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The most talked about third-party Kinect accessory is zooming into the UK. The Nyko Zoom lens – which lets users play Xbox 360 Kinect with 40 per cent less playing space – will arrive in October for 29.99. Interactive Ideas is one distributor which is supplying the product in the …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid HD Collection – what’s in the box?
Konami has announced precisely what will be included in the hotly anticipated Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. We already knew that the game would include HD versions of PS2 titles Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, as well as the first home …
Read More »Just Dance Kids coming to Kinect and Move
Ubisoft has announced a tenth instalment in its highly successful dancing series – Just Dance Kids. The game will be released on November 4th in the UK for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Kinect and Move compatibility has been confirmed. The game will feature 40 kid-orientated tracks as well as …
Read More »Microsoft touring Australian shopping centres with Kinect
Starting Monday 15th September, Microsoft will be kicking off a Kinect tour at shopping centres throughout Australia. The tour will be showcasing upcoming Christmas Kinect releases including Kinect Disneyland Adventures and the Australian-developed Fruit Ninja. Andy Coughlin, retail lead at Microsoft Australia, said: "There will be some amazing new games …
Read More »Grasshopper names Kinect title Diabolical Pitch
Quirky Japanese games developer Grasshopper Manufacture has revealed the true identity of its Kinect title formerly known as Codename D – Diabolical Pitch. Eurogamer reports that the game combines the undead and baseball. Players will pitch the ball and swing the bat in an effort to dispose of zombies. Two …
Read More »Windows 8 will integrate Xbox Live
You can already access Xbox Live on a Windows Phone 7 handsets, and from next year consumers will also be able to access the network on their PC. Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Live will be an integrated feature in Windows 8. This means XBL will be in-built into a …
Read More »Catherine delayed to 2012
The UK release of Deep Silver’s Catherine has been pushed back to Q1 next year, MCV can reveal. The bizarre action puzzle adventure game for Xbox 360 and PS3 was previously scheduled to arrive in Europe later this year. It is already out in Japan and the US. In July, …
Read More »Price drops on Xbox 360 Kinect bundles in Australia
Xbox Australia today announced that it will be lowering the RRP on the Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles by AUD$50 from tomorrow, 15th September. The new RRP of the 4Gb bundle will be AUD$399 and the 250Gb bundle will go for AUD$499. Xbox is also releasing a new entry level …
Read More »Sonic Generations gets UK release date
Sega has announced a release date for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Sonic Generations in the UK. VG247 reports that both SKUs will hit retail on November 4th, three days after they are released in the US. The 3DS version has not yet been dated and is still …
Read More »20,000 midnight openings for Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3 is released worldwide next Tuesday and Microsoft has announced that over 20,000 stores across the globe will open their doors at midnight. In the UK 479 GAME and Gamestation stores will open at 00:01 on Tuesday September 20th, with GAME’s flagship London Oxford Street store hosting …
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