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The developer behind successful Sony series Buzz! has heaped praise on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect and expressed its interest in developing titles for the peripheral. "Of course I’d consider any game for Kinect. And the reason is because Kinect is amazing," Relentless co-founder and executive director Andrew Eades told Eurogamer. …
Read More »Deathsmiles heading to iOS
Cult Japanese shoot-em-up developer Cave has confirmed that it is to port quirky shooter Deathsmiles to iOS devices this spring. The announcement comes on the back of the game’s PAL Xbox 360 release courtesy of Rising Star Games last Friday. Andriasang reports that the iOS version will be a port …
Read More »Mortal Kombat UK date nailed down
The upcoming Mortal Kombat game will hit UK stores on Thursday, April 21st, Warner Bros has confirmed to MCV. The Xbox 360 and PS3 brawler was previously scheduled to arrive on ‘Mortal Monday’ – or April 18th to everyone else. US consumers will now get the game on April 19h …
Read More »NPD: Xbox claims January win
Microsoft has claimed both another month of strong sales in the US and another month of console market leadership. Following NPD’s January report, the platform holder released a statement confirming Xbox 360 hardware sales of 381k units – that’s up 15 per cent or 48k units year-on-year. Microsoft adds that …
Read More »1m sales for Sniper: Ghost Warrior
City Interactive has announced that Sniper: Ghost Warrior has sold over a million copies worldwide across Xbox 360 and PC. The game was one of the surprise hits of 2010, breaking into the Top Ten in its first week of release in July. "A lot of hard work and dedication …
Read More »Calibur11 braced for UK debut
Calibur11 is promoting its first UK products two months ahead of launch. The new peripherals vendor will enter the market this April with a line of interactive console shells for the Xbox 360. The firm is focusing on its Vault line-up: character-based cases that light up when the console is …
Read More »Major reboot reveal pulled from OXM
Official Xbox Magazine has been forced to delay its unveiling of a secret Xbox 360 revamp of a major blockbuster game. The Next Month page in the latest issue of OXM promises details on how one of the best games ever made” will be reborn” on the console, but the …
Read More »Schafer reveals Sesame Street for Kinect
Tim Schafer’s Double Fine development studio is working on a brand new Sesame Street title for Xbox 360 Kinect. Called Once Upon a Monster, the game promises "a truly original interactive experience" where young players assume the role of Cookie Monster, Elmo and a host of other recognisable characters. It …
Read More »New Transformers game breaks cover
Publisher Activision has officially announced its licensed video game counterpart to Paramount’s upcoming summer movie release Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The game, which is being developed by High Moon Studios, tells a prequel narrative of the events that lead up to the movie itself. A key new feature is …
Read More »Beyond Good & Evil HD due March
The HD remake of Beyond Good & Evil for Xbox 360 will be available to download on March 2nd for 800 Microsoft Points. It’s part of Microsoft’s Xbox Live House Party collection of digital games which include isometric RPG Torchlight and PopCap’s casual hit Bejeweled Blitz. The promotion kicks off …
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