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Publisher Atari has at last opened the digital doors to the public beta for Cryptic Studio’s long awaited MMO Star Trek Online. Running until January 26th, the beta offers players the chance to take control of their own Federation or Klingon vessel in a world populated by thousands of other …
Read More »Fresh delay for Gran Turismo 5
Having been pencilled in for a March release in Japan for a few weeks now, SCEJ has retracted the speculative release date for Gran Turismo 5 and reverted back to a TBA listing, Kotaku reports. Sony has said that a new date will be named at some stage in the …
Read More »Serious Sam HD hits XBL this week
Microsoft’s Major Nelson has announced that this week’s Xbox Live Arcade release will be Croteam’s frivolous first person shooter Serious Sam HD. Priced at 1200 Microsoft Points (10.20), the game will be available to download this Wednesday (January 13th). The game was released on PC late last year. The Serious …
Read More »JAPAN: N3II dated
The official Ninety-Nine Nights II website has confirmed that the hack ‘n’ slash sequel, or N3II to use its abbreviation, will be released in Japan on Xbox 360 this spring. Unlike the first game which was a first party Xbox 360 title, Konami has stepped in to handle publishing duties …
Read More »Heavy Rain forecast on Feb 26th
SCEE has confirmed via the PlayStation Europe blog that the unquestionably interesting adventure outing Heavy rain will be released on PS3 in the UK and Ireland on February 26th. This follows confirmation of a February 23rd release date for North America. Mainland Europe will be receiving its copies on February …
Read More »Date set for Endless Ocean 2
Nintendo has revealed that ultra-relaxing underwater jaunt Endless Ocean 2 will be released in the UK and Europe on February 5th. The first title was released in 2007 to a fairly positive critical reception, though sales data for the title has never been released. New in this version is the …
Read More »HMV nabs Heavy Rain CE exclusive
Sony Europe has confirmed to VG247 that the Collector’s Edition of PS3-exclusive title Heavy Rain will be available exclusively through HMV. A listing for the SKU appeared on the HMV website earlier today, priced at just 40. Included will be a voucher for the game’s first DLC offering, a copy …
Read More »New Zelda due this year
Obviously cheery after the Wii’s impressive December performance across the globe, Satoru Iwata has kicked off the New Year by stating that the new Zelda game on Wii will be released some time in 2010. The news comes from a translation of an interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, courtesy …
Read More »Apple iTablet landing in March?
More news reports swirl around the new supposed Apple tablet device – with sources telling the Wall Street Journal the touch-screen kit arrives in March and will cost $1,000. The business paper says its sources say screen will boast a 10 or 11-inch screen, and will be pitched as "a …
Read More »EA to shut down old game servers
Publisher EA is to power down a host of servers used to run the multiplayer component of a number of last-gen and some early next-gen titles, it has revealed. Titles in line to see their strings cut include Facebreaker, Fight Night Round 3, NASCAR 09, Burnout Revenge, FIFA 07, Tiger …
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