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Developer Gearbox has accused game reviewers of unfairly marking down Duke Nukem Forever, which was finally released in June after over a decade in development. The game carries a very low 49 per cent average on aggregation site Metacritic (on Xbox 360) and was widely derided for its poor execution, …
Read More »Battlefield 3 fails to topple COD from Xbox Live league
Sales have been strong and the critical reception not bad, but Battlefield 3 has failed to clear the first hurdle in its race against the behemoth that is Call of Duty. The latest Xbox Live user chart from Microsoft shows that Battlefield 3 was only the third most played game …
Read More »MS threatens to ban early Modern Warfare 3 players
Managed to get hold of a copy of Modern Warfare 3 early? Then Microsoft is urging you to think twice before putting the disc in your Xbox 360. The warning, which has become fairly standard nowadays, comes from Xbox Live’s director of policy and enforcement Stephen Tolouse. Responding to questions …
Read More »Digital-only Alan Wake 2 confirmed
Microsoft will at next month’s Spike TV Video Game Awards announce a surprise successor to Xbox 360 horror title Alan Wake. Furthermore the platform holder has confirmed that the game will be a digital-only release on Xbox Live. Of course, this doesn’t mean retail is left out of the loop …
Read More »Ubisoft announces Rainbow 6: Patriots
As has been rumoured, publisher Ubisoft has officially announced a brand new Tom Clancy title – Rainbow 6: Patriots. The title is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, though it is also being supported by Ubisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Red Storm. It will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC …
Read More »Joe Danger speeding onto Xbox Live
So Microsoft won’t allow any games on Xbox Live that have previously been exclusive to other digital platforms? Apparently not. Not only has developer Hello Games confirmed that former PSN-exclusive Joe Danger is on the way to Xbox Live Arcade, but Microsoft has been named as the publisher. Joystiq reports …
Read More »Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition announced
Publisher Bethesda has announced a brand new Ultimate Edition SKU for its popular post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout: New Vegas. As well as the full original game, the release will also contain all the DLC that he subsequently been released – Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Courier’s Stash …
Read More »Sticking with Battlefield or moving to Modern Warfare?
Battlefield 3 may already be sitting on the shelves of some 5m gamers, but EA knows that’s not the end of the challenge. With Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 being released worldwide on Tuesday November 8th, it’s safe to assume that at least a proportion of this user …
Read More »GTA V is Rockstar’s "largest, most ambitious" game ever
Rockstar has for the first time spoken about the recently announced Grand Theft Auto V. The first ever trailer for the game was released late yesterday afternoon. As we know, the game returns to many of the locations found in PS2 hit GTA: San Andreas. Rockstar describes it as the …
Read More »PlayStation Home redesign goes live
Sony’s games-centric redesign of PS3 virtual world PlayStation Home has gone live today. The new look sees Home remodelled around four separate districts – Action, Sportswalk, Adventure and Indie Park, each of which launches with a selection of free-to-play games. Aside from the four hubs, Home’s central areas such as …
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