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Activision Blizzard’s Blur, the publisher’s first high-profile entry into the crowded racing genre, will be released in Europe on November 6th, it has been confirmed. The game will be released a few days earlier in North America on November 3rd. Blur is being developed by Bizarre Creations, the team behind …
Read More »FFXIII gets simultaneous 360 and PS3 release
Yoshinori Kitase, the producer of Square Enix’s upcoming RPG sensation Final Fantasy XIII, has stated that the game will be released simultaneously on both PS3 and Xbox 360 in Europe. Furthermore, he dated its arrival for spring next year. We don’t have the actual month down yet, but in Japan …
Read More »505 prepares first worldwide release
Publisher 505 is set to launch IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey worldwide – the firm’s first global release. The World War II flight sim is the first title from the publisher to hits shelves either side of the Atlantic almost simultaneously, launching in Europe on September 4th and the US …
Read More »PES 2010 gets release date
Konami has confirmed its complete release schedule for its hotly anticipated Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, with the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions arriving first on October 22nd. These will be followed by the PS2 and PSP incarnations on November 5th and finally the Wii outing on November 19th. PES …
Read More »Dantes Inferno dated
Publisher EA has confirmed that its curious mystical fighting title Dante’s Inferno will be released in Europe on PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP on February 12th next year. Its North American release will come a few days earlier on February 9th. EA’s Dante’s Inferno is based on medieval text The …
Read More »The Grudge unleashed this October
Rising Star will release its unique Wii horror game, Ju-On: The Grudge, on Friday October 23rd.The company is billing the game as a ‘fright-sim’, in which gamers themselves control the thrills in the hopes of terrifying the other players. We see Ju-On as a title that can be enjoyed by …
Read More »Army of Two dated for 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day, EA’s follow-up to its surprise 2008 next-gen hit, will no longer be released this year and will instead join the growing number of titles hitting retail in the first quarter of 2010. The game sees original protagonists Salem and Rios venture to Shanghai and …
Read More »Vitality Sensor over a year away
The Nintendo Vitality Sensor will not make it to market in 2009, with Nintendo president Saturo Iwata pointing to a launch in the second half of 2010. The device clips to a user’s finger and can measure their pulse. Expected applications include fitness software, though don’t be surprised to see …
Read More »D3P reveals new Shaun the Sheep
Publisher D3p has announced that Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head is set to arrive on DS this autumn. The game is the follow-up to last year’s original, and once again features all the characters from the popular Aardman Animation, including Shaun, Timmy, Shirley, Bitzer, as they attempt to rescue …
Read More »New Scratch DJ dev uncloaked
After months of legal conflicts, and even a public war of words with Activision, Numark and Genius Products are ready to announce which developer has been enlisted to finish out Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. Commotion Interactive, the music arm of Toronto-based Bedlam Games, is expected to finish developing Scratch by …
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