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Despite a number of challenges in its first week on the market, Deep Silver’s Dead Island has capitalised on the hype it created earlier this year to claim the No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It triumphed despite the presence of four new entries in the …
Read More »New Syndicate game finally confirmed
One of the worst kept secrets in the games industry is out – developer Starbreeze is indeed working on a brand new Syndicate game for EA. The publisher has given it a release date of early 2012 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Coming in the wake of Deus Ex’s …
Read More »White PS3 console a GameStop exclusive in UK
Sony has set a release date for the white version of the PS3 in the UK. It’s the first non-standard, non-special edition variation on the standard SKU to be released in the UK market. Furthermore, emerging online games force GameStop has nabbed the exclusive rights to the machine in the …
Read More »Now music game out November 11th
Now That’s What I Call Music: Dance and Sing will hit shelves for Wii on November 11th with a revised name. The Wii exclusive from publisher Tubby Games was previously known as Now That’s What I Call Music: The Game, but has since had its name revised to help better …
Read More »Tropico 4 gets Australian / New Zealand release date
Fans of El Presidente and his immense power will be able to play Tropico 4 from 8th September in Australia and New Zealand. Tropico 4 sees players take on the role of a Central American dictator charged with running an island along the same vein as Sim City, but with …
Read More »Sega shooter Binary Domain out February
The squad-based third-person shooter designed by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi will arrive in the UK on February 17th next year. Binary Domain puts gamers in the middle of a futuristic war set in Tokyo in 2080. It will be available on both Xbox 360 and PS3. The shooter joins other …
Read More »Kingdoms of Amalur out February
GAMESCOM: An excitable Ken Rolsten announced that EA’s action RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will hit UK shelves on February 10th 2012. The veteran game designer enthusiastically led attendees to EA’s Gamescom 2011 press conference through the game’s features. These include a fast-paced addictive combat system,” variety of attacks and …
Read More »Football Manager 2012 announced at last
Get out and enjoy that sun now because in a few weeks time there’s going to be a big reason to stay indoors. Publisher Sega and developer Sports Interactive have at last officially announced Football Manager 2012, which will be out on PC and Mac before Christmas. This time around …
Read More »New Counter Strike heading to consoles
Developer and publisher Valve has confirmed the rumours of a brand new game in the Counter Strike series. Called Counter Strike: Global Offensive, it’s due out not only on PC and Mac but also as a downloadable game on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in early 2012. It …
Read More »Vita will not be out this year
Sony VP Kazuo Hirai has announced that PlayStation Vita won’t reach European and US shelves this year. It had been rumoured for some time that the device would miss its Q4 target, and now that has been confirmed. Retailers had previously told MCV they were hopeful the handheld would arrive …
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