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David Cage: “I am fed up with space marines!”

David Cage: “I am fed up with space marines!”

In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Heavy Rain creator David Cage claimed that "developers are fed up" with making shooters about space marines and WWII rookie soldiers: "games always... Read More

3DS eShop Delayed To Improve On ‘Unsatisfying’ Wii/DSi Shops

3DS eShop Delayed To Improve On ‘Unsatisfying’ Wii/DSi Shops

The 3DS eShop will not be ready in time for the 3DS launch but, according to Nintendo's Hideki Konno in an interview with Gamasutra, this is to make the shop an improvement over those associated with ... Read More

New Super Monkey Ball 3D ‘Race Mode’ Trailer

New Super Monkey Ball 3D ‘Race Mode’ Trailer

[HTML1] It is only a few days till the release of the 3DS and Super Monkey Ball will be one of the handheld's launch titles. Here is a new trailer, from Sega, demonstrating the game's 'race mode'.... Read More

iPad 2 to launch in UK as scheduled

iPad 2 to launch in UK as scheduled

Rumours abounded that the UK release of Apple's upcoming iPad 2 would be delayed on account of the recent natural disasters in Japan. As many of the iPad's components are sourced from Japan, th... Read More

PC gamers to get Black Ops: First Strike DLC on friday

PC gamers to get Black Ops: First Strike DLC on friday

Patience is a virtue it seems. Having been released nearly two months ago for Xbox 360, the First Strike DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops will finally make its way to PC gamers this friday. Treyar... Read More

Silent Hill producer crushes rumours of a multiplayer SH title

Silent Hill producer crushes rumours of a multiplayer SH title

The rumours of a multiplayer Silent Hill title for Xbox Live Arcade are not true according to Downpour producer Devin Shatsky. The rumour was scraped from an interview with SH: Downpour art direc... Read More

New This Week On Xbox Live & Deal of the Week

New This Week On Xbox Live & Deal of the Week

[HTML1] Two new games are hitting the Xbox Live Arcade this week which are Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime and Swarm.  The 4 player co-op madness of Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime hits the Xbox Marke... Read More

Is Fiv5 Quantic Dream’s next game?

Is Fiv5 Quantic Dream’s next game?

Recent domain registrations from Quantic Dreams suggest they may be working on a new PS3 game named Fiv5. Industry commentator, Superannuation, spotted the domain name which has been registered b... Read More

Duke Nukem Forever Multiplayer Details

Duke Nukem Forever Multiplayer Details

Thanks to Official Xbox Magazine we have some new details on 'Duke Nukem Forver' multiplayer. On launch we will get modes Dukematch, Team Dukematch, Capture the Babe and Hail to the King. The mu... Read More

Madden ’12 Cover Gets Picked By You

Madden ’12 Cover Gets Picked By You

EA’s has just announced that the cover for Madden NFL 12 will be chosen by you, the fans. There will be 32 teams to pick from with only one making front the cover. Green Bay Packers quarterback ... Read More

New Xbox to launch in 2015?

New Xbox to launch in 2015?

According to a designer brought in by the platform holder's Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft may be aiming to launch a successor to the Xbox 360 sometime in 2015. Designer Ben Pete... Read More

Ethical hacker helps fix security exploit in Rift

Ethical hacker helps fix security exploit in Rift

An ethical hacker known as 'ManWitDaPlan' recently used his powers for good and uncovered a security exploit in the recently released MMORPG Rift. Having identified the culprit accounts that we... Read More

An Ultimatum For Gabe Newell: The Return Of Jack Thompson

An Ultimatum For Gabe Newell: The Return Of Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson, disbarred attorney and regular protester against computer games, has returned from a temporary slumber with a message to Valve's Gabe Newell regarding an upcoming half life mod of que... Read More

‘Stacking’ DLC Officially Announced

‘Stacking’ DLC Officially Announced

After achievements had been posted for some new DLC on xbox360acheviments, it became pretty safe ground to assume new DLC would be heading our way for Stacking; a Russian doll themed puzzle adven... Read More

Crysis 2 PS3 Beta Closed Because Of Lag

Crysis 2 PS3 Beta Closed Because Of Lag

EA have closed the PS3 beat for Crysis 2 due to "server connection delays" and in order to fix other issues. On the official Crysis forums, EA promised that a working beta would be up and running ag... Read More

Bethesda denies rumours of upcoming DLCs for Fallout: New Vegas

Bethesda denies rumours of upcoming DLCs for Fallout: New Vegas

Recent rumours about upcoming DLC packs for Fallout: New Vegas, that said that the packs "Honest Hearts" and "Old Bones" would release on March 22 and April 26 respectively on PS3, 360 and PC, have ... Read More

Shift 2: Unleashed inspired by Bizarre, says dev

Shift 2: Unleashed inspired by Bizarre, says dev

Need for Speed: Shift developers, 'Slightly Mad Studios,' said in an interview with Videogamer that the project they are now working on, Shift 2: Unleashed, has been inspired by elements from game... Read More

EA confirms March 29 release date for Mass Effect 2 “Arrival” DLC

EA confirms March 29 release date for Mass Effect 2 “Arrival” DLC

Recent rumours that Mass Effect 2's new DLC, "Arrival" will release on March 29th have been confirmed correct by EA. The DLC pack, which will be launching for all three systems, will see Shepard tra... Read More

Homefront multiplayer patch lands

Homefront multiplayer patch lands

Kaos Studios have launched a patch for Homefront's multiplayer. A PS3 patch has gone live, as has a PC hotfix, while an Xbox 360 title update is supposedly on the way. "THQ and Kaos are committed... Read More

Black Ops fixes inbound

Black Ops fixes inbound

Treyarch have launched fixes for the Zombies and Multiplayer modes for the 360 and PS3 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Released last night, the update should sort out "several" unspecified ... Read More