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Ubisoft launches Eco-friendly packaging for games

Ubisoft launches Eco-friendly packaging for games

Today Ubisoft announced an environmental initiative to eliminate paper game manuals, replacing them with an in-game digital manual for all titles on PlayStation 3  and Xbox 360. The program, the firs... Read More

Tony Hawk’s next game is probably subtitled “Shred”

Tony Hawk’s next game is probably subtitled “Shred”

In one of his tweets earlier this evening, skateboarding pro Tony Hawk revealed the name of what we think is his next project titled, Tony Hawk: Shred. "There, I said it. Actually, I named it. Som... Read More

The Playstation Network is under attack

The Playstation Network is under attack

Numerous PSN users have been reporting that scammers have infiltrated the Playstation Network and are stealing users account details. A number of chain emails containing URL's to Playstation Networ... Read More

Activision Bigwig Promises New Call of Duty Will Broaden Audience

Activision Bigwig Promises New Call of Duty Will Broaden Audience

Activision has announced that there is a third studio working on material for the Call of Duty franchise. Here's how Thomas Tippl, COO and CFO of Activision, presented the news: “Today, we hav... Read More

New Lost Planet 2 screens will blow you away!

New Lost Planet 2 screens will blow you away!

Lost Planet 2 is shaping up to be a very strong game. With single player expected to better the original along with the new co-op functionality, Lost Planet 2 is looking like it will be a commercial a... Read More

Gamer banned from Xbox LIVE until 30/12/9999

Gamer banned from Xbox LIVE until 30/12/9999

If you want to know how to get yourself banned from Xbox LIVE for the next few millenia, just follow this man's son's example. A curious father posten on the Xbox forums enquiring as to why his son... Read More

Just Cause 2 Review

Just Cause 2 Review

Just Cause 2 is a 3rd-person shooter/sandbox action game set on a fictional Southeast-Asian island called Panau. There are lots of variations on the open-world action game formula, but Just Cause 2 ... Read More

Capcom Reveals More Playable Guest Characters in Lost Planet 2

Capcom Reveals More Playable Guest Characters in Lost Planet 2

Eurogamer reports that Capcom has silenced speculation over bonus player characters in Lost Planet 2 by releasing more information concerning which characters will be unlockable. As already revealed... Read More

First Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta Gameplay Emerges

First Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta Gameplay Emerges

The latest episode of GTTV shows some blood-curdling, eye-wateringly cool footage from the multiplayer beta of Halo Reach. As well as footage, Bungie answers questions on the game such as why there... Read More

BioShock 2 Review

BioShock 2 Review

The original Bioshock was a great game in every sense. The primary reason being that it borrowed several game play mechanics from role playing games and had an amazing plot to keep the player involved... Read More

U.S Dsi XL Sold 14,000 Units In Its Debut Month

U.S Dsi XL Sold 14,000 Units In Its Debut Month

According to a post-NPD report from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, Nintendo's new upsized handheld, the Dsi XL, had very good sales debut in the U.S in March. The DSi XL didn't arrive Stateside u... Read More

Square Enix: Unannounced game will shock you

Square Enix: Unannounced game will shock you

As you might already know, Square Enix Japan's twitter talk is teasing a new unannouned game, and so is Square Enix USA. “Oh and working on stuff for an unannounced game,” Assistant Director of... Read More

Left 4 Dead 2 DLC hits next week

Left 4 Dead 2 DLC hits next week

The new DLC for L4D2 called "The Passing", will be available on next week according to the official site of L4D2 Because the Left 4 Dead team combined with the Left 4 Dead 2 team, Valve revealed th... Read More

Crytek believes that free demos should come to an end

Crytek believes that free demos should come to an end

In a recent Interview with Develop ,Crytek’s co-founder Cevat Yerli said he wasn’t sure that a demo of Crysis 2 was going to be released, but he also said that game demos are a "a luxury” that b... Read More

Crytek working very closely on Natal and Move

Crytek working very closely on Natal and Move

The firm's CEO Cevat Yeri told Develop that his studio, Crytek, is “working very closely with Sony and Microsoft in regards to motion control on both the PS3 and Xbox 360”, he then compensated his... Read More

New XBL MS points will be US-only (for now)

New XBL MS points will be US-only (for now)

The new XBL Microsoftpoints system that has been suggested by the users allows gamers to buy 400 points instead of 500 points (which makes sense if you only want 800 points) will be coming only to the... Read More

March NPD figures

March NPD figures

This month's NPD's are in,looks like God of War 3 has sold the most this month, while it didn't sell great, it still sold very well, and made it to the top of the software list which is pretty impress... Read More

Atomic Operations Announces Fat Princess Biggest Fan Contest

Atomic Operations Announces Fat Princess Biggest Fan Contest

According to the PR release: Are you the King or Queen of Fat Princess? Have you ruled the rankings? Have you directed some award-winning Fat Princess machinima? Do you love cake more than the Prin... Read More

‘DRM vital to our business’ says Ubisoft

‘DRM vital to our business’ says Ubisoft

Ubisofts creative director Maxime Béland has told VG247 in an interview that DRM is vital to the developer's success. He said that the heavy DRM now attached to new Ubisoft releases is helping the c... Read More

‘Wait and see’ for Splinter Cell Conviction on PS3

‘Wait and see’ for Splinter Cell Conviction on PS3

Speaking to VG247 earlier, Ubisoft's Maxime Béland said that as far as Conviction on the PS3 goes, they will have to wait and see. The creative director at the developer HQ said, Microsoft “had ... Read More