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Activison has announced that a new range of premium Skylanders toys will be coming to the UK later this year. The limited edition Eon’s Elite set will introduce eight new versions of existing Skylanders characters, with Spyro and Chop Chop the first two ‘fan-favourite’ figures to see a re-release. The …
Read More »Gioteck unveils Autumn peripherals range
The UK peripherals specialist has announced its latest range of gaming products, featuring headsets, joypads and the firm’s first gaming chair. Building on from the success of its EX-01 and EX-03 Bluetooth headsets, the firm is set to introduce refreshed models of these devices with the EX-07 Kranium and EX-06. …
Read More »New Sly Cooper due this autumn
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will hit store shelves this autumn, Sony has revealed. It’s the first original PS3 entry in the established PS2 action adventure franchise, and the fourth main instalment. The release window was confirmed on the US PlayStation Blog. The first Sly game debuted on PS2 in …
Read More »505: PS Vita date is only speculative
Some parts of the internet became very excited an hour ago when 505 Games put out a press release entitled Supremacy MMA takes the fight to the streets with PlayStation Vita this fall”. However, the publisher has now confirmed to MCV that this is not a premature date leak, saying …
Read More »Gears of War 3 delayed
Developer Epic has confirmed that Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 3 has been delayed. Way back in April of this year the publisher cemented what seemed to be a firm April 2011 release for the game. However, this has now been changed to simply ‘fall 2011′ Gears of War …
Read More »Dead Space Ignition coming to XBLA
EA has announced a new downloadable Dead Space game that will bridge the gap between the 2008 original and next year’s Dead Space 2. Dead Space Ignition will be available on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network this autumn, and challenges players to survive the initial Necromorph outbreak. It …
Read More »MS confirms cut-price Xbox 360 S
With the Xbox 360 S making its way into the hands of its first US customers, Microsoft has confirmed to IGN that it will introduce a low-price $199 version this autumn. The ‘Arcade’ version of the hardware was first confirmed at last week’s E3 event. It’s still not yet known …
Read More »LOTR Online goes free-to-play
Online RPG The Lord of the Rings Online will receive a major update this Q3 allowing gamers to play the title entirely for free. The MMO currently adopts a subscription-based payment model which costs players 8.99 per month. New gamers also have access to a ten-day free trial. From this …
Read More »LOTR Online goes free-to-play
Online RPG The Lord of the Rings Online will receive a major update this Q3 allowing gamers to play the title entirely for free. The MMO currently adopts a subscription-based payment model which costs players 8.99 per month. New gamers also have access to a ten-day free trial. From this …
Read More »MySims heads to 360 and PS3
The latest instalment of EA’s MySims franchise – SkyHeroes – has been scheduled for release this autumn and is heading to Xbox 360 and PS3 for the first time, as well as the Wii and DS. The MySims series has sold strongly on the casual-focused Wii and DS formats and …
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