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Publisher Square Enix has announced that console RPG sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released in North America in January 2012. It has already been pencilled in for a December 2011 release in Japan on Ps3 and Xbox 360. There’s no concrete European release date as of yet, but that’s …
Read More »Nintendo video service could arrive tomorrow
A press release issued in Germany seems to indicate that Nintendo’s 3DS Video download service is due to launch in Europe tomorrow (July 13th). The content available will vary depending on the country you’re in, but UK consumers have been told to expect episodes of Shaun the Sheep as well …
Read More »PS3 price cut imminent. £179.99.
Sony is planning another Gamescom barnstormer – with a PlayStation 3 price cut on the cards. An announcement is expected at the August event in Cologne. Trade insiders told MCV the RRP will be 199.99, with retail prepared to go to 179.99. But Microsoft might have to act in response …
Read More »FIFA 12 lands on September 30th
EA has announced that FIFA 12 will be released on September 30th in the UK and Europe. It will arrive a few days earlier in the US – on September 27th. The PC version will release alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360 SKUs and EA has promised that, unlike in …
Read More »Zelda offer gets Euro extension
Nintendo of Europe has announced that UK and Eurogamers have until June 30th to claim their free soundtrack offered to buyers of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Following an extension of the offer in the US yesterday, it had been claimed that limited supplies of the promo in …
Read More »Xbox: Europe key to No.1 dream
Microsoft wants to have the most popular games console in the world – but has to conquer Europe to do it, EMEA chief Chris Lewis says. Xbox 360’s European market share grew by over 20 per cent in 2010, but the console is still lagging behind in certain territories. Now …
Read More »Euro PS3 gamers raise £466k for Red Cross
The British Red Cross has published an open letter to the European PlayStation community to give thanks for the support it offered following March’s Japanese earthquake. In total SCEE member donations totalled a creditable 466,465.50. The disaster claimed over 13,000 lives and a further 14,000 people remain missing today. The …
Read More »Ignition bringing El Shaddai west
Publisher UTV Ignition has announced that it is to publish stylish Xbox 360 and PS3 outing El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron in the West. The game will arrive at European retail on September 9th and in the US on July 26th. It was released in Japan last month. El …
Read More »US gamers angry over 3DS terms
US gamers are reportedly furious at Nintendo’s privacy terms and conditions for 3DS. That’s according to a report in Metro, that said Nintendo legally owns all users’ content – including messages, information and images. It also logs personal data such as names, ages and addresses. According to the paper, angry …
Read More »Deus Ex Collector’s Edition detailed
Square Enix has lifted the lid on a Collector’s Edition version of upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Deux Ex: Human Revolution. The SKU, which is described as the publisher "extremely limited", is due for release only in "select European countries". Inside the box consumers will find an Adam Jensen …
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