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First Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands gameplay surfaces

First Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands gameplay surfaces

VG247 has just released the first ever gameplay video from the upcoming Prince of Persia game. The game will take place between Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Ubisoft released the video today. ... Read More

New 360 features and price points on the way?

New 360 features and price points on the way?

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has said that there could be new functionality and pricing for the 360 soon to come, ThatVideoGameBlog reports. “For that big screen device … there’s no diversity.... Read More

‘Natal won’t hurt our core focus’- Microsoft

‘Natal won’t hurt our core focus’- Microsoft

While Natal is going to be aimed slightly more towards casual gamers, MS has said that they won't be discarding the hardcore minority. In an interview with MCV the Big M stated that 2010 releases s... Read More

Girl mistakes gun for Wii controller- shoots herself

Girl mistakes gun for Wii controller- shoots herself

A three year old Tennessee toddler, Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan, mistook a loaded gun for a Wii controller and killed herself. Allaboutthegames.co.uk reported that the girl shot herself in the abdomen... Read More

Killzone 3 Unveiled this month?

Killzone 3 Unveiled this month?

Will Killzone 3 really be unvealed this month? According to the user SikTh which posted on a forum in PSU, Killzone 3 has already been shown to the press back in February and he's pretty sure tha... Read More

Microsoft stealing ideas, Jaffe rants about it

Microsoft stealing ideas, Jaffe rants about it

Perhaps one of the biggest names in gaming this generation is David Jaffe, the creator of Twisted Metal and God of War, has plenty of stuff to rant about, and this time its about Micorosft copying stu... Read More

Over 9 million playing Free Realms

Over 9 million playing Free Realms

Sony Online Entertainment  today announced that its family-friendly online game, Free Realms, has surpassed nine million registered players. “With Free Realms, we’ve been able to reflect the n... Read More

Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Light announced

Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Light announced

Lara Croft is back! Developed by Crystal Dynamics, Guardian of the Light will be digital title. There are some serious changes to this next game in the series. One of the changes is the camera. Instea... Read More

Joe Danger coming on the PSN

Joe Danger coming on the PSN

Announced at the official PlayStation blog, Joe Danger is an upcoming, side scrolling, fun looking game. Going along the likes of Little Big Planet and Mod Nation Racers, Joe Danger is all about motor... Read More

BF: Bad Company 2 – More PC Players than both consoles combined!

BF: Bad Company 2 – More PC Players than both consoles combined!

DICE, the developers behind Battlefield: Bad Company 2, has issued a statement saying that there are more PC players than players on both consoles combined! It has been quite a while since PC g... Read More

New Mafia II Trailer Released!

New Mafia II Trailer Released!

2K Games released a brand new trailer for the much anticipated Mafia II. ElectronicTheater have stated that 2K, the developers behind the award-winning Mafia, have just come up with a stunning n... Read More

Bioshock 2’s First DLC Dated *Content Inside*

Bioshock 2’s First DLC Dated *Content Inside*

2K has just announced; Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack,  the first downloadable content for BioShock 2! VG247 has just stated that the first DLC for BioShock 2 will be made available worldwide on ... Read More

DeathSpank coming on PSN and XBL

DeathSpank coming on PSN and XBL

EA and developer Hothead Games announced today  that they will bring DeathSpank to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network this year. Developed under the vision of The Secret of Monkey Island creato... Read More

Killzone 3 in 3D, coming out this year?

Killzone 3 in 3D, coming out this year?

According to CVG, a source gave them a tip that the sequel to one of the most first person shooters this generation, Killzone 2 will be hitting shelves this fall. Not only that, the sequel will be in ... Read More

SOCOM 4 coming this year

SOCOM 4 coming this year

Sony have just announced that the next instalment in the SOCOM series, will be hitting the PlayStation 3 this fall. According the PlayStation Blog the game will also include 32 multiplayer online mo... Read More

God of War 3 Team has no ideas for next project

God of War 3 Team has no ideas for next project

Sony Santa Monica Studios have stated that they have no idea what their next project involves. VG247 states, now that Santa Monica Studios finished working on their stunning 3 year-project, God Of ... Read More

The Toys of Alpha Protocol

The Toys of Alpha Protocol

This is the fifth developer diary for Alpha Protocol showcases some of the gadgets that are in the game.  Since the game is being called 'The Espionage RPG', it is only right that it would have its f... Read More

PC version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands pushed back

PC version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands pushed back

Ubisoft has just slipped back the release date from May to June. VG247 stated that the developer has yet to give a reason for the change, but the console versions remain on track for a release in M... Read More

Metro 2033: “It’s not a horror game”

Metro 2033: “It’s not a horror game”

THQ today stated that Metro 2033 is not a simple horror game, and in fact uses aspects from many genres. "Metro has horror elements, but it’s not a ‘horror’ game,” producer Huw Beynon told ... Read More

Portal 2 officially announced via GameInformer

Portal 2 officially announced via GameInformer

Portal 2 has finally been confirmed thanks to the next issue of GameInformer! VG247 reported that the newest issue of the GameInformer magazine includes the newly announced title, Portal 2 in it's ... Read More