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Destiny: A new game from Bungie?

Destiny: A new game from Bungie?

A source claims to have knowledge of Bungie's follow up to the Halo franchise. It's a sci-fi MMO shooter titled Destiny. The source claims to have inside knowledge having been recently let go by ... Read More

Sony “not even debating” a PS4

Sony “not even debating” a PS4

Despite the PS3 having been out for five years already, fans shouldn't hold their breath for a new console any time soon. Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai told Japanese news website PC Imp... Read More

First detail of The Darkness 2

First detail of The Darkness 2

Having been announced last week, the first concrete details are coming in on upcoming FPS, The Darkness 2. The game will carry on the originals focus on an “emotional” story and will attempt t... Read More

Amnesia: The Dark Descent to hit store shelves

Amnesia: The Dark Descent to hit store shelves

Having previously only been available in a digital form THQ have announced that they will be pressing disc copies of the last year's fantastic horror title, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Frictional's... Read More

Sony to ban hacked PS3 users

Sony to ban hacked PS3 users

Following an official statement last night, Sony have lowered the ban hammer on several users of hacked PS3 consoles. Some users on prominent hacking forums have reported being sent an email from Sony... Read More

No DRM on PC Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood?

No DRM on PC Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood?

Whilst the steam store page for Assassin's Creed 2 explicitly warns customers about Ubisoft's unpopular DRM system that requires constant internet access, the page for Brotherhood has no mention of ... Read More

Nintendo working on a new home console, may include 3D tech

Nintendo working on a new home console, may include 3D tech

We recently got a chance to sit down with Nintendo UK's Head of Communications, Rob Saunders, and we talked about a lot of things. In our interview, he told us that Nintendo have been working on a h... Read More

First trailer for Dragon Age: Redemption

First trailer for Dragon Age: Redemption

[HTML1] The first trailer has been released for Dragon Age: Redemption, an upcoming six part live action web show set in the Dragon Age universe. The project is a joint effort between EA and Felici... Read More

New Far Cry by the end of the year?

New Far Cry by the end of the year?

This month's issue of the Official Playstation Magazine has hinted at Far Cry 3 coming out later this year when it writes: “Start taking the malaria medicine in preparation: Far Cry 3 could be arr... Read More

EA tips Battlefield 3 as “game of the year”

EA tips Battlefield 3 as “game of the year”

EA CEO John Riccitiello reckons the upcoming Battlefield 3 will be the best game of 2011. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, Riccitiello admitted that EA lost the p... Read More

EU Playstation Store update: 16/2/11

EU Playstation Store update: 16/2/11

New sales and content inbound for the Playstation Store. The full list is as follows: The February Mega minis Sale (available on PS3 and PSP) (Offer prices available until the 2nd March) Unle... Read More

Duke Nukem Forever Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

Duke Nukem Forever Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

As usual different retailers will be offering different ore-order bonuses for Duke Nukem Forever due out on May 3rd for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.  If you pr-order the game at Gamestop you... Read More

Gears 3 is the most anticipated game of 2011

Gears 3 is the most anticipated game of 2011

To celebrate their upcoming GamePlan Insights research tool, Ipsos have released a new chart of the most anticipated titles, ranked by purchase intent. Despite a few differences in what US and UK ... Read More

360 exclusive XCOM majorly changed?

360 exclusive XCOM majorly changed?

The upcoming 360 exclusive, XCOM, from 2K has supposedly undergone major changes since we last saw it announced seven months ago. The usually reliable Superannuation posted on Twitter this morning t... Read More

First stage of closed beta soon for APB: Reloaded

First stage of closed beta soon for APB: Reloaded

Having suffered an awkward and early demise, online open world crime shooter All Points Bulletin is being revived as a free to play online game going under the name of APB: Reloaded. The applicat... Read More

EA boss hints at Dead Space 3

EA boss hints at Dead Space 3

During the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference EA CEO, John Riccitiello, left out Dead Space from his list of "strong, growing franchises" due to it needing another sequel to really kic... Read More

RUMOR ALERT: Sony Suspends All Development on Playstation 4, There Will Be No Playstation 4

RUMOR ALERT: Sony Suspends All Development on Playstation 4, There Will Be No Playstation 4

Uh oh. Well, this doesn't sound too good. As TheSixthAxis reports, a Japanese website is stating that Sony Computer Entertainment has halted all development on the next generation Playstation hom... Read More

Tesco slash 20% off games and hardware

Tesco slash 20% off games and hardware

UK gamers rejoice. Tesco have reduced its prices on games such as Dead Space 2 and Black Ops, along with hardware by 20% as part of VAT free promotion. You can nab the deals from the supermarket's e... Read More

THQ fancy Guillermo Del Toro as a “great game director”

THQ fancy Guillermo Del Toro as a “great game director”

Guillermo Del Toro of Pan's Lanyrinth and Hellboy fame is supposedly “completely engaged” with the development of THQ's upcoming InSane trilogy, and isn't quite the name drop that many had spe... Read More

New Dance Central DLC

New Dance Central DLC

New DLC tracks have landed today for Harmonix's Dance Central. Each new track costs 240 Microsoft points and will feature new dance routines for all difficulties. The full list is: Chic - Le Frea... Read More