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Could Konami have finally found a way to edge out the competition posed by Sony’s SingStar franchise? As E3 kicks off it has been confirmed that the publisher has scored rights to the hugely popular TV show Glee, which features the story of a (yep) rag-tag bunch of misfit singers …

Classic N64 shooter GoldenEye is to get a revamp on Wii after a trailer was leaked ahead of Nintendo’s press conference tonight. The video confirms rumours of an Activision remake which circulated the internet earlier this month. The publisher owns the rights to the James Bond license. Back in January …

Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot announced a download-only title in the works at the firm’s E3 conference last night, being made in collaboration with Heart of Darkness developer Eric Chahi. The title, currently referred to by the working title of Project Dust, currently takes the form of a god game where players …

In the wake of yesterday’s Microsoft E3 press briefing Warner has confirmed that it is to release Game Party: In Motion, which will make use of the forthcoming Kinect Xbox 360 Motion Control System. The party gaming compendium is to be an exclusive for the Microsoft platform. Game Party: In …

Remember, folks, you heard it here first. Virgin Gaming came out of stealth mode last night in an understated LA E3 press conference that detailed Richard Branson’s plan to carve a new space in the games industry. And as we exclusively revealed last month the Virgin Gaming brand will head …

Driver: San Francisco has been confirmed as the new title for Ubisoft’s latest getaway game. The game was officially announced at the publisher’s E3 press conference and takes place entirely in San Francisco, as MCV reported last week. Driver: SF takes place after the events of Driver 3 and shows …

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 …