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Bad Company 2: Rush map first look for PC

Bad Company 2: Rush map first look for PC

A preview video by DICE has just been released which showcases a new mode, Rush, a new map and some PC exclusive features. In the video walkthrough we are shown a bunch of features, both visual and g... Read More

Remedy in no hurry for next generation consoles

Remedy in no hurry for next generation consoles

Speaking to gamesindustry.biz, Alan Wake developers , Remedy, have said that they are in no hurry for next generation of consoles to arrive. They said: "I think all the developers out there -- or most... Read More

God of War 3: No HDD installation

God of War 3: No HDD installation

After filling a mammoth 40GB Blu Ray disc space,  God of War III will have no HDD installation according to Santa Monica’s head of technology Christer Ericson. According to a tweet by him, God... Read More

Metal Gear Arcade new trailer released

Metal Gear Arcade new trailer released

Konami has released a new trailer for it's upcoming Metal Gear Arcade. Metal Gear Arcade will be heavily based on Metal Gear Online and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, sharing the same maps ... Read More

Natal lags at 1/10 of a second

Natal lags at 1/10 of a second

MTV have published their findings on the lag behind the motion control technology that is Project Natal- and it came out at an average of 1 tenth of a second. The experiment was carried out through... Read More

Success with Red Steel 2 ‘crucial’ for continuation of franchise

Success with Red Steel 2 ‘crucial’ for continuation of franchise

Ubisoft's creative director Jason VandenBerghe has said that sucess with the FPS/slasher hybrid Red Steel 2 is crucial if the series is to continue. He stated at a press conference in London that t... Read More

Insomniac- Final Fantasy XIII ‘superior’ on PS3

Insomniac- Final Fantasy XIII ‘superior’ on PS3

James Stevenson, Insomniac community head, has admitted that he feels that FFXIII is superior on the PS3 compared to the 360. The opinion came out in a tweet revealed by VG247 earlier today, "PS3 i... Read More

PlayStation 3 Slim triumphs in Engadget 2009 awards

PlayStation 3 Slim triumphs in Engadget 2009 awards

The PS3 Slim has swept the Engadget awards with flying colours. Taking both 'Home Entertainment Device of the Year' and 'Games Console of the Year', the PS3 Slim trumped rivals, taking close to hal... Read More

EA announces new DLC for Army of Two

EA announces new DLC for Army of Two

EA Montreal have announced that Rio and Salem have some unfinished business in Army of Two: The 40th Day. The downloadable pack named as "Chapters of Deceit", will be available on the PSN and XBL f... Read More

New Shattered Horizon Competition Starts Today

New Shattered Horizon Competition Starts Today

Futuremark Games Studio today announced a new community competition for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The contest starts today 22 February and with 16 diffe... Read More

New PS3 SKUs are not what you think

New PS3 SKUs are not what you think

The two rumored PS3 SKUs CECH-2101A and CECH-2101B were supposedly filed to the FCC by Sony. The "Sand Dollar Enterprise, Inc" Which also revealed the 250GB PS3 Slim, uncovered the CECH-2101A an... Read More

Motorstorm 3 is not an announcement says SCEE

Motorstorm 3 is not an announcement says SCEE

A Sony rep today told VG247 that the purchasing of the Motorstorm3.com domain should not be interpreted as an announcement. The domain has recently been linked to the Sony HQ inLondon. However,... Read More

Cox- Console comparisons ‘are bollocks’

Cox- Console comparisons ‘are bollocks’

Producer Dave Cox behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has said that comparisons between consoles are 'bollocks'. In an interview with VG247 Cox said, "It’s certainly not about one console being s... Read More

How much space will God of War 3 fill up?

How much space will God of War 3 fill up?

Back in 2008, The first game to fully utilize the Blu-Ray space capacity was Metal Gear Solid 4, taking up about 50GB. And now Sony Santa Monica revealed that God of War 3 will fill up about 35GB o... Read More

Pachter’s Predictions: Natal will sell 10 million units in a year, will outsell PS Arc 5-1

Pachter’s Predictions: Natal will sell 10 million units in a year, will outsell PS Arc 5-1

Earlier, Michael Pachter predicted that Natal will sell for $50. Now he has said that he believes that Natal will sell 10m units in 1 year. He also said that he believes that Natal will outsell... Read More

AvP ‘Predetorizing’ the U.K.

AvP ‘Predetorizing’ the U.K.

Despite its poor review showings, and let's be honest, out right bashing; Aliens vs Predator has been doing really well. Well, at least on one island in particular. (I am talking about the U.K.)... Read More

Metro 2033 New Gameplay Video

Metro 2033 New Gameplay Video

Here is some of the first in-game footage so far of Metro 2033, a post-apocalyptic set game based on the novel by Dmitri Glukhovsky.  The game is a action/survival horror/RPG/FPS if that is not enoug... Read More

Uncharted 2 Garners More Love with More Awards

Uncharted 2 Garners More Love with More Awards

The 13th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) were held on February 18th, 2010 and surprisingly they happened to not be shown on Spike.  This despite the fact that the award cer... Read More

New Just Cause 2 Videos Released

New Just Cause 2 Videos Released

The somewhat anticipated title of Just Cause 2 has now launched some new videos detailing stunts to get you, the gamer, excited.  As in the first Just Cause you will take control of Rico Rodrigue... Read More

Rumors of Project Offset Continue

Rumors of Project Offset Continue

Sometime in the distant past, in the heralded year of 2005, a game title was announced along with a website. This game, Project Offset, had garnered some interest as the graphics were ‘beautiful’...