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Black Bean Games’ rally racer WRC 3 will hit UK shelves this October on PC, consoles and PS Vita. It’s the latest official game of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship and has once again been developed by Milestone. The title has a new graphics and game engine, as well …
Read More »Mortal Kombat Vita release set for May
Good news for PS Vita owners looking for some brutal action on the go, as Mortal Kombat is finally heading to the device next month. Previously the updated fighting franchise prequel was to arrive as a Vita launch title, but ended up slipping back a few months. The version will …
Read More »VIDEO: Release date for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Activision has announced that Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will be released in the US on August 28th. That likely means a European and UK arrival on August 31st. The date comes from a new trailer for the game hosted by GameSpot that can be seen below.
Read More »Diablo III gets May 15th release date
Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that the hotly anticipated Diablo III will be released on PC and Mac on May 15th. The game will be released simultaneously across the globe and can be purchased either from retail or directly from Blizzard’s Battle.net website. Alongside the English language version the game will …
Read More »Sorcery to cast a spell on Move in May
Sony’s PlayStation Move-exclusive RPG Sorcery will be released on May 22nd in the US. The game was first unveiled during E3 2010 among the first line-up of titles that would use the PS3’s motion controller. It was originally due on shelves last year, but dropped off the radar. Now it …
Read More »Battlefield Evolved and Dark Knight Rises appear in retail list
A 2012 release schedule from a major UK High Street retailer obtained by MCV has mentioned two new titles for the first time. Firstly, it suggests that Warner Bros’ upcoming summer movie hit The Dark Knight Rises will be accompanied by a video game tie-in. Furthermore, owing to the nature …
Read More »Silent Hill HD Collection is dated
Konami has announced a March 29th release date for Silent Hill HD Collection on PS3 and Xbox 360. The firm has also released a new teaser video that can be seen below. The SKU includes remastered versions of PS2 releases Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. As you’d expect …
Read More »SimCity returns in 2013
The daddy of the city management genre is set for a high-profile return next year with confirmation of a 2013 release for a brand new SimCity. Dubbed as a true rebirth of the franchise”, the new game will feature next generation accessibility” and a robust multiplayer mode”. So far it …
Read More »October 23rd release nailed down for Medal of Honor: Warfighter
EA has announced that Medal of Honor: Warfighter will be released on October 23rd. It’s second release in the series since the IP was rebooted with 2010 release Medal of Honor. Once again it focuses on the gun-toting antics of crack military squad Tier 1. Unlike the last game this …
Read More »UPDATED: Unit 13 gets release date
In a pleasant deviation from accepted games industry norms, Sony has announced that PlayStation Vita title Unit 13 will be released… today! The game should be available at certain retailers today and will appear for purchase on PSN at some point, hopefully this morning. The game is made by SOCOM …
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