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Publisher EA has confirmed that The Sims 3 will be released on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS on October 26th. The series is one of the most popular ever devised on PC and it will be fascinating to see how this appeal manages to carry over into the console …
Read More »Zattikka nabs MTVs Breton
Social and casual gaming firm Zattikka has announced the appointment of Joel Breton as its new executive vice president of North American operations. Breton is the former director of content at the MTV-owned AddictingGames.com. During his time there it grew to become one of the leading casual games portals in …
Read More »Carnival Games hits iPhone
Having proven to be one of the most successful third-party titles on the Wii and DS, publisher 2K Games has released a version of Carnival Games on iPhone and iPod Touch. Available now for 2.39 on the Apple iStore, the title comes with ten mini-games including Bumper Boats, Star Shootout, …
Read More »MS: New Dance Central artists named
MTV Games has named a number of new artists whose tracks will be appearing in upcoming Kinect dancing simulator Dance Central. The Harmonix title is the first ever full-motion tracking dance game. It includes routines from professional choreographers and will look to emulate the global sales success of Wii rivals …
Read More »MS: Kinect gets football title
Microsoft has confirmed what may well be a popular addition to its Kinect Sports title – a mini-game called ‘Football’. A number of games journalists are currently getting their first look at the title as part of Microsoft’s Gamescom 2010 Showcase, with former German national goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in attendance. …
Read More »MS: Age of Empires is reborn
Having just announced that it is to resurrect the Flight Simulator series, Microsoft has also confirmed a return for another classic PC IP – real time strategy series Age of Empires. As the name suggests this new title in the series, called Age of Empires Online, will take the game …
Read More »MS: Flight Simulator returns
Microsoft has announced the return of its popular PC series Microsoft Flight Simulator series, though something has definitely been lost in the transition – one of the words in its title. Now known simply as Microsoft Flight, the new game will be developed internally by MGS and will be exclusive …
Read More »MS: Crackdown and Halo hitting mobile
Platform holder Microsoft has opened Gamescom 2010 with a serious statement of intent about what appear to be its very real ambitions for gaming on Windows Phone 7. We’ve been waiting years for the announcement of a portable Xbox… and here it is. In today’s market Microsoft was always unlikely …
Read More »Gun Loco announced by Square Enix
Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced what it is describing as a unique sprint-action shooter” called Gun Loco, which will be released exclusively on Xbox 360 in 2011. The company says it’s trying to carve out an all-new approach to the third-person shooter genre” with the sci-fi title. The game …
Read More »Child of Eden cools Kinect functionality
Though Q Entertainment’s Child of Eden will still support Kinect to some degree when it arrives at retail in 2011, the developer has now claimed that Microsoft’s motion camera is not the central focus of the title. The game, which is being developed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and is being seen …
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