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Two new consoles, the return of Grand Theft Auto and Tomb Raider, plus a string of top looking new IP. 2012 is already shaping up to be a blockbuster year for games. MCV offer 50 reasons why this new year will be a defining one for the UK games industry. …
Read More »House of the Dead 3 and 4 creep onto PSN
PS3 owners will be able to download House of the Dead 3 exclusively via PSN next month, with its sequel to follow in spring. Sega’s popular arcade zombie shooter title The House of the Dead 3 will arrive on the PlayStation Network on February 7th, featuring HD graphics, trophies and …
Read More »Alan Wake finally heads to PC
Psychological action thriller Alan Wake will be released on PC in early 2012 – a year and a half after its Xbox 360 release. The game, which was published by Microsoft on Xbox 360 in May 2010, will be available as a downloadable PC title on Steam. Developer Remedy has …
Read More »Capcom reveals eight-game retail bundle
Several Xbox Live hits including Street Fighter games will arrive in stores for the first time next year. The Capcom Digital Collection retail SKU for Xbox 360 consists of eight games: 1942: Joint Strike, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, Final Fight Double Impact, Flock, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil and It Came …
Read More »Dirt Showdown out next year
Codemasters is releasing a new boxed destruction-based entry in its popular Dirt driving franchise in May 2012, titled Dirt Showdown. The spin-off game mixes the arcade-style extreme sports elements of Dirt 2, the ‘Gymkhana’ stunt events from Dirt 3 and adds in some Destruction Derby-style action, according to GameSpot. It …
Read More »Kalypso snaps up boxed Jurassic Park game
Publisher Kalypso Media has signed the rights to publish Telltale’s downloadable Jurassic Park game in boxed form early next year. Jurassic Park: The Game will arrive in retailers in the UK, Europe, Australia, South Africa and Asia in Q1 2012 on Xbox 360 and PC. There is currently no word …
Read More »Nintendo: ‘3DS is approaching 3m sales in Japan’
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata believes the 3DS is about to cross the 3m sales mark in Japan and will reach a 4m milestone by April. Speaking to Nikkei, as translated by Andriasang, Iwata said the 3DS has regained its vigour” thanks to the price drop and major new releases such …
Read More »City Interactive reveals Enemy Front
A new World War II shooter Enemy Front will hit shelves next year, publisher City Interactive has announced. It’s City’s first game from veteran games designer Stuart Black since he joined earlier this year after leaving Codemasters. The FPS will be developed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC using Crytek’s …
Read More »Triumphant Eurogamer Expo returning in 2012
The doors have finally closed on this year’s Eurogamer Expo, and already the company has announced the dates for next year’s event. Eurogamer Expo 2012 will take place at Earls Court once again between September 27th and September 30th. And Eurogamer boss Rupert Loman is already thinking about the expo’s …
Read More »BioWare admits SWTOR could slip to 2012
EA CFO Eric Brown has told investors that the company is unlikely to announce a release date for BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic until the end of October. And while the company is still aiming for ‘holiday 2011′, it admits that a slip to 2012 is not completely …
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