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The Nintendo Vitality Sensor will not make it to market in 2009, with Nintendo president Saturo Iwata pointing to a launch in the second half of 2010. The device clips to a user’s finger and can measure their pulse. Expected applications include fitness software, though don’t be surprised to see …
Read More »D3P reveals new Shaun the Sheep
Publisher D3p has announced that Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head is set to arrive on DS this autumn. The game is the follow-up to last year’s original, and once again features all the characters from the popular Aardman Animation, including Shaun, Timmy, Shirley, Bitzer, as they attempt to rescue …
Read More »New Scratch DJ dev uncloaked
After months of legal conflicts, and even a public war of words with Activision, Numark and Genius Products are ready to announce which developer has been enlisted to finish out Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. Commotion Interactive, the music arm of Toronto-based Bedlam Games, is expected to finish developing Scratch by …
Read More »Monster Hunter Tri heading West
Publisher Capcom has announced that Japanese mega hit Monster Hunter Tri will be released in the UK and Europe early next year. Tri marks the series’ first foray onto Wii and Capcom hopes that the combination of one of its key IPs and the hugely popular Wii will result in …
Read More »Call of Duty returning to DS
Publisher Activision Blizzard has confirmed that a new DS entry in the Call of Duty series will arrive alongside the console release of Modern Warfare 2 this November. Developed by n-Space, the game will include a range of weapons and vehicles, with players taking control of AC-130 gunships and will …
Read More »EA dates first Sims 3 expansion
When it comes to in-game expansions, no-one does it quite like EA did it with Sims 2 – and now the expansion ball has begun rolling for the recently released and highly successful The Sims 3. The debut pack will be called The Sims 3: World Adventures and will be …
Read More »360 and PS3 getting WET in September
Adrenaline fuelled action outing WET will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in the UK on September 18th, publisher Bethesda has confirmed. The game sees players taking control of Rubi Malone, a pistol and sword yielding fighting machine. The title is reminiscent of Midway’s Stranglehold and incorporates time-slowing acrobatic …
Read More »MS assures retail about games-on-demand
With Xbox 360’s full games-on-demand service now just days away, Microsoft’s VP of strategy and business development for Interactive Entertainment Shane Kim has stated that any possibility of digital releases going day and date with retail is a long way off. There are a lot of complex issues to deal …
Read More »Microsoft dates Forza 3
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has confirmed that Turn 10’s anticipated race sim Forza Motorsport 3 will be released in North America on October 27th. A European release is likely on either October 23rd or October 30th. [UPDATE: A European release date of October 23rd has now been confirmed.] The …
Read More »November arrival for NFS Nitro
The second prong in EA’s three-tiered reinvention of its massively popular Need for Speed series has been given a firm release date in the UK and US. Need for Speed: Nitro, the Wii and DS versions of the racing series, will be released in the UK on November 20th. The …
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