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Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced what it is describing as a unique sprint-action shooter” called Gun Loco, which will be released exclusively on Xbox 360 in 2011. The company says it’s trying to carve out an all-new approach to the third-person shooter genre” with the sci-fi title. The game …
Read More »Child of Eden cools Kinect functionality
Though Q Entertainment’s Child of Eden will still support Kinect to some degree when it arrives at retail in 2011, the developer has now claimed that Microsoft’s motion camera is not the central focus of the title. The game, which is being developed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and is being seen …
Read More »Crysis 2, Rage dated
Release dates have been announced for what could be two of 2011’s biggest titles – Crysis 2 and Rage. EA has announced that Crytek’s technically impressive console FPS Crysis 2, which was recently delayed from its autumn 2010 release window, will now be released in Europe on March 25th. It …
Read More »Formula One 2010 dated
F1 2010 has been given the chequered flag by Codemasters to hit UK stores on September 24th. The publisher-developer revealed the date in a new trailer posted on the official F1 website. It features a range of in-game video footage and gameplay shots of the upcoming racing title. F1 2010 …
Read More »NPD: July down one per cent
The US video games market suffered a slight one per cent year-on-year decrease in July, with a total value reaching $846.5m. Hardware sales – driven by a great performance from the Xbox 360 Slim – were up 12 per cent at $313.8m, though software sales fell eight per cent to …
Read More »LucasArts pulls PSP Force Unleashed II
Sequel to popular Star Wars title canceled on Sonyâ??s handheld
Read More »“When are new things good for games?”
David Braben looks at the future of the industry now that motion controls are here to stay
Read More »Lips grabs Lloyd Webber DLC
Microsoft has confirmed that it has signed a deal with The Really Useful Group to bring a number of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest musical hits to Xbox 360 karaoke title Lips. The development follows the exclusive reveal by MCV last year that The Really Useful Group, which was founded by …
Read More »System 3 hits 360 with Pinball Classics
Williams Pinball Classics will be System 3’s first Xbox 360 title. The game will also appear on Wii, PS3 and PSP when it arrives this October. It will feature some of the most popular Williams Pinball tables, rendered in high-definition on 360 and PS3. System 3 is confident it can …
Read More »Kinect RRP vs sole hardcore gamers
The boss of indie online retailer ShopTo has told MCV that when stacked up against rival offerings from Sony and Nintendo, Kinect actually represents good value – but it’s a different story when it comes to the single-player hardcore gamer. If you compare the cost of Kinect to a full …
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