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As expected, there was an announcement regarding some motion-sensing technology from Microsoft at E3 today – but it was SingStar rival Lips, not a Wii Remote clone, that provided it. The head of development on the title, Keiichi Yano – who was previously responsible for Elite Beat Agents and Gitaroo …

Microsoft has revealed a new system of avatars as part of a radical redesign of the Xbox 360 dashboard interface, designed to challenge Nintendo’s ‘Mii’ creation. Developed by Banjo Kazooie studio Rare, the mini-characters were unveiled to the platform holder’s media audience at its E3 conference in LA this morning. …

EA has revealed a new Sims title which allows gamers to rear animals and craft a garden paradise, entitled Sims Animals. Sims Studio boss Rod Humble took to the stage at EA’s E3 Media briefing to unveil the new animal-based spin on the franchise. "You’ll discover that just like the …

The boss of Microsoft’s interactive entertainment division Don Mattrick, has revealed the full amount Xbox Live subscribers have spent on the service – a cool $1 billion. Speaking at the platform holder’s E3 media briefing this morning, Mattrick added that a new member joins every five seconds, an that the …

Rock Band 2 will arrive on Xbox 360 in September, Harmonix has confirmed – with a whopping 84 tracks on one disc. Addressing the crowd at Microsoft’s E3 media briefing this morning in LA, Harmonix’s Alex Rigopulos revealed that fans of the first game will be able to transfer songs …

Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux treated the media to a quick demo of his eagerly-awaited new title Fable II, and revealed that online co-op would be one of several key new features when the title is released exclusively on Xbox 360 in October. Boasting of incredible AI”, Molyneux added that in …

Valve will be releasing a ‘sequel’ to Portal, dubbed Portal: Still Alive, exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade and PC this year in a move that prompted huge cheers from the assembled media at Microsoft’s E3 Media Briefing this morning. The new title will feature an exciting new challenge mode, as …

Gears Of War 2 will be released worldwide on November 7th, Epic Games has told assembled media at this year’s E3. Speaking at Microsoft’s press briefing this morning, Epic Games boss Cliff Bleszinski walked the crowd through the title on a big screen – showing off giant new foes and …

Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil 5 will enjoy a simultaneous global release on March 13th, 2009. Speaking at Microsoft’s media briefing at E3 this morning, producer of the game Jun Takeuchi also revealed to the crowd that there is to be an online co-op feature built into the game …

Microsoft’s online platform Live has been given a huge boost after it signed an exclusive deal with Netflix that means 360 users will soon be able to stream a plethora of content from the online movie rental service. Revealed as part of today’s E3 Media Briefing, Microsoft has termed the …