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Virtual Console will soon boast an array of titles from the Commodore 64 to bolster its current line-up of Nintendo, Sega, Turbografx and Neo Geo titles. Among the first titles from Commodore 64 which will be made available on Virtual Console are International Karate and Uridium. These titles will be …
Read More »iPod welcomes Pirates Of The Caribbean game
Apple has made a Pirates Of The Caribbean title available on its iPod. Available through iTunes, the title – with a full title of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Aegir’s Fire – is available on iPod nano (3rd generation) iPod (5th generation) or iPod classic iterations of the platform. The game …
Read More »GTA IV downloads this autumn
Keen to publicise what is still believed to be an exclusive deal, Microsoft has stated that Rockstar’s downloadable content for upcoming title Grand Theft Auto IV will not arrive until the autumn. Grand Theft Auto IV will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 29th, and could yet …
Read More »Rising Star pushes back No More Heroes
Rising Star Games has announced a new release date of March 14th for Suda51’s unique Wii title, No More Heroes. This has been our biggest production run for a video game,” said Martin Defries, COO, Rising Star Games. We just want to make sure we can supply everyone.” No More …
Read More »Gears Of War 2 trailer online now
An official sneak preview of Epic’s Gears Of War 2 is avaiable to view online now. The Microsoft video has been posted on Gametrailers.com. Age restrictions apply. To view the video, click here.
Read More »Microsoft finally makes handheld gaming move
During the firm’s keynote at GDC today, Microsoft revealed that its Zune portable music player was staking a claim in the handheld gaming space by being able to play games made using XNA Game Studio. XNA general manager Chris Satchell demonstrated the portability of code between Zune, Xbox 360 and …
Read More »XNA community gaming arrives on Xbox Live
During its GDC 2008 opening keynote, Microsoft has unveiled its answer to the often-speculated idea of ‘a gaming YouTube’, with a service called Xbox Live Community Games – and Microsoft has got the ball rolling by adding a number of new games to the service made by amateur developers from …
Read More »Gears of War 2 confirmed
Epic Game has revealed Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360 at this year’s GDC. Cliff Bleszinski unveiled the game during Microsoft’s GDC keynote, after Tim Sweeny had demonstrated the significant improvements to the Unreal 3 engine earlier in the show. Bleszinski claimed that Gears of War 2 will …
Read More »Microsoft unveils Xbox Live Community Games
GDC08 KEYNOTE: Satchell demos XNA game distribution service to hit Xbox Live
Read More »SAW game being taken as seriously as a movie
The creator and chief scriptwriter of the original SAW movie has talked of his excitement of working on the upcoming game adaptation of the horror franchise. James Wan, the executive producer for the original SAW movie as well as Saw III, is penning the plot for the Brash Entertainment release. …
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