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The lid has finally been lifted on UK studio Criterion’s take on the long-running Need For Speed franchise – and publisher EA has already dated the release for mid-November. The game will be available on November 16th in North America and on November 18th and 19th across Europe. Developed for …
Read More »E3 2010: Dead Space 2 set for January release
At its press briefing during E3 today EA’s Visceral Games has revealed the highly anticipated release date for Dead Space 2. The action horror game will be available on January 25th in North America and January 28th in Europe. The sequel to the 2008 horror game for PC and 360/PS3 …
Read More »E3 2010: EA’s Sports Active gets Kinect-ed
EA has confirmed that a Kinect version of its EA Sports Active 2 game is in development at its Vancouver studio. The game will be available in North America on November 16th , just days after launch of the Kinect camera, along with the previously announced PlayStation 3, Wii, iPhone …
Read More »E3 2010: THQ signs Itagaki game
THQ has confirmed that it has signed a new deal with the studio formed by Tomonobu Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios. The new outfit has been formed by the former Tecmo Koei designer, creator of Ninja Gaiden and Dead of Alive, who departed the Japanese firm last year. Valhalla’s deal with …
Read More »XBOX: Microsoft eyes ‘audience of 100m’
Microsoft laid out an ambitious stall of products, service updates and new hardware at E3 today – all part of a drive to reach hundreds of millions of gamers. According to Xbox boss Don Mattrick, the format-holder is looking beyond audiences of just 10s of millions, by merging all kinds …
Read More »XBOX: Forza 4 gets Kinect support
Microsoft has confirmed at today’s E3 press conference that Forza 3 will get support for Kinect; the 360 motion controller formerly know as Natal. The title stands out as a ‘non-casual’ Kinect release, in stark contrast family-friendly games such as Kinectimals, Kinect Adventure, Kinect Sports and Joyride. While it has …
Read More »XBOX: Ubi fitness game ‘transforms’ exercise
Look out Nintendo, your grip on the fitness game market may be under threat. Ubisoft officially unveiled its Kinect exercise Your Shape: Fitness Evolved at the Xbox E3 briefing today, touting its features as capable of ‘transforming the way we think about fitness in the living room’. "Your Shape Fitness …
Read More »XBOX: 2010 a ‘transformation year’ for Xbox
Don Mattick opened today’s Xbox 360 E3 briefing by declaring 2010 a year of ‘transformation’ for Xbox 360. 2010 is the 10th year of Xbox said Mattrick, of the console which actually launched in 2002 but was first unveiled a decade ago. Mattrick said that the 360, along with motion …
Read More »E3 2010: Next Assassin’s Creed set for November
Assassin’s Creed II follow up Brotherhood will be released in November. The date has been revealed in an E3 trailer for the game, which says the title is released in the US on November 16th. The trailer is embedded below. The European date can’t be much different – the last …
Read More »Ubisoft opens new digital division
Ubisoft is to open a new department focused on digital publishing, appointing former Microsoft casual gaming boss Chris Early. The division will concentrate its efforts on a wide range of platforms, including iPhone, console, PC and web. Our focus on digital publishing will be about operating games as an online …
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