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Platform holder Microsoft has revealed that DLC for THQ’s upcoming shooter Homefront will be a timed exclusive on Xbox 360. The news, reported by Eurogamer, comes from THQ’s ongoing press gathering in New York. Additional content for the game will be released on PS3, but only after an as-of-yet unannounced …
Read More »Mixed predictions for 3DS game prices
Though we won’t know anything concrete about 3DS pricing until next Wednesday’s announcement event in Amsterdam, retailers have begun listing the first 3DS titles online – with mixed predictions about their RRP. We discovered earlier in the week that 3DS games will cost more than DS titles, which carry a …
Read More »Killzone 3 arrives on Feb 25th
As has been clear to see on MCVuk.com’s release schedule for several weeks now, Sony PS3 shooter Killzone 3 will be released in the UK on February 25th. The UK release date is just a few days after the US arrival on February 22nd. The US PlayStation blog also reports …
Read More »PS3 piracy threatens Trophy system
Claims of a possible hack that threatens the security of the PlayStation Trophy system have emerged online. CVG reports that the homebrew application allows the user to instantly unlock all Trophies associated with a title, adding the accolades to their PSN ID. The Trophies are even given random timestamps so …
Read More »New MMA game enters the fray
505 will publish Kung Fu Factory’s ‘unofficial and proud’ MMA game, Supremacy, on PS3 and Xbox 360 in June. The studio gleefully describes the game as ‘bloody and brutal’ and claims that whilst it lacks the backing and branding of the sports chief governing body, UFC, it delivers a grittier, …
Read More »DC Universe signals new start for console MMO
Today marks the UK release of what many hope will be the turning point in the MMO genre’s stuttering fortunes on consoles – Sony Online Entertainment’s DC Universe Online. To date the only MMO titles to launch on current-gen machines are Square Enix’ Final Fantasy XI and Sega’s Phantasy Star …
Read More »OPINION: The year of the handheld
The 3DS is just weeks away and, as revealed earlier this week, the true successor to the PSP will be with us by the end of the year. But rather than just the clash of two hardware formats, 2011’s handheld confrontation is going to be fought on an entirely different …
Read More »March release for MotorStorm Apocalypse
Sony has announced on the PlayStation blog that PS3 racer MotorStorm: Apocalypse will be released in the UK on March 16th. Notably, the release comes some way before the game is due to arrive at US retail on April 12th. The third instalment in the MotorStorm series, the first of …
Read More »US: Kinect Sports and Dance Central top 1m
As part of its NPD stat-fest last night, platform holder Microsoft has confirmed two notable sales victories for its motion sensing camera peripheral Kinect. Speaking on Twitter, chief of staff for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business Aaron Greenberg confirmed that both Rare-developer Kinect Sports and Harmonix made dance game Dance Central …
Read More »Nintendo’s 5 years of US success
Gaming stalwart Nintendo is this morning rightly singing loudly about its transformation in this generation of machines, heralding its unprecedented success in the US market. The DS and Wii have been confirmed as the best selling consoles of 2010 in the US with sales of 8.5m and 7m respectively. These …
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