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Having missed its previously scheduled launch alongside Microsoft’s recent New Xbox Experience dashboard upgrade for the Xbox 360, the platform holder yesterday announced at US technology show CES that its game show Primetime channel will arrive in the spring. Xbox Live Primetime promises a selection of online multiplayer game show …
Read More »MySims set to return
EA’s even casual-er interpretation of its leading casual franchise The Sims is to get two new sequels on both the Nintendo Wii and DS later this year in the form of MySims Racing and MySims Party. For more details on the titles, click here to visit MCV’s sister site and …
Read More »Tetris aids stress victims
A new medical report from the PLoS One Journal has claimed that playing Tetris can alleviate the effects of post traumatic stress disorder by preventing the brain from ‘laying down’ harmful memories of the event. You’re one click away from the full story – one tiny click.
Read More »Gaming is the new family time
A new report entitled Media Democracy from research firm Deloitte claims that gaming is no longer a popular pursuit for just lonely teens, and has now become a significant family activity. It claims that the average media-consuming Brit now spends 6.6 hours per week playing games either on consoles or …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Silent Hill succumbs to censors
The strict Australian classification system has struck again, and this time it’s Atari that has been forced to make changes to a title to get its game onto the nation’s retail shelves. Edge reports that the publisher had to make some last minute cuts to its upcoming Silent Hill: Homecoming …
Read More »EA announces branded XBLA Channel
EA and Hasbro have announced that they are to launch a branded channel on Xbox Live Arcade under the Hasbro Family Games Night banner. The move mirrors similar deals struck by Sony on its recently released PlayStation Home service, and is the first of its kind to emerge since the …
Read More »Empty shops to reach record levels
The worsening conditions on the UK High Street could lead to a record number of vacant retail outlets by the end of the year, analyst Experian has predicted. Ongoing retail administrations, disposals and rationalisations are expected to see the vacancy rate climb from its current seven per cent to ten …
Read More »PETA praises Fable II
PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has named Lionhead’s Xbox 360 RPG Fable II in its 6th Annual Proggy Awards, naming it the year’s most animal-friendly video game”. The organisation said of the game: Fable 2 is a vegetarian’s dream come true. Why? In this virtual fight …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 to get Resi 5 bundle
Platform holder Microsoft has announced that the upcoming release of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 will be accompanied by an Xbox 360 hardware bundle including the game in Japan. The Xbox 360 Biohazard 5 Pack (as the series is known in the region) will include the console, a 60GB hard drive, …
Read More »Sony: PS3 sales up 130%
Following SCEE president’s David Reeves upbeat forecast of the year ahead for PlayStation , fellow executives have praised the achievements of the business in the last 12 months and predicted a bumper year ahead for PS3. SCEA vice president Ian Jackson stated: We’ve had a solid holiday season and have …
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