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Games and entertainment retailer Play.com has introduced a dedicated E3 section to its website where consumers can buy newly announced games. The Play.com E3 area is being promoted from the retailer’s homepage and offers up to 20 per cent off the latest games. Titles currently include Gears of War 3, …

THQ has announced that de Blob 2: The Underground will be the first entry in the franchise to be available in high-definition and 3D. The sequel will be available for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS in spring 2011. The original 2008 title was a Wii exclusive, making The Underground …

The world’s games press have for the first time had some hands-on fun with Microsoft’s initial range of Kinect (formerly Natal) titles and if one thing’s clear it’s that the platform holder has big mass-market casual gamer aspirations with its new technology. Leading the line-up is Kinect Sports. Though MS …

Former Spice Girl Mel B is to star in her very own fitness game this autumn, thanks to Black Bean. The singer will serve as a celebrity trainer for Get Fit, which with Mel B will be released for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 this Q4. It will be compatible …

UK-based studio developing multiformat fitness game starring former Spice Girl

For years it was a single-game annual licence, but THQ this year is heading to E3 with news of a three-pronged WWE attack on the video games genre. Chief amongst its offering will be the lucrative WWE Smackdown vs Raw franchise, which has now shipped over 50m units and will …

UK Studio creating next installment in Disney karaoke series

Ubisoft Montreal's Patrice Désilets goes on 'creative break', reports say he has moved to rival publisher

Move better than Microsoft's offering, says Beeb tech correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones

Tiga research says commercial clout of Britsoft can 'help economic recovery'