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Publisher Capcom has announced that Japanese mega hit Monster Hunter Tri will be released in the UK and Europe early next year. Tri marks the series’ first foray onto Wii and Capcom hopes that the combination of one of its key IPs and the hugely popular Wii will result in …
Read More »Call of Duty returning to DS
Publisher Activision Blizzard has confirmed that a new DS entry in the Call of Duty series will arrive alongside the console release of Modern Warfare 2 this November. Developed by n-Space, the game will include a range of weapons and vehicles, with players taking control of AC-130 gunships and will …
Read More »EA dates first Sims 3 expansion
When it comes to in-game expansions, no-one does it quite like EA did it with Sims 2 – and now the expansion ball has begun rolling for the recently released and highly successful The Sims 3. The debut pack will be called The Sims 3: World Adventures and will be …
Read More »360 and PS3 getting WET in September
Adrenaline fuelled action outing WET will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in the UK on September 18th, publisher Bethesda has confirmed. The game sees players taking control of Rubi Malone, a pistol and sword yielding fighting machine. The title is reminiscent of Midway’s Stranglehold and incorporates time-slowing acrobatic …
Read More »Microsoft dates Forza 3
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has confirmed that Turn 10’s anticipated race sim Forza Motorsport 3 will be released in North America on October 27th. A European release is likely on either October 23rd or October 30th. [UPDATE: A European release date of October 23rd has now been confirmed.] The …
Read More »November arrival for NFS Nitro
The second prong in EA’s three-tiered reinvention of its massively popular Need for Speed series has been given a firm release date in the UK and US. Need for Speed: Nitro, the Wii and DS versions of the racing series, will be released in the UK on November 20th. The …
Read More »Xbox dashboard update next month
Microsoft’s annual firmware update for its Xbox 360 console will be rolled out on August 11th, according to reports from Joystiq. Firmware is the term for embedded software that controls the innards of a device – in the same way that Windows dictates how your PC organises and runs itself, …
Read More »EA dates The Saboteur
Publisher EA has confirmed that its curious WWII based action title The Saboteur will be released in Europe on December 4th, with a North American release following on December 8th. The game, which is being developed by Mercenaries and Star Wars Battlefront studio Pandemic, is a visually distinctive take on …
Read More »Now Bayonetta delayed until 10
Publisher Sega has confirmed that Platinum Games’ Bayonetta will the Q4 2009 release window and is now due for release some time in early 2010. The game joins other high-profile delayess such as Heavy Rain, BioShock 2, Red Dead Redemption, Mafia II, Alan Wake, Singularity and God of War III. …
Read More »Capcom confirms RE4 on iPhone
The temporary appearance of Resident Evil 4 on the Japanese Apple App Store yesterday was an official a confirmation as is possible, and Capcom has now gone on to acknowledge the existence of the game and confirm its rollout plans. The game, whose official name is Resident Evil 4: Mobile …
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