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This year at E3, two of the hottest titles on show will be Star Wars-based. A Kinect game that finally marries motion controllers with Jedi skills and lightsaber battles, and the MMO The Old Republic. However neither of them are developed or published by the ‘house of Star Wars’ itself …

The Microsoft-made Star Wars Kinect game will be prominent during the Xbox press conference next week. But how involved has LucasArts been in the game? We’re working closely with [Microsoft Game Studios] and their dev teams to create a completely new Star Wars experience for the Kinect audience,” says LucasArts …

95 companies in the running, 28 games competing; event takes place July 20th in Brighton

Hunted: The Demon’s Forged is being backed by online activity over the next two weeks to maintain interest post-release. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC fantasy action game from Bethesda went on sale in the UK yesterday, but ads have been running since August last year. Bethesda will continue to …

Art game and peripheral uDraw will arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year, THQ has confirmed. The publisher will bring a revised version of the device to those consoles following strong sales on Wii. It will boast enhanced features such as high-definition drawings, a more sensitive stylus pen, motion …

GAME and Gamestation have won exclusive rights to stock the Ultimate Edition of FIFA 12. The retailer has also revealed something arguably more interesting – that FIFA 12 will carry an RRP of 54.99. Back in 2009 Activision’s Bobby Kotick enraged core gamers the world over by confirming that Call …

Publisher UTV Ignition has announced that it is to publish stylish Xbox 360 and PS3 outing El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron in the West. The game will arrive at European retail on September 9th and in the US on July 26th. It was released in Japan last month. El …

Paramount is working on a brand new Star Trek game for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The boxed game is being developed by Digital Extremes (the team that worked on BioShock 2 and Dark Sector amongst others) and is due for release in summer 2012. Although not based directly on …

Microsoft has announced that in the first four months of 2011 the Xbox 360 has enjoyed year-on-year unit sales growth of 29 per cent in the US– that’s triple the growth seen by PS3 in the same period. The console has now sold 55m units worldwide. This figure spans sales …

This year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo is now just days away, and MCV has the perfect solution for newbies and veterans hoping to get through the week in one piece. MCV’s 2011 E3 Survival Guide features hints and tips from experienced journalists on how to survive the show, there’s a look …