront in the next few months. The publisher’s latest release schedule lists Homefront: Ultimate Edition as a new title for current quarter, ending March 31st. It will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. No other information is …

I wrote this story this morning. And I took no pleasure in writing it. Let’s be clear about something though – the likelihood is that GAME and Gamestation will be fine. It needs to change, lean down a bit. But I’m sure it will survive. The scare this morning is …

New handheld tops 6 million other PlayStation-related hardware sales

PC edition of innovative motion controller to launch across 12 countries

Konami has confirmed that the Silent Hill HD Collection will now be released some time in March. The game had originally been planned to arrive on January 24th. The SKU contains remastered HD versions of classic titles Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Originally the game was to be …