Sony has announced on the PlayStation blog that PS3 racer MotorStorm: Apocalypse will be released in the UK on March 16th. Notably, the release comes some way before the game is due to arrive at US retail on April 12th. The third instalment in the MotorStorm series, the first of …
Read More »Shift 2 gets UK release date
EA has confirmed that racer Shift 2: Unleashed will be released in the UK on March 25th. It will be released in mainland Europe the day before and in North America the following week on March 29th. The publisher is also inviting punters to pre-order what the new trailer describes …
Read More »Pitchford dismisses Aliens delay talk
Sega shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines is still on track for a release in 2011, the boss of developer Gearbox Software has assured. Yesterday consumer blog Destructoid reported that the game had been delayed once again, with a release now pencilled in for 2012. Its source was gaming forum NeoGAF. However, …
Read More »EA confirmed as Portal 2 publisher
EA will assume publishing duties for Portal 2, much as it did with Valve’s celebrated collection The Orange Box in late 2007. Furthermore, the game has been given a concrete release date of April 21st on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Previously a release "in the week of April 18th" …
Read More »Hydrophobia makeover announced
A new version of water-themed digital-only action outing Hydrophobia will arrive on Xbox Live tomorrow for just 800 MSP – that’s 400 MSP cheaper than the first time the game was released. Dark Energy Digital’s aquatic title received a mixed reaction from critics, averaging a rather underwhelming 58 per cent …
Read More »First Black Ops DLC announced
Activision has announced the first details of its debut DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Called First Strike, the download will include four new multiplayer maps and a new level for the zombie mode. Two of the new maps will be based on the game’s single player – Hong …
Read More »Capcoms Dead Rising: Case West dated
Capcom has announced Dead Rising 2: Case West will be released later this month. Case West will be made available exclusively through Xbox Live Marketplace on December 27th and will cost 360 owners 800 Microsoft Points. The game is a download-only sequel to Dead Rising 2, which hit shelves back …
Read More »PS3 gets Mass Effect 3
With Mass Effect 2 preparing to land on PS3 on January 21st 2011 – one year after its debut on Xbox 360 and PC – EA has confirmed that the next game in the series will not suffer a similar delay. Mass Effect 3 will be released on PS3, Xbox …
Read More »Euro date for Kirbys Epic Yarn
Nintendo’s Kirby’s Epic Yarn will be released in Europe on February 25th. The 2D Wii platformer is themed on the idea of cotton and string, with the entire game built around the premise. It also boast two player co-op gameplay. The critical reception outside of Europe, where the game has …
Read More »Infinity Blade due next month
Infinity Blade will be available to download on iOS devices from December 9th. The game previously known as Project Sword will be priced at $5.99 (around 3.99) and will be compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad and third and fourth generation iPod Touch devices. It’s the first game for …
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