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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier BETA Finally Dated For January 2012

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier BETA Finally Dated For January 2012

After waiting and waiting for a simple release window just for the Beta for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, we finally have it.  What would we ever do without Twitter as that is where it was announc... Read More

Half-Minute Hero 2 Coming To Europe!

Half-Minute Hero 2 Coming To Europe!

[HTML1] The brilliantly ridiculous Half Minute Hero has a sequel on the way and it seems it will be hitting European shores on October 21st. The multi-genre spanning title currently has no plans fo... Read More

King Arthur: Fallen Champions announced

King Arthur: Fallen Champions announced

Paradox Interactive have announced King Arthur: Fallen Champions, the next stand alone instalment in the King Arthur series. Designed to link the previous game and the upcoming King Arthur 2, Fal... Read More

New Halo: Headhunters Motion Comic Trailer

New Halo: Headhunters Motion Comic Trailer

[HTML1] Halo Waypoint looks set to offer up some more insight into the world of Halo through a new motion comic; Halo: Headhunters. The epic tale is based on the Halo: Evolutions short stories by a... Read More

ESRB Reveals Critical Deus Ex: Human Revolution Details

ESRB Reveals Critical Deus Ex: Human Revolution Details

SPOILER ALERT! The following text is used to justify the game's ESRB rating and reveals some in game choices as well as giving a flavour of some in game content. Again; do not read if you want ... Read More

Halo: Combat Evolved To Have Kinect Capabilities

Halo: Combat Evolved To Have Kinect Capabilities

Who would have though that the original Halo: Combat Evolved being re-released would have Kinect capabilities, with it being one of the first games (not to mention the first Halo game) to start th... Read More

Reason For Silent Hill Collection’s Re-Recorded Voice Acting?

Reason For Silent Hill Collection’s Re-Recorded Voice Acting?

Curious as to why a total re-reocrding of the voice acting in Silent Hill 2 & 3 for the upcoming Silent Hill collection is taking place, one fan took matters into his own fans and asked actor Gu... Read More

Mass Effect 3 Collectors Cover To Feature Female Shepard

Mass Effect 3 Collectors Cover To Feature Female Shepard

Until recently it seemed that the female incarnation of Mass Effect's Commander Shepard had been taking a back seat in regards to promo material. According to a recent tweet by Bioware Marketing Dir... Read More

Fancy Watching A Japanese Tales Of Xillia Ad?

Fancy Watching A Japanese Tales Of Xillia Ad?

Update: This video is no longer available. Love your JRPGs? Then you might be keeping tabs on the new 'Tales' game, Tales of Xillia. No word yet on a European or even an American release but, for t... Read More

Devil May Cry PS3 HD Collection listed by retailer

Devil May Cry PS3 HD Collection listed by retailer

It seems that the Devil May Cry trilogy may be next in line to get the HD remake makeover, with Spanish retailer, Xtra live listing the game for sale. It's being released as a tenth anniversary... Read More

UK 3DS eShop updated with Donkey Kong ’94

UK 3DS eShop updated with Donkey Kong ’94

Nintendo have updated the UK 3DS eShop with the original Donkey Kong on Gameboy. The game, like the 1981 original, sees Mario trying to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong. Time to get your 8-bit puz... Read More

Gear of War 3 gets BBFC rating

Gear of War 3 gets BBFC rating

Upcoming Epic Games title Gears of War 3 has been rated by the BBFC. Unsurprisingly, the game was given a fat off 18 certificate with bloody violence and gore being the main reason. The report... Read More

Valve Announces Free2Play Steam Games and Portal Music Video Contest

Valve Announces Free2Play Steam Games and Portal Music Video Contest

Valve has just recently announced free to play (F2P) games will be available from now on, through Steam. Currently five Free To Play Launch Titles with exclusive content are available to celebrat... Read More

2K Sack PR Firm After Duke Nukem Review Response

2K Sack PR Firm After Duke Nukem Review Response

PR Firm 'The Redner Group' have been dropped by 2K games following the firm's response to criticism of Duke Nukem Forever. Following some negative press, The Redner founder Jim Redner posted on Twit... Read More

Shadows Of The Damned Big Bird Boss Gameplay Trailer

Shadows Of The Damned Big Bird Boss Gameplay Trailer

[HTML1] I'm avoiding any Sesame Street jokes here. Check out some gameplay footage from upcoming Survival Horror title Shadows Of The Damned.Read More

Japanese Super Pokemon Rumble Trailer

Japanese Super Pokemon Rumble Trailer

[HTML1] Wondering what Super Pokemon Rumble looks like in motion? Look no further. The game will see release on the 28th of July in Japan but there is currently no word on an overseas release.Read More

Crysis 2’s removal from Steam not a move by EA

Crysis 2’s removal from Steam not a move by EA

EA have clarified that the recent removal of Crysis 2 from Steam was not their decision. We initially thought that the removal was to help EA promote their new online store Origin. The publishe... Read More

Patrice Désilets joins THQ

Patrice Désilets joins THQ

Industry legend Patrice Désilets, the lad who served as creative director on The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and the Assassin's Creed series, has joined up with THQ after a year off from th... Read More

EA removes Crysis 2 from Steam

EA removes Crysis 2 from Steam

In an attempt to bolster the exclusive titles on their recently announced games download service Origin, EA have removed Crysis 2 from Steam's catalogue. It isn't quite exclusive yet, as Crysis 2... Read More

Halo Anniversary HD remake to cost £34.99

Halo Anniversary HD remake to cost £34.99

Microsoft have confimed that the Halo Anniversary HD remake will cost £34.99 in the UK. It's slightly cheaper than the standard £40-45 RRP of most games, but significantly more than other re-... Read More