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SCEE has confirmed that the Team Ico Collection will be released in Europe on September 28th. The SKU will include two classic PS3 games from developers Team Ico – Ico and spiritual successor Shadow of the Colossus. Both have been remade in 1080p HD and both support Trophies and 3D. …

E3 2011: Satoru Iwata outlines 'deeper and wider' aims for new Nintendo console

E3 2011: Microsoft reveals its five promotional XBLA titles for this summer

The latest instalment in Ubisoft’s Your Shape franchise will be released for Kinect in November. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 follows on from the best-selling Kinect launch title from last year, which Ubisoft proudly claims is the No.1 fitness game available for Microsoft’s motion controller. For the 2012 edition, the …

When Nintendo lifts the lid on the still mysterious Project Cafe at its E3 press conference in two hours it will mark the end of the longest wait for new hardware the industry has seen in nearly two decades. Yet despite the barren period, the market has remained resilient. Here …

When Nintendo revealed that it is to unveil the Wii’s successor at E3, it was the first indication that the longest ever wait for a new static console in the history of the modern games market is coming to an end. Between the introduction of the Sega Mega Drive in …

Ubisoft’s popular Rabbids franchise will make its Kinect debut this Christmas with Raving Rabbids Alive and Kicking. The new mini-game collection features augmented reality challenges that show the Rabbids invading players’ living rooms. Players will have to swim, jump, dance, roll and more to fend them off. Kinect users will …

Back to the Future studio to expand company after private investor funding round

THIS FEATURE WAS WRITTEN BEFORE TODAY’S NEWS THAT HMV HAS SIGNED A REFINANCING DEAL WITH RBS AND LLOYDS TSB. I remember the last time we spoke to HMV chief Simon Fox. He was in buoyant mood. The firm’s transformation plan – a bold ambition to move from being an entertainment …

HMV’s short-term future has been secured thanks to a 220m refinancing package with Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB that will see the state-owned banks take a five per cent stake in the chain. The deal comes at a potentially high price, however, with punitive interest rates (up to …