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EA has uploaded demos of its key Q1 FPS games Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm to Xbox Live today. Gold Live subscribers will be able to download both demos on Xbox 360 for free, with a PS3 demo of Bulletstorm arriving on PSN tomorrow (Wednesday, January 26th). The Crysis 2 demo …
Read More »UK devs ‘leading the charge’ on motion control
British studios driving Kinect, Move and Wii games sales, study claims
Read More »Silent Hill: Downpour coming this autumn
Publisher Konami has announced that Silent Hill: Downpour will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this autumn. The game, the name of which was revealed earlier in the month, will be the eighth title in the spooky series, the first incarnation of which dates back all the way 1999. …
Read More »LA Noire gets May 20th release
Rockstar’s long-awaited LA Noire looks likely to hit global retail on May 17th, if details from a leaked online trailer for the game are correct. Eurogamer reports that the animated short was live on YouTube. The link now leads to a message that reads: "The video is no longer available …
Read More »Koch signs Ronnie OSullivan
Koch Media has hired Ronnie O’Sullivan to front an official Xbox 360, PS3 and PC snooker game. World Snooker Championship Real 2011 – set for a Q2 release in the UK – is developed and published by Dark Energy Sports. Koch is handling distribution duties for the title. O’Sullivan will …
Read More »Gears Triple Pack is US-only
UK Gears of War fans won’t be able to get their hands on the new Triple Pack announced yesterday. The new SKU – which contains the first two games in the series and the All Fronts map pack – will only be released in the US, according to CVG. A …
Read More »Top Spin 4 arrives in March
Top Spin 4 will hit UK shelves on March 18th for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. The latest instalment in 2K’s tennis game series adds a bigger collection of players including Andre Agassi, Serena Williams and cover stars Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Anna Ivanovic. It’s great to be included …
Read More »EA Sports hires new pro golfer
EA Sports has signed a new golfer as its ambassador for upcoming simulation game PGA Tour 12. Welsh pro Rhys Davies will wear the EA logo on his shirt during all golf competitions this year and help promote the new Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii game. The news comes following …
Read More »Ballmer: 360 not a games console
Steve Ballmer has declared that the Xbox 360 has evolved beyond being just a games machine. The Microsoft boss told USA Today that the launch of Kinect – as well as various other social and media features – makes the device a family entertainment center”. Xbox isn’t a gaming console,” …
Read More »Console price cuts predicted for 2011
Economic weakness, a change to the traditional hardware cycle, the growth of digital – there are plenty of things we can point the finger at when trying to assess the declines seen in all of the major games markets last year. But Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has footed responsibility …
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