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Sega to Create a “Hardcore” Kinect Title

Sega to Create a “Hardcore” Kinect Title

In an interview with ComputerAndVideoGames.com, Sega told us they will be releasing a "sophisticated" game for the Kinect, which will take full advantage of the motion sensor's capabilities, and will ... Read More

Mortal Kombat 2011 Will Have 26 Characters and DLC

Mortal Kombat 2011 Will Have 26 Characters and DLC

As has been pointed out in an article at ComputerAndVideoGames.com, a new screenshot for Warner Bros' Mortal Kombat 2011 has confirmed the character set of the game. There will be 26 characters in ... Read More

Full details and pricing for the Xbox Live Family Pack (UK)

Full details and pricing for the Xbox Live Family Pack (UK)

Microsoft just recently announced the new Xbox Live Family Pack, which is now confirmed to cost £69.00 for four individual XBL Gold members. This offer won't just be a low price bundle, because it... Read More

City of Heroes: Going Rongue August 17

City of Heroes: Going Rongue August 17

Players disappointed by the single, lonely expansion pack for City of Heroes will be pleasantly surprised on August 17 when a new expansion, Going Rongue, releases. The game will be on retail s... Read More

Infinity Ward Looking To Fill Up Vacancies

Infinity Ward Looking To Fill Up Vacancies

Following the extensively covered Infinity Ward saga a few months ago, which  culminated in the expulsion of Vince Zampella and Jason West (who would later go on to form Respawn Entertainment, which ... Read More

New Portal 2 Footage

New Portal 2 Footage

Two new E3 videos for Portal 2 were recently released, which delved upon the two most important aspects of the game, the story and the gameplay. The first video shows the player standing in front o... Read More

Can the 360 match the PS3’s 3D capabilities?

Can the 360 match the PS3’s 3D capabilities?

According to Microsoft, they claim that the 360 can match the PS3's 3D capabilities. They said that the Xbox is ready for 3D, but for them it's too early, they want to wait until people actually ha... Read More

Microsoft Store: Kinect Priced at $149

Microsoft Store: Kinect Priced at $149

There has been no official confirmation on Kinect's price from Miicrosoft's side, but Microsoft Store, the website, has gone ahead and posted this: See that "Add to cart: $149.99"? Yeah, that's ri... Read More

More Twisted Metal PS3 Gameplay Footage Ups the Ante

More Twisted Metal PS3 Gameplay Footage Ups the Ante

Want more Twisted Metal action? Well, you're out of luck, as the next instalment in the franchise, due on the PS3, isn't due for release anytime soon. Sorry. What you could do instead is watch some... Read More

Patcher: Playstation Plus Could Really Take Off

Patcher: Playstation Plus Could Really Take Off

Although many others might have doubts, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Patcher thinks Sony's just announced Playstation Plus service, the paid add on for its free Playstation Network service, could re... Read More

New Gran Turismo 5 Footage

New Gran Turismo 5 Footage

Gran Turismo 5, the much anticipated Sony title which has been in development for over five years now, recently got new footage. The game looks top-notch and look very life-like and plays likewise.... Read More

Need of Speed: Hot Pursuit Gets New Footage

Need of Speed: Hot Pursuit Gets New Footage

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the NFS game being developed by the creators of the Burnout series, Criterion, just got a new video. The video shows a cop chasing a... bad guy (?), deploying more cop ... Read More

We Are Committed to a 10 Year Life Cycle for the PSP: Koller

We Are Committed to a 10 Year Life Cycle for the PSP: Koller

Did the recent unveiling of Nintendo's DS successor, the 3DS, raise your hopes for a similar announcement of a PSP successor? Well, don't expect a PSP2 anytime soon. As VG247 reports, SCEA's John Koll... Read More

Mourn, Fellow Gamers. There Will Be No Cake Meme Jokes in Portal 2

Mourn, Fellow Gamers. There Will Be No Cake Meme Jokes in Portal 2

Among other things, the first Portal is also unique in the way it incorporated so many of the prevelant internet memes back then into the game's dialogue and scenarios, not the least of which was the ... Read More

Be the Next Hero in DC Universe Online

Be the Next Hero in DC Universe Online

Eagerly anticipating the upcoming MMO DC Universe online? Well, get ready, because your hype meter is about to shoot through the roof. SOE just released a new trailer, and among other things, they'... Read More

Halo: Reach is a Sad Goodbye, Says Bungie

Halo: Reach is a Sad Goodbye, Says Bungie

Bungie is all set to bid a fond farewell to the Halo series with the upcoming Halo Reach, and they promise that this game which they call a 'labour of love,' will 'push the envelope as much as possibl... Read More

THQ Releases Homefront Trailer

THQ Releases Homefront Trailer

THQ recently released a trailer for Homefront, which, honestly, doesn't look all that impressive. The visuals seem a bit outdated, and the animations rough. The gunplay is nothing new either. But let'... Read More

Sony: “We Don’t Want Move in all PS3 Games”

Sony: “We Don’t Want Move in all PS3 Games”

In an interview with Computer And Video Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Senior Researcher and the creator of Eye Toy, Richard Marks said that he doesn't want Move and its motion controls to be forc... Read More

E3 2010: Final Fantasy XIV E3 Trailer Inside

E3 2010: Final Fantasy XIV E3 Trailer Inside

Final Fantasy XIV was shown off in the Sony E3 conference with the trailer given below. Be sure to check it out. The trailer looks smashing, with gigantic monsters and beasts, stunning visuals, mov... Read More

New Silent Hill Announced for PS3, 360; Coming Next Year

New Silent Hill Announced for PS3, 360; Coming Next Year

Konami revealed their next Silent Hill project, called Silent Hill 8 (working  title), to be released on the PS3 and the Xbox 360 next year. The game will be developed by Vatra. It was told that apar... Read More