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Halo studio to become Activisionâ??s exclusive partner for the next decade

Xbox 360 owners who snap up Activision’s Singularity will be entitled to receive a free copy of 2009’s open-world action title Prototype. It’s out in North America on June 29th, though it doesn’t yet have a firm UK release date. A late June or early July release is expected. The …

A Californian man is to sue Sony over its recent 3.21 firmware update for the PS3 that removed the ability to install alternative operating systems such as Linux. The suit, filed by Anthony Ventura, claims Sony’s decision to force users to disable the OtherOS function was based on its own …

Yesterday you saw the cut-down TV version of Microsoft’s brand new live-action teaser trailer for Halo Reach. Now, courtesy of Kotaku, you can watch the full-length version:

Ubisoft’s Red Steel 3 – which has still not been officially confirmed – is said to be building a game using Nintendo’s Wii Vitality Sensor. The publisher will apparently use Nintendo’s peculiar fingertip pulse oximeter for, according to reports of an interview with Red Steel art director Jason Vandenberghe. The …

Simon Nelson discusses the crossover with games and TV

The CEO of development studio Obsidian has claimed that his studios’ cancelled Aliens RPG was, to all intents and purposes, complete when Sega decided to pull the plug. If you had come in and played any of the last builds we were working on, you would have said it was …

Best Buy says its games offering can compete with anything HMV and GAME has to offer. The chain’s first UK shop is based in Thurrock, Essex and has been opened early for the Bank Holiday weekend. Best Buy Thurrock boasts a huge area dedicated to games – complete with new …

International Cricket 2010 takes to the field on Friday, June 18th, MCV can reveal. The game’s release date coincides with the start of the NatWest 2010 one-day international series, which begins with five matches between England and Australia. International Cricket is the spiritual successor to last year’s hit sports title, …

US retail giant Best Buy has vowed to take on HMV and GAME with the opening of its first UK store tomorrow. The chain’s first UK shop is based in Thurrock, Essex and has been opened early for the Bank Holiday weekend. Best Buy Thurrock boasts a huge area dedicated …