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The end of the console cycle has been predicted with increasing regularity – but Microsoft has become the first platform holder to openly claim that its new platform will be part of its existing one. Speaking of its brand new motion sensing technology, which dispenses with the need for any …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Metal Gear Solid IS coming to 360
Konami’s legendary games producer Hideo Kojima has announced that his next Metal Gear Solid adventure will be released on Xbox 360. Dubbed Metal Gear Solid Rising, the game will return to the adventures of MGS2 adventurer Raiden and not famed series favourite Solid Snake. Little is known of the game, …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Forza 3 officially announced
As expected, Microsoft has confirmed that the third instalment in the Forza Motorsport series will be released this autumn. Forza 3 will run at an impressive 60fps, and includes 400 cars from 50 different manufacturers. In a nod to Codemasters’ GRID, the game will also include a rewind feature to …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Spring release for FFXIII
One of most controversial games of recent times has just been demoed by the game’s director Motomu Toriyama on Microsoft’s E3 stage – Final Fantasy XIII. There had previously been some confusion over whether coding on the Xbox 360 version of the game had begun, or whether work was being …
Read More »Twitter the E3 hype machine of choice
Few things get the hype juices flowing as readily as E3, but this year has seen many of gaming’s big names turn to communications revolution Twitter to crank up the excitement ahead of their big reveals. For instance, in the last few hours alone we’ve had the likes of: Sony …
Read More »Guantanamo Bay Xbox game on the way
The developer of a controversial new game that centres around detention camp Guantanamo Bay has told MCV that it will release the title over Xbox Live in October if it can’t find a publishing partner. Edinburgh-based T-Enterprise said that it didn’t want to be known as an ‘extreme’ studio due …
Read More »Call of Duty sales pass 35m
The boss of Activision Publishing boss Mike Griffith has stated that total sales of the Call of Duty titles have now hit an eye-watering 35m units worldwide. Gamespot adds that 11m of those sales have come from the latest release, World at War. In addition, the exec also stated that …
Read More »Dont mention Gran Turismo 5
With the new PSP Metal Gear Solid title catching most of the pre-E3 conference software hype for Sony’s portable at the moment, the fact that talk of Gran Turismo PSP has resurfaced has crept under many people’s radars. The elusive racer was mentioned as part of John Koller’s leaked PSP …
Read More »Xbox 360 motion tech gets dated
Whether or not Microsoft will actually reveal a WiiMote rival at its E3 showcase tonight is still open for debate – but Xbox 360 gesture control IS coming to the market this year thanks to Gametrak. Kotaku spotted that the Gametrak Freedom, which first came to light nearly a year …
Read More »Crysis 2 confirmed for consoles
Publisher EA has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with developer Crytek to publish its upcoming shooter Crysis 2 on both Xbox 360 and PS3 – as well as the already announced PC release. Examples of Crytek’s game engine, dubbed the CryENGINE3, had previously been shown running on …
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