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Halo 3 Recon is open-world title

Halo 3 Recon is open-world title

A number of new details about Bungie’s upcoming expansion to its popular FPS franchise, Halo 3 Recon, the most interesting of which is the news that it will be based ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 17th 2008 at 12:23PM in News
JAPAN: Fallout 3 censored in Far East

JAPAN: Fallout 3 censored in Far East

Bethesda’s ongoing tussle with global censors has continued with news that the publisher’s upcoming Japanese release of Fallout 3 will see further edits made to the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2008 at 10:09AM in News
Halo Wars set for February

Halo Wars set for February

Leading US games blog Joystiq is reporting that Microsoft’s upcoming Halo-themed RTS Halo Wars will be released next February – and it adds that those willing to stump up the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 7th 2008 at 10:10AM in News
Fallout 3 shifts 4.7m in week one

Fallout 3 shifts 4.7m in week one

Publisher and developer Bethesda has revealed that its critical and commercial smash Fallout 3 shipped a quite incredible 4.7 million copies across the world in its first week of sale ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 6th 2008 at 1:09PM in News

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UK CHARTS: Fallout smashes Oblivion sales

UK CHARTS: Fallout smashes Oblivion sales

Bethesda’s Fallout 3 has blown away the sales impact of its direct predecessor, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, with the Xbox 360 version selling 57 per cent more copies than the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 4th 2008 at 10:06AM in News
UK CHARTS: Fallout 3 goes nuclear

UK CHARTS: Fallout 3 goes nuclear

Bethesda can celebrate a wonderful debut in the world of European self-publishing now that it has been confirmed its 360, PS3 and PC outing Fallout 3 has shot straight to ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 3rd 2008 at 5:06PM in News
Fallout 3 suffers early piracy blow

Fallout 3 suffers early piracy blow

Most publishers are accustomed to their titles hitting the pirate network the very moment they’re shipped out to retail, but Bethesda has suffered an early blow with news that Fallout ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 10th 2008 at 11:56AM in News
Halo 3: Recon is “a one-off”

Halo 3: Recon is “a one-off”

Following on from the not very surprising news that Microsoft will next year release a boxed standalone expansion for its massively popular FPS Halo 3, developer Bungie has revealed ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 10th 2008 at 11:25AM in News

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TGS: All PSP games to be downloadable

TGS: All PSP games to be downloadable

Sony has confirmed that all of its future UMD PSP titles will be released simultaneously for download on the upcoming PSP Store – which, incidentally, has been given a Japanese ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 9th 2008 at 1:29PM in News
TGS: Halo 3 Recon unveiled

TGS: Halo 3 Recon unveiled

Microsoft has unveiled a new chapter in the Halo franchise set for touchdown in autumn ’09, entitled Halo 3: Recon.

by Neil Long
on Oct 9th 2008 at 10:45AM in News
Halo 3 expansion announced

Halo 3 expansion announced

Halo developer Bungie has finally lifted the lid on the much-delayed announcement of its new project, revealing a brand new gameplay expansion for Xbox 360 global hit Halo 3 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 26th 2008 at 12:01PM in News
Halo 3 update arrives as new game touted

Halo 3 update arrives as new game touted

Developer Bungie has today released the latest in a long-line of significant updates to its globally popular Xbox 360 title Halo 3 – whilst at the same time dropping even ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 23rd 2008 at 3:41PM in News

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Kingdom Hearts 3 to be PS3 exclusive?

Kingdom Hearts 3 to be PS3 exclusive?

Though Sony is still hurting from the news of the Xbox 360 release for Final Fantasy XIII, rumours are suggesting that another of its loyal PlayStation brands, Kingdom hearts, will ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 3rd 2008 at 11:27AM in News
Rumble firm pays Microsoft $20m

Rumble firm pays Microsoft $20m

A Washington court has ordered rumble firm Immersion to pay Microsoft $20.75 million in damages as a result of Sony licensing the company’s technology for use in its revised PS3 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 27th 2008 at 10:35AM in News
New DS predicted for Christmas

New DS predicted for Christmas

Nintendo has a history of refining its hardware offerings, and leading games analyst Michael Pachter has, on the back of the firm’s strong financials, predicted that the platform holder’s ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 31st 2008 at 12:02PM in News
E3 08: Miyamoto confirms new Pikmin

E3 08: Miyamoto confirms new Pikmin

Not content with developing new instalments to its Mario and Zelda franchises (we think) and announcing a brand new Animal Crossing title for Wii, Nintendo has now let ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2008 at 12:17PM in News

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E3 08: Sony roundup

E3 08: Sony roundup

It’s fair to say that most people weren’t really too sure what to expect from Sony this E3. The heavily rumoured, and indeed more-or-less-already confirmed God of War III ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2008 at 5:36PM in News
E3 08: God of War III coming next year

E3 08: God of War III coming next year

It was only a short trailer, but at least Sony has finally pleased fans by finally speaking openly about the PS3 version of its Herculean battler, God of War III.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2008 at 9:59PM in News
E3 08: Fallout 3 DLC gets 360 console exclusivity

E3 08: Fallout 3 DLC gets 360 console exclusivity

Mirroring the deal Microsoft struck with Rockstar for Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content exclusivity, the firm has announced that DLC for the upcoming Fallout 3 will be exclusive to ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2008 at 11:07AM in News
Sony details PS3 Trophy system

Sony details PS3 Trophy system

PS3 platform holder Sony has finally released some concrete details about its PS3 Trophy system that will be introduced with the machine’s next firmware update, 2.40.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 30th 2008 at 3:07PM in News
Guitar Hero III Mobile nears 1 million sales

Guitar Hero III Mobile nears 1 million sales

Hands-On Mobile, the developer of the mobile version of Guitar Hero III, has confirmed that its title has nearly reached the one million download mark, GameDaily reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 28th 2008 at 6:31PM in News
Third London Games Festival announced

Third London Games Festival announced

After a successful second outing last year, the London Games Festival is to return for a third stint later this year, it has been confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 15th 2008 at 11:49AM in News
PlayTV to be DRM free

PlayTV to be DRM free

Though it may only be the techno-savvy who will be excited by the news, the fact that Sony’s upcoming PS3 PVR PlayTV will not implement any kind of DRM (digital ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 26th 2008 at 12:45PM in News