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US super-publisher Activision has unveiled a brand new FPS, entitled Secret Service, that will surprisingly be available by the end of the year in North America. The game, which sees players tackling a bunch of extremists on Inauguration Day in Washington DC, will cost just $39.99 on Xbox 360, $29.99 …

New engine aimed at commercial and pro-indie developers

Microsoft has clarified the memory requirements needed to install the upcoming ‘New Xbox Experience’ dashboard revamp for Xbox 360, as well as stating that it has plans to help those who find themselves short on storage space. Users will need 128MB of storage space to run the new firmware upgrade, …

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuro Hirai has expressed his belief that the games industry can whether the storm of the increasingly volatile global financial unrest. Speaking to The Financial Times, Hirai stated: As long as we can generate excitement, then we will be less affected than other industries.” However, the …

A new entry in the Australian government’s Classification Database seems to suggest that US publisher THQ has acquired the rights to publish Swordfish Studios’ hip-hop themed 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand. The shooter was one of a number of titles that was left out in the cold following the …

But it happened last week, and has placed GAME Group on the same playing field as the UK’s army of indies, many of whom ditched official channels in favour of snapping up supplies from supermarkets long ago. And if some of the comments on our site are to be believed, …

Our latest round-up surveys the rapidly growing field of UI tech

It reads like something from an independent retailer’s fantasy. With relations between EUK and the publishing community allegedly beginning to falter , could supermarkets really end up with no video games stock this Christmas? One thing’s for sure: Following the credit insurers’ decision to halt cover on games handled by …

SCE UK has announced the dates for its key November releases for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP. Key PS3 title SingStar Vol. 3 joins Motorstorm 2 on November 14th, whilst highly anticipated first person shooter Resistance 2 is due out on November 28th. The platform holder has also announced …

Ahead of the European release of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 this Friday, the series’ legendary creator Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has expressed his admiration for the game engine EA has developed for its FIFA series. When asked by CVG if he would consider using EA’s game engine if given the …