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Activision has confirmed that a track from US hip-hop star Eminem’s new album Recovery will feature in this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. Slim Shady joins a star-studded roster of talent set to appear in a number of its upcoming titles. Recently revealed DJ Hero 2 welcomes R&B face …

Games for Microsoft’s Kinect will cost significantly less than current Xbox 360 games at retail, reports suggest. Edge Online reports that a highly placed retail source” claims that motion games revealed last night such as Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures, Dance Central and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved will cost just 29.99 …

Sony could be revealing the first motion-sensitive entry in its long-running SingStar series this week. According to CVG, Sony will announce SingStar Dance during E3 – most likely at the company’s press conference due to take place tomorrow. No gameplay details have emerged, but the site’s source claims the game …

Studio set to try 'everything', says Monkey Island legend

The first video of the still mysterious Kinect Star Wars game from last night’s Microsoft pre-E3 press gathering has gone live, and you can watch it here. Details of the title are thin on the ground – with no name, no developer and no release date announced. Yet attendees watching …

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has fallen short of reaching Number One in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 by just 1,000 units. Nintendo’s super sequel – released for Wii on Friday – was beaten to the top spot by Rockstar’s multiformat Red Dead Redemption. The Wild West adventure …

Ubisoft is to open a new department focused on digital publishing, appointing former Microsoft casual gaming boss Chris Early. The division will concentrate its efforts on a wide range of platforms, including iPhone, console, PC and web. Our focus on digital publishing will be about operating games as an online …

The news that EA’s Crysis 2 will be playable in stereoscopic 3D gives yet another hint about the surprises that Microsoft has in store for its press conference at 6pm tonight. To date Sony and Nintendo have been the champions of the 3D movement in the games sector, with PS3 …

UTV Ignition has announced it will be bringing its fantasy adventure El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron to Xbox 360 and PS3. The game has previously announced for a Japan release, but will be formally announced this week for North American and European release. It is due to hit shelves …

EA is set to confirm that upcoming console and PC shooter Crysis 2 will support stereoscopic 3D. USA Today reports the game will be playable in 3D not just on PS3 and PC, but also on Xbox 360, suggesting that Microsoft could include some big 3D news in its press …