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Sainsbury’s has kicked off a special E3-themed pricing promotion. Using the voucher code SEE3TWE, gamers can pre-order some of the expected big hitters from this week’s E3 show at prices far below what you’d expect to pay on the High Street. Offers include the console versions of Halo 4, Far …
Read More »E3 2012: CV leak suggests October release for GTA V
Grand Theft Auto V will be released in October, if information from a lead artist working on the game is correct. OXM reports that a CV revealing the date was posted on Grand Theft Auto fansite GTANetwork, which was taken down completely shortly after. The conclusion arrived at by the …
Read More »E3 2012: MS to join Sony by announcing streaming game strategy
Sony may not be the only platform holder to announce a streaming content strategy at E3 this week. Kotaku reports that Microsoft could use E3 to unveil ‘Xbox Live Companion’, a new feature that will allow users to stream some Xbox 360 content onto smartphones and tablets. It adds, however, …
Read More »E3 2012: Retailer lists Diablo III for PS3
Blizzard’s Diablo III could be heading to PS3, if a listing on German retail site Redcoon is correct. Such an announcement would be a massive PR coup for Sony, with Blizzard’s high-profile IP being PC only for several years now. That’s not to say that the SKU – if it’s …
Read More »E3 2012: More details on Gears of War Judgement
Gears of War: Judgement, which is being made by Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly, will be set 15 years before the events of the first game in the series. It sees series’ protagonists Baird and his Kilo Squad stand trial for transgression against the Coalition of Governments”. The accusations include …
Read More »E3 2012: Cage to reveal Beyond at Sony presser
Quantic Dream’s next game after Heavy Rain will be called Beyond, MCV understands. It is expected that studio boss David Cage will take to the stage at Sony’s E3 press event tomorrow morning (2am UK time) to debut the title, US publishing sources have told MCV. As with Heavy Rain, …
Read More »Fall of Cybertron gets retro Optimus Prime DLC
Activision is targeting the die-hard Transformer fans with its pre-order DLC offering in the US for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. The publisher has announced that customers who pre-order the game from either GameStop or EB Games in the US will receive a code to unlock a generation one version of …
Read More »RUMOUR: New Splinter Cell to break-out at E3
A new chapter in the chronicles of troubled hard man Sam Fisher will be revealed by Ubisoft at E3, rumours would have us believe. It will be called Splinter Cell: Black List, IGN reports, and is scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U in January 2013. Although …
Read More »VIDEO – First Skyrim: Dawnguard trailer
Bethesda has released the long awaited first trailer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s first DLC release. Called Dawnguard, the expansion will be released this summer on Xbox Live for 1,600 (13.70) Microsoft Points. In the video we see a darker take on the Skyrim world, with players invited to …
Read More »Sony confirms Sports Champions 2 and DanceStar Party Hits
Sports Champions 2 and DanceStar Party Hits will be released on PS3 for PlayStation Move later this year. SC2 is a sequel to Move’s best selling title to date. It includes new events such as boxing, golf, bowling, skiing and tennis. It can support both single of twin Move controllers …
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