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Paramount is working on a brand new Star Trek game for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The boxed game is being developed by Digital Extremes (the team that worked on BioShock 2 and Dark Sector amongst others) and is due for release in summer 2012. Although not based directly on …
Read More »Xbox 360 tripling PS3 growth in 2011
Microsoft has announced that in the first four months of 2011 the Xbox 360 has enjoyed year-on-year unit sales growth of 29 per cent in the US– that’s triple the growth seen by PS3 in the same period. The console has now sold 55m units worldwide. This figure spans sales …
Read More »XCOM gets 2012 release
2K Games has announced that first person shooter XCOM will released on March 9th 2012 in Europe and March 6th in the US. And it has also revealed that the game is no longer an Xbox 360 exclusive and will also be hitting PS3. Though the XCOM series has its …
Read More »Dark Souls gets UK release date
Dark Souls – the spiritual successor to last year’s PS3 exclusive Demon’s Souls – will arrive in Europe on October 8th. The Xbox 360 and PS3 game will also be released in the US three days earlier on October 4th. Gamers are able to pre-order the Dark Souls Limited Edition …
Read More »Witcher 2 hitting Xbox 360
Developer CD Projeckt has confirmed that its successful PC RPG The Witcher 2 is coming to Xbox 360. The confirmation comes from a press conference attended by CVG. The studio warned that the new SKU won’t match the visuals seen in the PC game, but will look "gorgeous" nonetheless. So …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders get HD remakes
Konami’s development legend Hideo Kojima has announced what could well be one of the biggest sellers of the Christmas period – the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Due out on both PS3 and Xbox 360 this November, the SKU will include high definition re-workings of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons …
Read More »Zelnick: Life left in current consoles
The boss of powerhouse publish Take-Two has claimed that there’s plenty of untapped potential left in the Xbox 360 and PS3 and there’s no need for a rush toward a new generation of consoles. The exception, CEO Strauss Zelnick told MCV, is the Wii which he says is still dragging …
Read More »Yu Suzuki making Kinect fighting title
Game development pioneer Yu Suzuki has joined Tokyo-based Premium Agency as executive game producer, the group has announced. The industry veteran Suzuki will advise on a number of social and mobile projects, but also for living-room devices. Premium Agency has said Suzuki will oversee a new, as yet unknown, fighting …
Read More »Kinect support for Mass Effect 3?
Pinches of salt at the ready. A Mass Effect 3 packshot apparently obtained from EA’s online store seems to suggest that Mass Effect 3 could support Xbox 360 Kienct. The claim comes from the BioWare forums, though any reference to the game seems to have been removed from the EA …
Read More »Aliens: Colonial Marines is back
Sega has at last, in its own words, "re-announced" long-awaited FPS Aliens: Colonial Marines, which is now scheduled for a release on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in spring 2012. It will be shown off at Sega’s stand at E3 next week. The game sees players assume the role of …
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