After news of a slight redesign for Xbox 360 cover art in the run-up to E3, a new look for Microsoft’s Kinetic software will see games for the first time hit the shelves in purple boxes. The move is designed to allow consumers to easily distinguish between those titles that …

Electronic Arts detailed a new reward program for players of its big budget action shooters at E3 yesterday. The EA Gun Club will offer players of games like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Medal of Honor in-game content unlocks, early access to beta tests and demos. Gun Club will also …

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 …

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 …

Built in Wi-Fi in, 250Gb hard drive, and quieter new Xbox 360 detailed

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, …

Games for Microsoft’s Kinect will cost significantly less than current Xbox 360 games at retail, reports suggest. Edge Online reports that a highly placed retail source” claims that motion games revealed last night such as Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures, Dance Central and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved will cost just 29.99 …

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has fallen short of reaching Number One in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 by just 1,000 units. Nintendo’s super sequel – released for Wii on Friday – was beaten to the top spot by Rockstar’s multiformat Red Dead Redemption. The Wild West adventure …