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Disney’s big Q4 release of the year Disney Universe will hit UK shelves on October 28th, MCV can reveal. The title is scheduled to arrive on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC. It lets players wear over 40 in-game suits based on popular Disney and Pixar characters such as Nemo …
Read More »November release for Mario & Sonics new Olympic game
As you’re no doubt aware, yesterday marked one year to the day until the beginning of the London 2012 Olympics, and Sega has used to hype to announce a release date for one of its Olympic titles. The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games …
Read More »PES 2012 gets European release date
Konami has announced that the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of PES 2012 will be released in the UK and Europe on October 14th. Notably, that’s two weeks after EA’s FIFA 12 hits retail. Dates for other formats will be released in the coming weeks. This year’s gimmicks include …
Read More »EA relaxed about Star wars Old Republic prospects
We’re no closer to nailing down a firm release date for the game, but a calm and considered EA spoke confidently about its hopes and expectation for BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic in its Q1 conference call last night. We’ve got a very aggressive plan to be able …
Read More »Avatar Kinect available now
Microsoft has released its camera-enabled Avatar Kinect software for download on Xbox Live. It can be had for free right now through Microsoft’s Kinect Fun Labs suite and is a 659MB download. The software would normally be reserved exclusively for Xbox Live Gold members, but until September 8th it will …
Read More »US date announced for Prototype 2
Activision has announced that its long-awaited sequel Prototype 2 will be released in North America on April 24th 2012. That more likely than not means an April 27th release for the PS3 and Xbox 360 title in the UK, though that has yet to be confirmed. "We know our fans …
Read More »First Respawn game dated… for 2015
Iain McCaig, the concept artist behind numerous iconic designs across the film and games industries, has hinted that the hotly anticipated first title from Respawn Entertainment –on which he is currently working– has a target release date of 2015. Speaking at the Develop Conference in Brighton in a session titled …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII-2 gets 2012 US release date
Publisher Square Enix has announced that console RPG sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released in North America in January 2012. It has already been pencilled in for a December 2011 release in Japan on Ps3 and Xbox 360. There’s no concrete European release date as of yet, but that’s …
Read More »Kinect Zoom Lens hits UK in August
The space-saving Nyko Kinect Zoom Lens accessory will arrive in the UK around August 30th, a retailer has told MCV. A spokesperson for UK-based online store GamingZap said the Lens will be in stock one week after the US launch on August 23rd. The retailer has already seen a high …
Read More »Child of Eden gets PS3 release date
Ubisoft has finally nailed down a concrete release date for the PS3 version of Child of Eden. The game, which hit Xbox 360 in June, will arrive complete with PlayStation Move compatibility in the UK on September 23rd. There’s also a concrete release date for the 3DS version of Michael …
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