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Vince Zampella and Jason West’s Respawn Entertainment has yet to decide exactly what its first game for publisher EA will be. The thing everybody needs to remember is they were starting at absolute zero,” EA Partners boss David DeMartini told Eurogamer. This is two guys who really know what they’re …
Read More »Microsoft: ‘PC is critical to us’
Microsoft would never dream of exiting the PC games space. That’s the message from European Xbox boss Chris Lewis, following the announcements of Microsoft Flight and Age of Empires Online at Gamescom. Early last year, Microsoft closed PC developers Ensemble (creators of Age of Empires) and ACES (the studio behind …
Read More »IGN Germany launches today
IGN has announced the creation of IGN Germany. The site will be published from IGN’s office in Cologne and led by new editor-in-chief Fabian Kaeufer. A team of German writers will produce quality editorial dedicated to the new site’s home market. We’ve built this site from the ground up for …
Read More »PSP2 being showcased to devs
Yesterday MCV asked ‘Where is the PSP2?‘. The answer appears to be that it’s in the hands of a number of key developers as Sony readies itself for a 2011 launch. That’s according to Eurogamer which claims to have word from three separate development sources. They say it’s comparable in …
Read More »DanceEvolution set for Europe
Konami has announced that its Kinect dancing game, Dance Masters, will come to Europe this November. Now named DanceEvolution, the game is set to go head-to-head with Harmonix’s Dance Central. The title is on show at Gamescom in Cologne. As an expert in the rhythm-based genre with games such as …
Read More »Michael Jackson, Just Dance 2 tracks revealed
Ubisoft has revealed a handful of tracks that will be playable in the eagerly awaited Michael Jackson: The Experience. The upcoming dance game based on the late King of Pop’s career will feature some of his most popular hits, including ‘Bad’, ‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’, ‘Earth Song’, ‘The Girl is …
Read More »Ubisoft announces Fighters Uncaged
Ubisoft has announced Fighters Uncaged, a fighting game developed exclusively for Kinect. The game will be released in November and pits Xbox 360 owners against a variety of fighters in a series of tournaments of competitions. The Kinect controller recreates their real-life attacks in-game and the title even teaches players …
Read More »Portal 2 appearing in Feb
Half-life and Left 4 Dead developer Valve has reportedly revealed a February 9th 2011 release date for its PC and console puzzle FPS Portal 2. CVG also reports that Office writer and comedy actor Stephen Merchant has been drafted in as the voice of the ‘Buddy Sphere’ Wheatley in the …
Read More »Where on Earth is the PSP2?
MCV wasn’t alone in keeping a particularly close eye on Sony’s Gamescom briefing last night in the hope that Sony would use the venue to at last reveal all about the still mysterious PSP2. But, despite persistent rumours and many developers having admitted to recently signing PSP-related NDAs, yet again …
Read More »Gamescom 2010 opens its doors
It’s finally here, Gamescom 2010 has opened its doors to press and retail. The opening day’s festivities began with a special Gamescom press conference, and Konami, Koch and NCSoft are all set to unveil their latest products today It follows last night’s blockbuster announcements from EA, Sony and Microsoft. MCV …
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