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Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has revealed via Twitter that both he and Manchester United and England team mate Wayne Rooney will feature on the cover of FIFA 12. Rooney is an old-hand at the FIFA cover game, with this being his seventh successive appearance on the game’s box. …
Read More »Resident Evil HD remakes priced
Capcom has announced the discounted RRP handed to the upcoming HD re-releases of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. Both titles will cost either 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or a more simple 15.99 on the PlayStation Network. Resident Evil 4 will arrive on Xbox Live …
Read More »Rising Star to publish Caves DoDonPachi in the UK
Daring indie publisher Rising Star Games has announced that it is to publish a second Cave shooter in Europe – DoDonPachi Resurrection. It follows on from the release of Deathsmiles on Xbox 360 last year. DoDonPachi Resurrection is already available in Europe on iPhone (as is Deathsmiles), but this is …
Read More »New Xbox 360 Media Remote and Bluetooth Headset revealed
Microsoft has revealed two new accessories designed to reinvigorate the designs first debuted with the original console back in 2005. Firstly, the new Media Remote sports a very modern black styling in keeping with the Xbox 360 S that was released in 2010. It includes the functions you’d expect of …
Read More »Develop source: Xbox Soho studio turns to games
London based outfit working on new content for mainstream audiences
Read More »Resident Evil remakes get retail release
Capcom has confirmed that its upcoming Resident Evil remakes RE4 and Code Veronica X will get a retail release alongside their digital releases. Furthermore, both games have now been given a North American release date, with RE4 arriving on September 20th and Code Veronica landing on September 27th. The pair …
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 »Analysts predict tight sales race between PS3 and Xbox 360
The PS3 could catch or even overtake the global install base of the Xbox 360 in 2011, analysts have predicted. While Microsoft’s machine remains the firm favourite of the pair in key territories such as the US, it’s a different story in other parts of the world. And it could …
Read More »Xbox digital games prices ‘have crept up’
Digital race to the bottom doesn't affect us, says Xbox Live Arcade boss
Read More »Star Wars Xbox 360 console to cost £350
After creating quite a stir upon its unveiling last week, the Limited Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 console has been given a 349.99 RRP in the UK. The highest price Xbox 360 hardware available on the High Street right now is the 299.99 250GB Kinect bundle, though this can typically …
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