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Feder: Spec Ops can win market share

New FPS franchise Spec Ops faces a tough time when it comes to market this Q4, but Take Two CEO Ben Feder believes his company’s new IP has got what it takes to make an impact on the market. The same release window will see the likes of Activision’s Call …

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E3 2010: Child of Eden impresses

Anyone who has previously enjoyed Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s trippy console classic Rez will no doubt be excited by the first look at Q Entertainment’s next title – Child of Eden. Compatible with both Move and Kinect the title takes the basic gameplay formula found in Rez and expands it with some …

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E3 2010: Chahi’s Project Dust unearthed

Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot announced a download-only title in the works at the firm’s E3 conference last night, being made in collaboration with Heart of Darkness developer Eric Chahi. The title, currently referred to by the working title of Project Dust, currently takes the form of a god game where players …

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E3 2010: Kinect games get purple branding

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 …

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THQ unfazed by EAs MMA challenge

THQ’s UFC series has nothing to fear from EA Sports new MMA brawler, insists VP of core games Danny Bilson. UFC was a surprise smash hit last year for THQ, and its follow-up – UFC 2010 – has already debuted strongly in the UK and US. UFC made our year …

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INTERVIEWS: THQ

THQ was going through a tough time a few years back, but you’ve turned things around. How have you managed that?On the core side we focused everything on quality and we were much more selective about what we were making and how we were making it. Also, about a year …

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E3 2010: Microsoft roundup

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 …

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XBOX: UK suffers Xbox Slim wait

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 …

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XBOX: New machine officially revealed

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 …

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XBOX: Demo proves Kinect doubters wrong

With serious questions being asked over the accuracy and reliability of Microsoft’s Kinect tech in recent weeks, an impressive demonstration at Microsoft’s E3 press conference has proven all doubters wrong. Working demonstrations of several Kinect launch titles showed that even in an environment as hectic as the LA stage, Kinect …

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