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CHIPS: Kinect Won’t Boost Xbox 360’s Hardware Sales

CHIPS: Kinect Won’t Boost Xbox 360’s Hardware Sales

Don McCabe, manager of UK independant retailer CHIPS, feels Kinect won't boost the Xbox 360's hardware sales. "In some ways Microsoft has missed the boat," he told GamesIndustry.biz. "Over the last... Read More

DC Universe Online gets PC Collectors Edition

DC Universe Online gets PC Collectors Edition

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced several early-bird initiatives video gamers can get their hands on for their upcoming action MMO ... Read More

Phantasy Star Universe now updated

Phantasy Star Universe now updated

SEGA today announced that GUARDIANS Advanced Content is now available for Phantasy Star Universe on Xbox 360. In addition, the Ambition of the Illuminus Expansion is now available as a free download ... Read More

Shank co-op trailer is one for the history books!

Shank co-op trailer is one for the history books!

Shank will be one of those games that will give many third person games a run for their money. Featuring mind blowing visuals, impressive platforming sections and now a very promising co-op mode, thin... Read More

Final Fantasy XIV system requirements announced

Final Fantasy XIV system requirements announced

Over at finalfantasyxiv.com, Square Enix have released the system specs for running Final Fantasy XIV. Check it out below: OS Windows® 7 32-bit/64-bit* CPU Intel® Core™ i7 2.66GHz or higher... Read More

Resistance 3 Outed by E-Tailers

Resistance 3 Outed by E-Tailers

Online retailers eStandard.com have listed Resistance 3, and they have given the following description for it: "Continue the fight against the Chimera invasion in Resistance 3, as the battle moves ... Read More

Aussie Kinect launch details revealed

Aussie Kinect launch details revealed

Microsoft have announced the launch details for Kinect in Australia. So if you want to buy Kinect alone, it will cost you $199 along with  a game, Kinect Adventures. If you are also planning to buy t... Read More

DSi LL Best-Selling Hardware in Japan this Week

DSi LL Best-Selling Hardware in Japan this Week

With 28,916 shifted this week, Nintendo's oversized version of the Ds, DSi LL became the largest selling hardware in Japan this week. According to Media Create, combined, DS sales were 51,264 (DSi... Read More

DLC incoming for Transformers: War for Cybertron

DLC incoming for Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: War for Cybertron is one of the best game in the series. We at GB gave the game a 9. And it looks like the game will be getting further support from Activision and High Moon Studios. The... Read More

Red Dead Redemption Dominates The US

Red Dead Redemption Dominates The US

According to the recent NPD numbers, Red Dead Redemption was the best selling game throughout June and July in the US. In this period of time, RDR has sold over 2.5 million units, thus making it nu... Read More

WRC 2010 Devs: “We are not scared about Gran Turismo”

WRC 2010 Devs: “We are not scared about Gran Turismo”

In an interview with ComputerAndVideoGames, WRC 2010 devs- game director Fabio Paglianti and head of physics designer Irvin Zonca- said they are not scared of Gran Turismo 5 and the guture of their u... Read More

LucasArts Pushing The Force Unleashed 2 Licensing

LucasArts Pushing The Force Unleashed 2 Licensing

LucasArts have announced that The Force Unleahsed 2 will receive many toys, clothes, and books that will accompany the game before and after its release. “We see Force Unleashed as a big Star War... Read More

Getting His Ideas Across is a “Massive Problem”, Says Baldielocks Molyneux

Getting His Ideas Across is a “Massive Problem”, Says Baldielocks Molyneux

In an interview with Eurogamer,  Peter Molyneux, the (bald) guy behind the entire Fable series and the developer of the upcomng Kinect title, project Milo, admitted that he thinks it is "insanely tou... Read More

EA Mobile: 11 Mobile Games in Development

EA Mobile: 11 Mobile Games in Development

EA Mobile, a division of Electronic Arts, has revealed a major summer line up of titles in development for multiple mobile platforms, including iPhone and iPod touch, iPad, Nintendo DSiWare and And... Read More

New Hitman Art “does not represent any new game” – Square

New Hitman Art “does not represent any new game” – Square

Square Enix has announced that the recently revealed new art of Hitman (which was thought to be a teaser of a new game), is not a new game after all. “The concept art was created as part of a por... Read More

THQ Blames Red Dead Redemption For UFC sales

THQ Blames Red Dead Redemption For UFC sales

Last year, THQ's UFC Undisputed was a breakthrough hit, raking in the moolah for the publisher. Obviously, this year's edition, UFC Undisputed 2010, was expected to perform at least similarly, if not ... Read More

Lara Croft and the Guradian of Light Coming To Japan

Lara Croft and the Guradian of Light Coming To Japan

Square Enix announced yesterday that the downloadable Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will also be heading to Japan. The new Tomb Raider spin-off will follow the adventures of Lara Croft, who is... Read More

The Force Unleashed 2 Gamestop Pre-Order Bonus is Maulkiller

The Force Unleashed 2 Gamestop Pre-Order Bonus is Maulkiller

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is set for a release this October 26th for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, Wii and DS.  By pre-ordering the game at Gamestop, you will get an exclusive character sk... Read More

Shape the Plot of Gears 3 the Way You Want to, Epic Calling on LIVE Users to Help them Develop the Story

Shape the Plot of Gears 3 the Way You Want to, Epic Calling on LIVE Users to Help them Develop the Story

Epic Games, developer of Gears of War 3, is asking all Xbox Live users to help them shape the story of their upcoming megaton, Gears of War 3. They want all Xbox Live users to decide whether the late... Read More

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow October Release Date Not Official, Just A Speculation, Says Konami

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow October Release Date Not Official, Just A Speculation, Says Konami

Konami just told Eurogamer that no date has officially been announced for Konami's next Castlevania 3D title, which is due for release on the XBox 360 and the PS3. A Konami spokesperson says the Octob... Read More