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Results Of The Video Game BAFTAs

Results Of The Video Game BAFTAs

Here are the winners from the video game BAFTAs earlier today: Action: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Artistic Achievement: God Of War III Best Game: Mass Effect 2 Family: Kinect Sport... Read More

RUMOR ALERT: Wii 2 Coming This E3, Specs Leaked- Quad Core, Blu Ray Drive

RUMOR ALERT: Wii 2 Coming This E3, Specs Leaked- Quad Core, Blu Ray Drive

With the Wii already being relegated to 'legacy console' status by major third parties, it seems that the time is ripe for a new Nintendo console, one that would probably be more competitive, on a s... Read More

EA Hints At The Wii 2, Claims The Wii Is A ‘Legacy Console’

EA Hints At The Wii 2, Claims The Wii Is A ‘Legacy Console’

The Wii might be the oddest console in gaming history. Hitting retail in late 2006, the massively underpowered system sold millions upon millions on the promise of its innovative new controls and it... Read More

Dragon Age Legends Game Hits Facebook – Details & Opening Trailer

Dragon Age Legends Game Hits Facebook – Details & Opening Trailer

Once again another application to add to your facebook page is the Play4Free Dragon Age Legends RPG.  Now not only is it free to play but it ties in with Dragon Age 2 and by playing Dragon Age lege... Read More

Stardrone gets gameplay footage

Stardrone gets gameplay footage

[HTML1] Stardrone, the upcoming PS Move title from Beatshapers, has been promoted with new gameplay footage seen above. Must say it does look like a pretty eclectic, but entertaining, mix of gen... Read More

Jikandia: The Timeless Land now available

Jikandia: The Timeless Land now available

Akysys game's new action RPG, Jikandia: The Timeless Land, is now available for the PSP via UMD or download through the PSN. The game features four player co-op dungeons along with the ability ... Read More

Gears of War 3 Beta – Facebooke Map Winners and More Beta Info (Unlocks, Carry Overs to Gears 3 & More)

Gears of War 3 Beta – Facebooke Map Winners and More Beta Info (Unlocks, Carry Overs to Gears 3 & More)

In case you have been living under a rock, the Gears of War Beta starts this April in an effort to make the game a bug and glitch free release.  Two maps in the beta are already set and confirmed t... Read More

WWE: All Stars Match Types Trailer lands

WWE: All Stars Match Types Trailer lands

[HTML1] All you intrepid WWE fans may want to take note of the new trailer for THQ's upcoming WWE: All Stars. The trailer shows off some of the more obscure match types that we'll see in the ful... Read More

Emily Archer and The Curse of Tutankhamun gets release date

Emily Archer and The Curse of Tutankhamun gets release date

Mastertronic's upcoming DS hidden object game, Emily Archer & The Curse of Tutankhamun, is set to release on March 18th. The game is set in a 1920's Egypt and follows the story of Emily Archer ... Read More

Little Big Planet 2 A Teaching Aid?

Little Big Planet 2 A Teaching Aid?

In May a 'teacher pack' will be released for LBP 2 in a bid by Sony to get the PS3  into the classroom as a learning tool. It will include "National Curriculum-based in-game levels that other teach... Read More

Ubisoft To Release Rhythm Action Game Which Uses Real Guitars

Ubisoft To Release Rhythm Action Game Which Uses Real Guitars

[HTML1] Despite belief that the rhythm action game was dead, Ubisoft will be releasing 'Rocksmith' a game following in the footsteps of guitar hero; only with real guitars. For those of you who do ... Read More

Parasite Eve II Coming To PSN

Parasite Eve II Coming To PSN

Following the very recent release of the original Parasite Eve on the PSN, Parasite Eve II has been confirmed by Square Enix for release on the same network.  No release date has been provided bu... Read More

Halo Reach Defiant DLC out now

Halo Reach Defiant DLC out now

All you intrepid Halo fans need wait no longer: The Defiant map pack is now available for 800 points on Xbox Live. Created in partnership with Certain Affinity, who previously worked on Halo 2 maps... Read More

Duke Nukem Forever gets an 18 certificate

Duke Nukem Forever gets an 18 certificate

The British Board of Film Classification has given Duke Nukem Forever an 18 rating. The classification board have said that the game contains scenes of strong violence, sex, nudity, language and dru... Read More

Motorstorm Apocalypse UK release delayed

Motorstorm Apocalypse UK release delayed

Sony have announced that Motorstorm: Apocalypse's UK release will be delayed, following the earthquake disaster in Japan this weekend. The PS3 exclusive racer, which places players in a post-apo... Read More

ZeniMax Online Studios to Open Facility in Ireland

ZeniMax Online Studios to Open Facility in Ireland

ZeniMax Online Studios announced today plans to open a customer support center in Galway, Ireland.  The Company’s new facility will provide customer support for players of their future massively ... Read More

Details On Infamous 2 Beta

Details On Infamous 2 Beta

The folks over at Suckerpunch, the designers of inFAMOUS 2, are looking for budding designers to sign up for their user generated content beta, which will focus on mission creation. If you live in... Read More

New Okamiden Trailer

New Okamiden Trailer

[HTML1] Capcom have released a new trailer for DS title 'Okamiden', sequel to the PS2's much loved 'Okami'; a game which is regularly cited as one of the console's most under-rated titles. The trai... Read More

Parasite Eve Arrives On PSN In US This Tuesday

Parasite Eve Arrives On PSN In US This Tuesday

In preparation for the release of The 3rd Birthday, the third entry in the Parasite Eve series, the original Parasite Eve will be making it's way to PSN this Tuesday for US users. The game has not y... Read More

Final Fantasy 6 to hit EU Virtual Console

Final Fantasy 6 to hit EU Virtual Console

Final Fantasy 6 (or 3 as it was known during its original US launch) is set for release on the Wii's virtual console this friday. The game needs no introduction and can be yours for the paltry sum o... Read More