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The next major Assassin’s Creed release is due this November on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be the final chapter in the ‘Ezio Trilogy,’ the series of games that began with 2009’s Assassin’s Creed 2 and continued with last year’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. The Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »First Templar SKU gets marketing campaign
Kalypso Media has booked ads specifically to promote the premium SKU of The First Templar. The Xbox 360 and PC game is due for release on May 6th and the special edition features a bonus in-game level, a double-sided poster as well as a downloadable soundtrack. A pre-order campaign is …
Read More »FEAR 3 pushed back to June
Upcoming shooter FEAR 3 will now hit UK shelves next month after being pushed back by publisher Warner Interactive. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game was previously scheduled to arrive on Friday, May 27th. It will instead be released on Friday, June 24th. Originally the shooter was due late …
Read More »GAME selling Portal 2 today
UK retailer GAME has put the PC version of EA-published Valve title Portal 2 on sale today, a day ahead of its official release. The game was released digitally via Steam yesterday, though the official release date for the boxed versions is tomorrow. "We had a conversation with EA yesterday …
Read More »Advanced tools for Kinect’s PC SDK
Two-person skeletal tracking and voice recognition API on offer
Read More »Is PC winning the games war?
Reports of the death of PC gaming have not only been greatly exaggerated, but the platform is actually in ascendancy, and is set to take the gaming platform crown from its console rivals. That’s according to the PC Gaming Alliance. The pan-industry corporation – formed and managed by big name …
Read More »US: Mafia II DLC bundles confirmed
Shooter gamers and wannabe gangsters will be delighted to hear that the Mafia II Director’s Cut has been confirmed by 2K. An image of the $29.99 SKU – which includes three expansions and four style packs, as well as the original game – appeared on Amazon.com last week before being …
Read More »Xbox 360 dominates Crysis 2 sales
As well as shooting straight to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK All Formats Top 40 this week, new shooter Crysis 2 has also set a new 2011 for EA. The game is officially the publisher’s biggest launch of the year, outpacing the likes of Bulletstorm, Dragon Age …
Read More »UK date for FEAR 3
Publisher Warner Interactive has confirmed that Xbox 360, PS3 and PC shooter FEAR 3 will be released in the UK on May 27th. The game will continue the series’ tradition of mixing solid gunplay with spooky shenanigans. The narrative is being highlighted as a key feature, though gamers will perhaps …
Read More »VIDEO: Valve-made Portal 2 TV ad
Half-Life studio Valve has shown off its TV advertisement for Portal 2 for the first time. The developer created the spot in-house after questioning the value of external ad agencies. Portal 2 is a first-person-puzzler that hits shelves on April 21st on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. EA is distributing …
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