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THQ has confirmed that it has signed a new deal with the studio formed by Tomonobu Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios. The new outfit has been formed by the former Tecmo Koei designer, creator of Ninja Gaiden and Dead of Alive, who departed the Japanese firm last year. Valhalla’s deal with …

Famed Japanese creator's new Valhall studio signs 'ground-breaking' publishing deal

A release date for Kinect and a brand new Xbox that’s already on the way to retailers – those are the headlines from an energetic E3 press conference from platform holder Microsoft. However, the elusive RRP for Kinect remains a mystery for now. Though we’d already seen pictures of the …

Consumers can pre-order Kinect from GAME right now. Launch details – including pricing and release date – are unconfirmed. Gamers can pre-order the device from the UK retailer for 10. Microsoft announced in its press conference that Kinect goes on sale in the US on Thursday, November 4th.

It looks at as if the new Xbox 360 Slim won’t make it to UK retail until July 16th. The news comes from the producer of Xbox Live show Inside Xbox, who said the following via Twitter after the show: Looks like a July 16th launch in Europe for the …

THQ will release The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout will be released for Xbox 360 this Christmas. The game will be compatible with the Kinect controller, and marks the series first appearance on Microsoft’s console. Consumers will be able to take part in new exercises, as well as keeping video diaries …

Microsoft has confirmed at today’s E3 press conference that Forza 3 will get support for Kinect; the 360 motion controller formerly know as Natal. The title stands out as a ‘non-casual’ Kinect release, in stark contrast family-friendly games such as Kinectimals, Kinect Adventure, Kinect Sports and Joyride. While it has …

Microsoft laid out an ambitious stall of products, service updates and new hardware at E3 today – all part of a drive to reach hundreds of millions of gamers. According to Xbox boss Don Mattrick, the format-holder is looking beyond audiences of just 10s of millions, by merging all kinds …

A new Star Wars game has been confirmed for Xbox 360 motion device Kinect at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Attendees were treated to a brief trailer on the main stage’s big screen. The video displayed a player-controlled Jedi taking out a group of stormtroopers and a mech before going head-to-head …

Microsoft has officially unveiled the brand new redesigned Xbox 360, but it has an even bigger surprise up its sleeve – the machine is being shipped to retail right now. Said to be sleeker and whisper quiet”, the machine will cost the same as the current SKUs but include a …