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Sony has opened the Tokyo Game Show by unveiling the long-awaited PS3 Super Slim. It’s the third iteration of Sony’s PS3 hardware and is the smallest yet, boasting reduced power consumption and a smaller footprint. Pictures of the unit have been available since July and a retail leak yesterday suggested …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 available now for Mac
NCsoft has announced a Mac version of Guild Wars 2 – and it’s available to buy right now. As of today anyone who buys the game is entitled to download the beta version of the Mac SKU. It’s still being optimized, although it already allows Mac players to log onto …
Read More »Nights Into Dreams and Sonic Adventure 2 arriving next month
Sega has confirmed that its two upcoming digital releases will arrive on console next month. Both Nights Into Dreams and Sonic Adventure 2 will be released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live for 6.49 and 800 Microsoft Points respectively. The Nights HD reworking will also include the rare Christmas Nights …
Read More »Wii U launches November 30th, new European bundles confirmed
Nintendo has announced the Wii U will be released in the UK and Europe on Friday, November 30th. That’s a full week before the December 8th launch date announced for Japan this morning. As with the Japanese launch, there will be two SKUs of Wii U available on Day One. …
Read More »Sony working with Bethesda on Skyrim: Dawngaurd fix for PS3
PS3 owners are facing the very real possibility of missing out completely DLC release Dawnguard. The download has been available for Xbox 360 for some weeks and arrived on PC a few days ago. It is the first DLC for the game and sees players taking on a vampire Lord …
Read More »Football Manager 2013 is coming – complete with accessible Classic mode
A brand new accessible Classic Mode is the headline feature of the freshly announced Football manager 2013. Described by publisher Sega as a seismic shift” in the series, FM2013’s Classic Mode offers an alternative, less time-consuming” game type that is hoped will appeal to those who have until now found …
Read More »The War Z gets first gameplay trailer
The makers of upcoming DayZ contender The War Z have released a video of the game’s alpha gameplay footage. The answer to the obvious question is yes, The War Z looks very much like current open-world zombie favourite DayZ. Although, thankfully, the inventory system looks a lot easier to use. …
Read More »Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Dimensions £19.99 iPhone challenge
It has never been shy of charging top dollar for its iOS games, but Square Enix is to try and push the boat out further still. The publisher has finally confirmed an August 31st Western release date for its episodic Final Fantasy mobile title Final Fantasy Dimensions, which was first …
Read More »I Am Alive will be released on PC next month
Ubisoft has announced that I Am Alive will be released on PC on September 13th. It will cost 11.99 and will available from Ubisoft’s Ubishop, Steam and other digital PC portals. I Am Alive was MCV’s very first Game of the Week earlier this month. The setting sees players struggling …
Read More »More GTA V screens for you… but still no release date
Yes, it’s another set of brand new screen shots for Grand Theft Auto V. Man. Parachute. Rocks. Trees. River. Bridge. Tennis. Grass. Bikes. Mud. It really is ALL happening in these images which, as you’ve probably noticed, can be seen below. On Monday Rockstar released three new images for the …
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