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Apple has boosted its iOS online gaming service Game Center with a bunch of new additions. iPhone and iPad owners will be able to purchase and download games directly from Game Center, as well as play turn-based games such as Settlers with others. Users will also be able to discover …

Apple has announced that its fifth iteration of iOS will not require a PC or Mac. The revelation was made during the firm’s WWDC 2011 event, where Apple explained that users will now be able to set up and activate iOS devices independently, according to Engadget. Additionally, syncing will now …

There’s someone getting a monumental telling off tonight. Were it not for a colossal balls up at Xbox.com earlier that resulted in the early reveal of Halo 4, tonight’s press conference would have finished on a majestic whoop-fest. That’s not to say that it didn’t climax pleasingly. Despite being devoid …

Halo 4 has officially been announced – but that’s only the beginning. Microsoft’s E3 press conference ended with a teaser trailer for the new title, showing Master Chief back in action – a surprise reveal that was outed by a leak earlier today. More interestingly, Microsoft’s president of interactive entertainment …

Kinect Sports: Season Two will be released on Xbox 360 Kinect this winter. Microsoft demoed the sequel to its motion controller’s best-selling game at its E3 2011 conference, showing the audience golf and American football in-game. Kinect Sports: Season Two producer Nicole Makila said: This is another extraordinary experience for …

Microsoft has revealed a successor to MTV’s Kinect smash hit Dance Central. Dance Central 2 brings a number of improvements over the first game, the chief of which is the inclusion of simultaneous multiplayer. In the first game players had to take turns when competing. The game will also allow …

Microsoft is launching new motion-sensing software Kinect Fun Labs today. The title was announced by Kinect mastermind Kudo Tsunoda during Microsoft’s E3 press conference and has been inspired by the enhancements that other developers have brought to Microsoft’s motion controller. "Developers of all sizes have delivered new experiences on the …

Development legend Peter Molyneux has taken to Microsoft’s E3 stage to announce his brand new title – Fable: The Journey. "Heroes are no longer born – they must be made" was the leading tag line in a title that promises a departure from the template set down by its two …

Minecraft will no longer be available only to PC owners. The first person world creation game will make its console debut exclusively on Xbox 360 Kinect this winter. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer showcased the title briefly at the platform holder’s E3 press conference. Developer Mojang Specifications released the game on PC …

The ongoing rumours have been confirmed – Microsoft is remaking Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox 360. The game has been completely reworked from the ground up, with the visuals improved to the extent that they are barely recognisable. The game will also support online co-op and a selection of seven …