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Microsoft has outlined dates for a six-month Kinect tour which will visit UK shopping centres, Disney on Ice shows and The Clothes Show. The ‘Your Kinect Experience Tour’ kicks off in late September and will run to March. Consumers will be able to play several upcoming games compatible with the …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms NCIS game
Hit TV drama series NCIS will be heading to consoles next month in the form of a point-and-click-style adventure game. Ubisoft will publish the title on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, 3DS and Wii on October 28th. Players will be able to control their favourite characters from the show in third-person …
Read More »X Factor returns to UK games retail
The game of TV sensation X Factor is getting a second audition at retail next month. Deep Silver will be re-releasing last year’s Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii singing title on October 14th with a budget price of 19.99. Microphone bundles will also be available. The products will be available …
Read More »VIDEO: The Hoff stars in Burnout Crash trailer
EA has released apromotional video starring David Hasselhoff tomark the arrival of its XBLA and PSN game Burnout Crash, and you can watch it here. In this bizarre video the Hoff can be seen demonstrating the game’s Kinect functionality with his trademark charm. The TV icon has starred in programmes …
Read More »Forza Motorsport 4 chases petrolheads
Microsoft is on the hunt for car nuts with its revved up marketing campaign for Forza Motorsport 4. The Xbox 360 exclusive racing game – out October 14th – will receive the biggest ad drive in the franchise’s history. Creatives will be running in motorsport magazines, on TV and on …
Read More »Horrid Henry heads to 3DS
Europress is bringing a new Horrid Henry game to 3DS, MCV can reveal. The smash children’s franchise – which encompasses books, radio shows, a BAFTA-nominated CITV series and a film – will also mark a new push into games with a Blue Ocean Horrid Henry 3DS Accessory Pack. The 3DS …
Read More »Now Viacom sues former Harmonix shareholders
Viacom is taking ex-shareholders of Rock Band developer Harmonix to court, following a lawsuit filed against the firm itself last year. The former parent company of Harmonix and owner of MTV claims that previous Harmonix shareholders owe it over $131m, reports Gamasutra. Viacom claims this is a refund” of the …
Read More »Angry Birds costumes go on sale
Fans of Angry Birds can now embarrass themselves with a new range of themed Halloween outfits and headpieces. Costume Discounters is stocking 14 different bird and pig costumes from Rovio’s 350m-selling mobile game franchise, as reported by MacTrast. The costumes are available in both adult and child sizes, with RRPs …
Read More »Crytek to develop Homefront 2
THQ has announced that a sequel to its Homefront FPS is in the works which will be produced by Crytek. The Crysis creator picks up development duties for the second instalment in the war franchise, after Kaos Studios produced the first game. This was released back in March on Xbox …
Read More »QA spotlight: Anakan
MCV speaks to project manager Dominik Prophete about trends such as mobile games which are changing the localisation sector. What are your thoughts on the relationship between publishers and QA firms? What works well and what needs improving?Publishers like to have their own internal QA processes and are often not …
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