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Buyers of Mortal Kombat on Blu-ray will receive a DLC code for extra costumes in the PS3 version of the upcoming game. Both ‘90s films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation are being re-released on Blu-ray on April 19th to tie in with the release of Warner Bros’ new game. …
Read More »Xbox 360 gets exclusive zombie MMO
Jeff Strain, the co-creator of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, is working on a brand new zombie-themed "online world game" exclusively for Xbox 360. Called Class3, it is being developed by Strain’s Undead Labs and will be published by Microsoft. As might be expected for a zombie title, players are cast …
Read More »New Ridge Racer heading to PS3 and 360
A new Ridge Racer game is heading to next-gen platforms, Namco Bandai has revealed. The latest in the hit arcade series – entitled Ridge Racer: Unbounded – was unveiled in San Francisco at the publisher’s Ignite event. It is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An action-packed teaser trailer …
Read More »Inversion set for February 2012
Namco Bandai’s upcoming shooter Inversion will hit European shelves on Friday, February 10th 2012. The publisher told MCV it was planting its flag in the ground early” so that rival firms know to avoid releasing anything similar. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game is a third person shooter that …
Read More »Levine: I don’t want new hardware
Famed developer Ken Levine has confessed that he has no appetite for a fresh generation of home console hardware. "At this point I have no desire as a developer and zero desire as a gamer to see the next generation come out from where I’m sitting right now," he said …
Read More »Halo remake rumours intensify
Talk of a Halo: Combat Evolved remake has resurfaced once again, this time with a suggested developer and release date in tow. Joystiq reckons TimeShift developer Saber Interactive is currently working on the project under the guidance of Microsoft’s 343 Industries. The game is said to support 1080p HD visuals …
Read More »Case Zero tops Xbox Live charts
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero was the most successful Xbox Live launch in 2010. Week one sales for the downloadable Capcom title outperformed all other XBLA games released last year, including the critically acclaimed Limbo, the first digital-only Lara Croft title and Case Zero’s own follow-up Dead Rising 2: Case …
Read More »Saints Row 3 due autumn
Saints Row 3 will arrive in UK retailers during Q3 this year, THQ has confirmed. The third instalment in the popular sandbox shooter series will arrive on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and is being billed as a key growth driver for the publisher. In the fall, we plan to …
Read More »New official 360 headsets announced
Xbox 360 owners will be able to get their hands on higher quality first party headphones later this year. A new deal between Microsoft and Mad Catz will see a range of officially licensed headsets brought to market in time for Christmas this year. The products will be labelled with …
Read More »Michael Phelps Kinect game revealed
Publisher 505 Games has lifted the lid on an inarguably unique new Kinect title – Michael Phelps: Push the Limit. In development exclusively for Xbox 360 and Kinect, 505 Games describes it as "one of the most realistic and intense sports simulation video games ever" and "the first controller-free swimming …
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