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After news of a slight redesign for Xbox 360 cover art in the run-up to E3, a new look for Microsoft’s Kinetic software will see games for the first time hit the shelves in purple boxes. The move is designed to allow consumers to easily distinguish between those titles that …

A Kinect exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog title has been confirmed by Sega which will be available to buy on the motion accessory’s launch day. Sonic Free Riders allows players to turn, twist and jump to race characters from the Sonic series on vehicles like bikes and hover boards. Featuring both …

New loyalty scheme to open the doors on Electronic Arts' studios

Crytek last night confirmed that its EA Partners-published Crysis 2 will boast stereoscopic 3D – and described the new vision tech as a ‘quantum leap’ for games. Crysis 2 is due this autumn for consoles and PC, it is built with German studio Crytek’s proprietary CryENGINE 3. EA says the …

EA unveiled the DLC sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 last night – a Vietnam multplayer expansion pack. Swedish studio EA DICE has put together a DLC pack that includes new vehicles, weapons and environments. The original game, which launched in April, sold over 5m units. Battlefield Bad Company 2’s …

Ubisoft has unveiled Michael Jackson: The Game, a new dance title that puts players in the shoes of the legendary popstar. The game will lets consumers dance and sing along to some of Jackson’s biggest hits, such as Beat It and Billie Jean. It will be compatible with Kinect on …

Electronic Arts detailed a new reward program for players of its big budget action shooters at E3 yesterday. The EA Gun Club will offer players of games like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Medal of Honor in-game content unlocks, early access to beta tests and demos. Gun Club will also …

Child of Eden gets top billing at Ubisoft conference last night

Medal of Honor may not return until October but EA has announced fans will get to play the game much earlier – next week in fact. June 21st sees the launch of the game’s multiplayer beta test, for PS3, 360 and PC – and those Battlefield: Bad Company 2 owners …

THQ was going through a tough time a few years back, but you’ve turned things around. How have you managed that?On the core side we focused everything on quality and we were much more selective about what we were making and how we were making it. Also, about a year …