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With the shock news that Final Fantasy XIII will be released on Xbox 360 alongside PS3 next year still rippling across the industry, Square Enix executive Shinki Hashimoto has confirmed that Final Fantasy Versus XIII, a second RPG due out next year, will remain a PS3 exclusive. Speaking to PSU, …
Read More »E3 08: BioWares Dragon Age heading to consoles
Dragon Age, the brand new IP in development at EA-owned BioWare, will arrive on consoles at some stage after its PC release early next year, ShackNews reports. Not a huge amount is known of the game, though it has been billed as the ‘spiritual successor’ to Baldur’s Gate. It has …
Read More »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 Xbox 360 and PC. Bethesda’s Todd Howard said of the move: "We love Xbox Live Marketplace. We’re happy to announce …
Read More »Kuju’s Doublesix developing new South Park XBLA game
E3 08: New game helps flesh out 'best ever' downloadable line up that includes new Bizarre-developed Geometry Wars game
Read More »E3 ’08: Day one review
A recap of the first day's headlines from the Los Angeles games trade show, as reported by our sister mag MCV
Read More »E3 08: Gears Of War 2 dated
Gears Of War 2 will be released worldwide on November 7th, Epic Games has told assembled media at this year’s E3. Speaking at Microsoft’s press briefing this morning, Epic Games boss Cliff Bleszinski walked the crowd through the title on a big screen – showing off giant new foes and …
Read More »E3 08: Netflix in game-changing Xbox deal
Microsoft’s online platform Live has been given a huge boost after it signed an exclusive deal with Netflix that means 360 users will soon be able to stream a plethora of content from the online movie rental service. Revealed as part of today’s E3 Media Briefing, Microsoft has termed the …
Read More »E3 08: Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for 360
Microsoft is cheering a significant psychological victory with the news that Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII will be released simultaneously on both Xbox 360 and PS3. It’s the first time a full, numbered instalment in the FF series has debuted on more than one machine, and (with the exception of …
Read More »E3 08: Xbox will beat PS3
Microsoft boss Don Mattrick has told the global games media that Xbox 360 will sell more consoles than PlayStation 3 – and that gaming is now the leading form of entertainment. When it comes to hardware, we’re in fantastic shape. According to NPD data, we have the largest installed base …
Read More »Too Human demo confirmed for tonight
Alongside talk of a possible new Geometry Wars title hitting the Xbox Live servers tonight , Microsoft has confirmed that a playable demo of Silicon Knights’ upcoming Too Human will go live in conjunction with the platform holder’s E3 press conference at 18:30 this evening. Too Human has been in …
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