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The developer of Supreme Commander, Gas Powered Games, has stated that its successful PC RTS Supreme Commander is heading to consoles – though it appears that neither Gas Powered nor former publisher THQ will be involved. Pro-G reports that destination platforms have not yet been confirmed, though it is believed …
Read More »Army of Two delayed until 08
Just days before its proposed European release, publisher Electronic Arts has confirmed that it’s co-op based next-gen shooter Army of Two has been delayed until next year. Head of EA Games Frank Gibeau stated: Army of Two has potential to become a lasting EA franchise, so getting the first title …
Read More »Family Xbox Arcade bundle confirmed
One of the worst kept secrets from camp Microsoft is finally official with the news that the Xbox Arcade bundle is real and heading to European retailers this Friday (October 26th). The package includes an Xbox 360 console, a wireless joypad, an HDMI connection, a 256MB memory card and five …
Read More »MySpace aims for gaming
MySpace has forged a deal with casual games developer Oberon Media to create a new gaming channel on the social networking site. The deal let users of News Corps’ site add games from Oberon’s catalogue and embed them in their MySpace profiles, reports Reuters. Called MySpace Games, the channel will …
Read More »Football Manager outflanks opposition
The UK’s obsession with all things football continues this week with one sports sim, EA’s multi-format FIFA 08, being dislodged by another, Sega’s Football Manager 2008, at the top of the ChartTrack All Formats UK Top 40. It’s Sega’s first number one since the release of last year’s Football Manager, …
Read More »Ubisofts Haze campaign gets Korny
Ahead of the release of its PS3 shooter Haze next month, Ubisoft has teamed up with hard rock outfit Korn to help promote the game. The band has recorded an original song that was ‘inspired’ by the game, and it will be released on the radio and via video to …
Read More »FIFA 08 dominates across Europe
The latest chart data from Media Control Gfk shows that EA football sim FIFA 08 continues to ride high in the Spanish and German charts – and it’s the PS2 version that is proving the most popular, outperforming all of the next-gen iterations. In fact, aside from the presence of …
Read More »Is the end in sight for PS2?
Jeetil Patel, analyst for Deutsche Bank, has claimed that the most successful console the world has ever seen, the PS2, could be finally approaching the end of its days following the publication of NPD’s September sales figures for the US. GameDaily quotes Patel as saying: PlayStation 2 software sales fell …
Read More »Activision backs anti-bullying initiative
Hot on the heels of the release of its kid-friendly superhero outing Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, US publisher Activision has joined forces with anti-bullying body bullying.co.uk which will promote a whole range of initiatives. Ahead of the national anti-bullying week next month, Activision will be giving away copies of the …
Read More »Violence in Games SPECIAL REPORT
Whether it’s the banning of Rockstar’s Manhunt 2, the requested editing of Codemasters’ Clive Barker’s Jericho, the hot coffee scandal that recently enveloped Grand Theft Auto or the recently announced government investigation into the issue, violence in games has never been a bigger issue than it is now. As part …
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