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Publisher EA is remaining tight-lipped over the possible omission of former Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray from this year’s version of FIFA. Gray has dominated the headlines this week after being caught making disparaging remarks off-camera about female Premier League assistant referee Sian Massey. Yesterday the satellite channel sacked the …
Read More »Square releases voice-controlled RPG
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has released a brand new voice-controlled RPG for the iPhone 3G/3GS/4, iPad and latest iterations of the iPod Touch. Called Voice Fantasy, the game allows users to summon monsters simply by speaking into the device or using the recorded voices of your friends. Characters are …
Read More »All-star cast for Fable III
Microsoft has assembled an impressive roster of talent for its upcoming PC and Xbox 360 title Fable III. Amongst the names set to appear in the game are Simon Pegg (star of comedy series Spaced and zombie hit Shaun of the Dead), Oscar and Academy Award winning actor Ben Kingsley, …
Read More »Kinect offers Sky TV control
Microsoft and Sky have confirmed that Sky Player offer an interesting array of compatibility features with the motion camera Kinect come its launch on November 10th. The service, which allows users to watch a range of Sky programming on their Xbox 360, will be fully controllable using both gesture and …
Read More »Lloyd on board for Back to the Future
Sam & Max developer Telltale Games has recruited Christopher Lloyd – the man who played the iconic Doc Brown in the Back to the Future films – to lend his voice for its series of episodic games based on the franchise. USA Today reports that original screenplay writer Bob Gale …
Read More »MS confirms Kinect voice lockout
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has finally admitted that many countries will not enjoy voice recognition support for Kinect when the device arrives in Europe in November. In August MCV ran a story based on information given to it by Microsoft at Gamescom claiming that voice recognition would not be …
Read More »Three languages ready for Kinect launch
After Microsoft dismissed claims last month that Kinect would not support voice recognition at launch, claims have now surfaced that only three languages will be ready for the device’s November arrival. Eurogamer reports that users enrolled in the ongoing Kinect beta test have discovered that only English, Japanese and Mexican …
Read More »Fable III has the greatest cast of any game
Games designer Peter Molyneux has stated that his upcoming Xbox 360 RPG Fable III has the greatest cast that any computer game has ever had”. The game features the likes of Stephen Fry once again playing Reaver, while the player’s butler will be voiced by John Cleese. Jonathan Ross will …
Read More »Big SingStar update takes to the stage
Sony will tomorrow release a free update for the PS3 version of SingStar that will bring with it a host of improvements to the game – including for the first time PS3 Trophy support. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – and it’s all just one tiny click of the mouse …
Read More »Sony dates SingStar Wireless Mics
Having leaked the news via its MySpace page last December, Sony has officially confirmed the existence of brand new Wireless SingStar microphones, adding that they will be released to UK retail on March 20th. In addition, PS3 users will also be able to take advantage of a brand new voice-only …
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