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Former Spice Girl Mel B is to star in her very own fitness game this autumn, thanks to Black Bean. The singer will serve as a celebrity trainer for Get Fit, which with Mel B will be released for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 this Q4. It will be compatible …
Read More »Lightning Fish working with Mel B
UK-based studio developing multiformat fitness game starring former Spice Girl
Read More »E3 2010: THQ goes WWE crazy
For years it was a single-game annual licence, but THQ this year is heading to E3 with news of a three-pronged WWE attack on the video games genre. Chief amongst its offering will be the lucrative WWE Smackdown vs Raw franchise, which has now shipped over 50m units and will …
Read More »E3: UK devs tout export power
Tiga research says commercial clout of Britsoft can 'help economic recovery'
Read More »E3 2010: Donkey Kong for Wii
Consumer games site IGN is currently running with one of the best E3 rumours doing the rounds – that Retro Studios, famed for its work on Nintendo’s recent 3D Metroid outings, is hard at work on a new Donkey Kong title. We’ve not known what Retro has been working on …
Read More »Microsoft readying E3 3D announcement?
Crysis 2 in 3D on Xbox confirmation points to big news at tonightâ??s press conference
Read More »E3 2010: Eminem in COD: Black Ops
Activision has confirmed that a track from US hip-hop star Eminem’s new album Recovery will feature in this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. Slim Shady joins a star-studded roster of talent set to appear in a number of its upcoming titles. Recently revealed DJ Hero 2 welcomes R&B face …
Read More »E3 2010: SingStar Dance on the way?
Sony could be revealing the first motion-sensitive entry in its long-running SingStar series this week. According to CVG, Sony will announce SingStar Dance during E3 – most likely at the company’s press conference due to take place tomorrow. No gameplay details have emerged, but the site’s source claims the game …
Read More »E3 2010: Microsoft preparing 3D announcement
The news that EA’s Crysis 2 will be playable in stereoscopic 3D gives yet another hint about the surprises that Microsoft has in store for its press conference at 6pm tonight. To date Sony and Nintendo have been the champions of the 3D movement in the games sector, with PS3 …
Read More »E3 2010: El Shaddai announced
UTV Ignition has announced it will be bringing its fantasy adventure El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron to Xbox 360 and PS3. The game has previously announced for a Japan release, but will be formally announced this week for North American and European release. It is due to hit shelves …
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