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A brand new Spider-Man game that promises to recapture the magic of 2005’s Spider-Man 2 has been revealed by Activision. Harking back to one of Marvel’s classic Spider-Man IPs, The Amazing Spider-Man will be released alongside the new movie in 2012. However, while the combination of Spidey and a Hollywood …

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Publisher Capcom has announced that its IP-blending quasi-3D fighter Street Fighter X Tekken will be released in the UK on March 9th 2012. It will be available for both PS3 and Xbox 360. The US release date is March 6th. A new character for the title has also been confirmed …

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Acclaimed joystick manufacturer HORI is to release a keyboard and mouse peripheral for PS3. Destructoid reports that the device has been given a US release date of November 1st and will retail for $99. The accessory comes in two parts – the first, a single hand 11-button mini-keyboard complete with …

Microsoft’s race simulator Forza Motorsport 4 has debuted at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. It was a close-run race with EA’s FIFA 12, however, with Microsoft’s game claiming the top spot by just 700 units thanks to a 62 per cent week-on-week drop …

TheCOO of EA, Peter Moore, has made a personal appearance at Australia’s biggest ever games event EB Expo to deliver a keynote address. His talk spent a considerable amount of time recounting the path games have trodden to get to where they are today, reminiscing about the pre-console FPS days, …

It took an age for us to actually get a release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and now EA has brought the game forward in Europe. Joystiq reports that BioWare’s MMO will now be released in Europe on the same day it arrives in the US – December …

The Australian arm of video games retailer Electronics Boutique has begun selling Warner Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City a day ahead of its official release in the territory. And as a result, rival GAME has also gone live with its sales of the title on its website. The move was brazenly …