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Obviously excited about the arrival of its celebrated racing franchise on PC for the first time, developer Criterion has announced that PC gamers will be able to try out Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box in its entirety for free upon its release in February. A demo, which will be available …
Read More »Halo Wars dated
Microsoft has announced the global release dates for its upcoming Halo Wars, and the surprise is that it’s Japanese gamers who are set to take the first bite of the RTS cake. Ensemble’s strategic take on the Master Chief’s universe will be released in Japan and Asia Pacific on February …
Read More »EA announces NASCAR Kart Racing
Publisher EA is to give its NASCAR racing a brand a drastic makeover with the release next February of new Wii racer NASCAR Kart Racing. The firm recently admitted that it has struggled to establish its sports brands on Nintendo’s machine – and the targeted thinking behind this family-friendly reinvention …
Read More »Could credit crunch hit Nintendo hardest?
The extent to which the games industry is or is not ‘recession-proof’ will be revealed over time, but two leading industry analysts have warned that casual-centric games firms, and more specifically Nintendo, could be more severely affected than most. To read more, click here to visit CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Sega gets into casual gaming
Gaming giant Sega has become the latest established player from the games market to make a move into the casual gaming sector with the launch of its new Flash games portal PlaySega. For the complete story, head over to MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »PS3 Home launch in next 10 days
The clock is ticking on Sony’s recurrent pledge to release an open beta for its PS3 social network Home by the end of the year – and a report in yesterday’s issue of The Sunday Times suggests that December 17th may be the day. The piece reads: To try Home, …
Read More »Killzone 2 dated
Sony has announced via the X-Play show on G4TV that Guerilla’s feverously anticipated gritty FPS Killzone 2 will be released in North America on February 27th. And whilst the game remains TBA in all other regions, an SCE UK spokesperson has told Videogamer that Europeans can expect to receive the …
Read More »Nintendo reveals 100 Classic Book Collection for DS
Nintendo is preparing to break new ground yet again with its DS handheld by releasing a compilation of popular novels for its machine entitled 100 Classic Book Collection. Developed in association with publisher HarperCollins, the title includes the likes of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the …
Read More »Is latest Metal Gear teaser a 360 hint?
Konami has launched an ambiguous teaser site concerning its plans for the highly popular and lucrative Metal Gear Solid series – and many are seeing it as the strongest hint yet that PS3 hit Metal Gear Solid 4 could be on the way to Xbox 360. At present the new …
Read More »"Rock ‘n’ roll is about f*****g, games are about w*****g"
UK daily broadsheet The Guardian has chosen to stick up for the games industry following an article in yesterday’s NME magazine that attacked titles like Rock Band and Guitar Hero for deterring kids from playing real musical instruments. The NME piece quoted Q Radio presenter David Quantick as stating: Games …
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