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UK publisher Codemasters has lifted the lid on its 2009 software lineup, which shows a heavy emphasis on racing, as well as a new MMO offering and three new instalments to the Overlord series. Next-gen racer DiRT 2 is spreading its wings onto a number of new formats, with the …
Read More »Dead Rising 2 confirmed
Just hours after apparent leaked footage of the game began to appear on YouTube, Capcom has revealed that Dead Rising 2 is in development for Xbox 360 and, for the first time, PS3 and PC. It has also been confirmed that the game has been handed out to a Western …
Read More »Rockstar reveals Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar Games has finally answered the long-running rumours of a sequel to Red Dead Revolver by confirming that the title is indeed in the works and is due for release this autumn. Red Dead Redemption is being developed for Xbox 360 and PS3 by Rockstar San Diego, the studio behind …
Read More »EA: Mass Effect II and Bad Company 2 announced
EA has announced as part of its latest financial posting that it will release Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Mass Effect II in Q4 this year – adding that the latter title will now be a multi-platform venture. The pair will join a number of others in EA’s 2009 release …
Read More »PSP 2 rumours are nonsense"
Clearly the rumour won’t go away until the day a new machine is finally announced, but again overnight talk has emerged of alleged details of Sony’s PSP 2 – and again, sources at Sony have completely denied them. IGN states that several credible sources” have told it that PSP 2 …
Read More »Far Cry 2 nears 3m sales
Along with its financial results and confirmation of a new outing for Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft has also confirmed that its next-gen sandbox shooter Far Cry has now sold 2.9m copies worldwide. In addition, Shaun White Snowboarding has sold 2.3m copies and can claim the crown of being the second best-selling …
Read More »Assassins Creed 2 out this year
As part of yesterday’s positive financial filing from Ubisoft , it was confirmed that the much-rumoured Assassin’s Creed 2 is in development and will be out before the end of the publisher’s financial year – or more likely – in time for Christmas. Along with the new Altair title, it …
Read More »Mario & Sonic Olympics 2 in development?
A source close to MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has indicated that Sega is working on Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics. Based on the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010, the game looks to follow the success it has enjoyed with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which was …
Read More »Killzone 2 dated in UK
After announcing yesterday that a PS3 hardware bundle featuring the game is heading to the UK , SCEE has now confirmed that long-awaited FPS Killzone 2 will be released on February 27th. That’s the same date the game will arrive at retail in North America, and has been presumed to …
Read More »UK to get Killzone 2 PS3 bundle
SCEE has announced that it is to bundle it’s excitedly anticipated FPS Killzone 2 with the PS3 in the UK upon the game’s release at the end of February. Priced at 299.99, the package will include an 80GB PS3 console, one DualShock 3 controller and a copy of the gritty …
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