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Christmas may be over, but Nintendo just keeps on giving, with three copies of both Mario Sports Mix on Wii and Mario Vs Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem on DS up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning, just answer the following question: Which of the following sports …
Read More »God Eater Burst hits UK in March
Namco Bandai has announced Japanese hit God Eater Burst will arrive in UK stores on March 18th. The PSP action game sold half a million copies during its first three weeks on sale in Japan following its 34/40 score in Famitsu magazine. It went on to become the ninth best-selling …
Read More »GT5s £450 wheel goes on sale
The Thrustmaster T500 RS – otherwise known as the PS3’s most expensive steering wheel peripheral – has gone on sale. Officially licensed by Sony and Gran Turismo 5, the wheel and pedal set comes with an RRP of 449.99. It features 17cm metal gearshift levers, central wheel spokes and a …
Read More »Beyond Good & Evil fronts XBLA House Party
Microsoft has announced a string of new downloadable games led by Beyond Good & Evil HD. The five-game collection comes as part of an ‘Xbox Live Arcade House Party’ promotion, reports VG247. This gets underway on February 16th with the release of shooter Hard Corps Uprising. Beyond Good & Evil …
Read More »THQ and Mattel extend partnership
Toy giant Mattel has renewed its deal with THQ which will see a range of games based on its franchises hit shelves. THQ has already published games based on these properties such as Barbie: Groom and Glam Pups and Hot Wheels: Track Attack which arrived late last year. The new …
Read More »Champ Manager Legends hits App Store
Square Enix has released Championship Manager Legends: 1970s on the App Store. The iPhone game, developed by Beautiful Game Studios, allows gamers to manage a team throughout the 70s. It boasts an authentic database of footballers and features various start dates. Championship Manager Legends: 1970s also includes OpenFeint compatibility which …
Read More »GT5 gets seasonal update
Sony has put out a big update for Gran Turismo 5 as a Christmas treat for owners of the game. The 600MB file adds seasonal events which allows players to take part in one-off races for rewards and experience. These include time trials and drift trials. There is also a …
Read More »MAG giveaway for PSN Plus players
Sony is giving away multiplayer shooter MAG to subscribers of the premium PSN Plus service from today. PS3 owners can download the game and access all of its modes as long as they’re signed up to PSN Plus – which costs 11.99 for 90 days or 39.99 for a year. …
Read More »Player spends 21 hours a day on Warcraft
A World of Warcraft player spent an average of 21 hours per day playing the online game. The gamer was logged into social networking client Raptr while playing, which tracked their stats. Raptr found the user poured 149 hours into playing World of Warcraft during Cataclysm’s first week on sale, …
Read More »Tomb Raider Trilogy pack confirmed
Crystal Dynamics has announced that a Tomb Raider PS3 trilogy pack will be released in Q1 2011. The release will include Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary and Tomb Raider Underworld on one Blu-ray disc. A retail listing appeared on Amazon Germany before developer Crystal Dynamics confirmed its authenticity. Global …
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