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The global review embargo on Microsoft’s Halo Reach was lifted last night, and critics have been eager to heap praise on the hotly tipped new FPS. It currently has an average score of 93 per cent on reviews aggregator Metacritic, already making it one of the highest rated titles of …

Entertainment retailer HMV has confirmed that it will be opening 70 of its largest stores at midnight on the evening of Monday September 13th for fans wishing to buy Halo: Reach the very moment it goes on sale. It joins GAME and Gamestation in trying to make the most of …

The trade will be treated to a good old fashioned format war next week when Sony steps into the motion controller ring – toe-to-toe with Nintendo, and two months before Microsoft’s Kinect debuts. It’s been a long time coming. For ages the Wii’s controller has been its unchallenged point of …

Final Fantasy XIII was to be the recipient of some form of post-release DLC – that is, until publisher Square Enix abandoned the plans. According to 1UP, the game’s director Motomu Toriyama previously told gamers to hold on to their game save after completing the game. However, speaking to Famitsu …

A new site hosted by iconic Sony marketer Kevin Butler has dished out a number of comical digs to rival motion systems Wii and, in particular Kinect. Called Move vs Stuff, the site’s front page carries a chart (pictured in full below) pointing out that PlayStation move includes a number …

The Xbox 360 version of PopCap’s successful desktop defence title Plants vs Zombies will be released on XBL tomorrow (September 8th) for 1200 Microsoft Points – which is around 10. PopCap also confirmed retail versions of Zuma and Peggle will hit stores later this year. Plants vs Zombies on Xbox …

With Andy Murray imploding on the courts of Flushing Meadows earlier this week, it has been left to publisher 2K Sports to bring a bit of cheer back to British tennis with confirmation of a 2011 release for Top Spin 4. The game will boast a completely redesigned control scheme …

Koch Media’s Deep Silver label has confirmed that The X Factor, a karaoke title based on the successful ITV franchise, will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii in the UK on October 29th. The game was first revealed by MCV at the beginning of June. The game includes …

Brothers in Arms and Aliens vs Predator developer Gearbox has, as predicted, been revealed as the studio tasked with steering the hugely traumatised Duke Nukem Forever to its seemingly impossible retail release. And furthermore, studio boss Randy Pitchford told a Seattle audience tonight that development on the game is complete. …

Konami has announced that a playable demo of Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 will be released on PS3 and PC on September 15th. However, subscribers to Sony’s premium PlayStation Plus service will be able to get their hands on it a week earlier on September 8th. A date for the Xbox …