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‘Surprises on the Way’, Says Rare

‘Surprises on the Way’, Says Rare

Rare, who announced only Kinect Sports this E3, said they will be releasing more games very soon. In a Q&A with Microsft, when asked: "We expected Rare games at E3 but we only saw Kinect Sports... Read More

Shooters on the Kinect and Move Have ‘Amazing Potential’

Shooters on the Kinect and Move Have ‘Amazing Potential’

Paul Wedgewood, boss of Splash Damage, says he thinks shooters on the Move and Kinect have a lot of potential. While talking to ComputerAndVideoGames.com, the Brink developer stated that he he thought... Read More

Split/Second Developers Working on New Racer

Split/Second Developers Working on New Racer

Split/Second: Velocity developers Black Rock Studios are reportedly working on a new 'unannounced' racer project for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. This news came via a job ad on Disney Interactive's site.... Read More

The PS3 is Finally Profitable

The PS3 is Finally Profitable

According to Sony, even though the Playstation 3 was never actually profitable for them, it seems like it actually makes money for them today. Shuhei Yoshida, Sony's president of Worldwide studios ... Read More

Take Two: Red Dead Redemption is a ‘Game Changer’

Take Two: Red Dead Redemption is a ‘Game Changer’

Apparently, the recently released Red Dead Redemption is quite close to publisher Take Two's heart, as CEO Ben Feder has emphasised how much of an impact Rockstar's western epic has had on the publish... Read More

A Look at Donkey Kong Country Returns

A Look at Donkey Kong Country Returns

President of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime gave us a good look at the forthcoming Donkey Kong Wii exclusive title, Donkey Kong Countrey Returns. The game looks really good, and it feels go... Read More

Square Enix Considering Bringing Final Fantasy V and VI to the 3DS

Square Enix Considering Bringing Final Fantasy V and VI to the 3DS

Is all this 3DS news overload pissing you off? Don't worry, we've got more of it for you. Here. So if anyone here was feeling reasonably confident after the wild success of the DS remakes of Final ... Read More

Reggie Confirms 3DS Not Releasing Until 2011

Reggie Confirms 3DS Not Releasing Until 2011

So if you guys have been holding out for a holiday release of Nintendo's shiny new handheld, don't. Reggie Fils-Aime, the beefy and frankly terrifying head of Nintendo of America, has gone ahead and c... Read More

3DS is a Friggin’ Graphical Powerhouse

3DS is a Friggin’ Graphical Powerhouse

Just in case there were any of you who were still doubting the 3DS and what it can do (in which case, I really must ask you: how?), we've got final proof that the successor to the world conquering Nin... Read More

iPhone 4 signal problems explained

iPhone 4 signal problems explained

Apple has just responded to the many bad feed backs about the iPhone 4 signal problems, saying that its due to the fact that your not holding it correctly. Just like the older iPhone, there is a a ... Read More

Activision: GoldenEye Wii Exclusivity a Good Deal

Activision: GoldenEye Wii Exclusivity a Good Deal

With the recent announcement of a GoldenEye remake exclusively for the Wii, talks surrounding the game have been floating around- some say the decision is a brilliant one, and that the Wii is the perf... Read More

No Final Fantasy XIV on the 360, LIVE too “Closed”

No Final Fantasy XIV on the 360, LIVE too “Closed”

Sqaure Enix recently confirmed that Final Fantasy XIV will remain an exclusive to the PS3, and blamed the decision on Microsoft's 'closed' infrastructure. Apparently, Xbox LIVE, Micrsoft's online serv... Read More

Sony Not Intersted in 3D PSP

Sony Not Intersted in 3D PSP

Sony has just lied that they have no plans at all for a 3D PSP. Why they are lying, you might ask? Because they have been known to rip stuff off from popular and successful Nintendo consoles- yes, spe... Read More

Kinect to be Demoed in Game, HMV

Kinect to be Demoed in Game, HMV

GAME and HMV will be demoing Microsoft's all new motion sensor, Kinect in-store to please the UK public. "The key to Kinect and to getting customers is obviously all about demonstration," head of U... Read More

Bad Company Co-op DLC = Hurray!

Bad Company Co-op DLC = Hurray!

EA and Dice have just released some new DLC for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and it's called "Onslaught", which means you have to get ready to face off against waves and waves of enemies who just want ... Read More

Spin-off Dead Rising Film Confirmed

Spin-off Dead Rising Film Confirmed

Capcom has announced a Dead Rising movie, named Zombrex Dead Rising (lul what?), and they say its release will be coinciding with Dead Rising 2's release. The film has been shot entirely in Japan, ... Read More

Kinect “won’t change games industry,” says Square Enix

Kinect “won’t change games industry,” says Square Enix

Square Enix global boss Yoichi Wada says that Microsoft's motion sensor, Kinect is "just a small extension to what is already available" in the games industry. He believes the next industry-changing t... Read More

Retailers Call for a Kinect Price Cut

Retailers Call for a Kinect Price Cut

Microsoft's motion sensor, Kinect, was rumoured to be priced at $149, and the Microsoft Store confirms this. Retailers though, it seems, are not happy with this price. They say Kinect should be priced... Read More

Iwata: Nintendo Will Never Make Mobile Games

Iwata: Nintendo Will Never Make Mobile Games

If you've been holding out for an iPhone port of Super Mario Bros, you can go home disappointed. Speaking at an Investor's Relations Q&A session last week at E3, Iwata ruled out the idea of Nin... Read More

Bioware: PC is ‘Made for Gaming”

Bioware: PC is ‘Made for Gaming”

So, to all you naysayers and detractors of PC gaming, to all of you who say that PC gaming is conclusively dead... you're wrong. Or that's what Bioware thinks anyway. The Canadian developer of many... Read More