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The Advertising Standards Agency has banned an Argos TV ad because of its misinformation regarding the retailer’s delivery service. An ad depicting two penguins delivering fish to a walrus claims that: With over 1500 lorries, [Argos] can deliver what you want at a time slot that’s right for you.” However, …

Assassinâ??s Creed publisher to distribute Rift across continental Europe

Following the confirmation that Sony’s 4.1m ‘sales’ figure for Move released yesterday actually represents the number of units shipped to retail, analyst Michael Pachter has pegged actual sales numbers at 2.5m units. That, of course, is exactly the same as the Kinect sales number released by Microsoft earlier in the …

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Fans of the Deus EX series will undoubtedly be keen to get their hands on a new Collector’s edition SKU of the game that has just been announced by Square Enix. Called the Augmented Edition, it will include a 44-minute making-of DVD, the official sountrack and a 40-page art book …

Namco Bandai Partners has announced that the first Kinect-compatible Dr Kawashima title will be released in the UK on February 11th. Dr Kawashima’s Body and Brain Exercises was announced in September, and was a launch title for Microsoft’s new motion controller in Japan. The game challenges players to solve puzzles …

Dutch developer Guerrilla Games has confirmed its SKU line-up for PS3 shooter Killzone 3, with European consumers set to be offered both the previously announced US Collector’s Edition and a brand new Europe-only Collector’s Edition. As well as the standard edition of the game, the enhanced CE SKU will include …

With EA’s Shift 2 Unleashed pencilled in for a spring release, the lead designer of EA’s game has resumed the offensive launched against rival offerings Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport. Last week EA’s senior VP Patrick Soderlund stated: I think [in Gran Turismo Sony] has a very sterile, almost car …

As was rumoured earlier in the week, Sega has announced a brand new squad-based shooter from the creator of the Yakuza series Toshihiro Nagoshi. Called Binary Domain, the Xbox 360 and PS3 title is, much like other recent releases such as Vanquish, being developed with Western audiences in mind. Set …

Having doggedly stuck by golfer Tiger Woods throughout what has been a very turbulent year for the golfing star, EA has for the first time hinted that if Tiger’s results on the fairway don’t improve time might be called on the pair’s long-running relationship. This is no threat against Tiger,” …