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The wait has been a long one and whilst Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 should be with us by the spring, boss Kazunori Yamauchi has claimed that his studio could in theory release the game at any moment should it choose to. The scale of this title is just dizzying, …
Read More »Mario and Zelda dated
Nintendo has confirmed the release date for two of its biggest releases this Q4 – multiplayer Wii platformer New Super Mario Bros and DS adventure outing The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The former will be available from November 20th in the UK. Anyone familiar with New Super Mario Bros …
Read More »Wii Fit Plus gets UK date
It might not have the headline generating potential of the likes of Modern Warfare 2 or FIFA 10, but there are few titles retailers will be as keen to get onto shelves as Wii Fit Plus – and they won’t have to wait long, either. Eurogamer reports that the game …
Read More »Big names invest in OnLive
Pioneering streaming games service OnLive has won the affections of a number of high-profile backers as the service gears up for what it is now calling a ‘winter’ launch. Amongst the names pumping cash into the fledgling service are the likes of North American telecoms provider AT&T and multimedia giant …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 to miss 2009
Hopes that Sony’s long-awaited next-gen racer Gran Turismo 5 would arrive at retail in time for Christmas appear to have been scuppered by the news that it will be released in Japan in March 2010. An earlier release in either North America or Europe is not yet completely out of …
Read More »Super Mario Bros Wii dated
Nintendo’s multiplayer-orientated platform outing Super Mario Bros Wii will be released this year in both Europe and North America, it has been confirmed. The game will arrive at US retail on November 15th and then, according to as of yet unconfirmed reports, in European outlets on November 27th.UPDATE:VG247 has since …
Read More »Uncharted 2 gets UK date
The wait for a UK release date for Sony’s PS3 exclusive action outing Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves is finally over – Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer that the game will be released on October 16th. Talk amongst those in the know in the UK industry is pegging Uncharted 2 as …
Read More »March release for PS3 Motion Controller
Following on from the shock news of PS2 and Dreamcast titles on PSN, it has also been revealed that Sony’s PS3 motion controller will be released in Japan in March 2010. Furthermore, Sony has targeted global sales of between 4m and 5m for its upcoming gesture-sensing peripheral. In addition, Sony …
Read More »Gameswipe airing next week
The long-awaited Gameswipe from Charlie Brooker will be aired on UK TV on September 29th, it has been confirmed. Those looking to see what acclaimed journalist Brooker has come up with will need to tune into BBC4 at 10:00pm, Tuesday 29th September. The show will be repeated on BBC4 on …
Read More »Blur delayed until 2010
As many had expected, publisher Activision Blizzard has officially delayed its upcoming racer Blur, with the racer now scheduled for release some time in 2010. Blur is Bizarre Creation’s first title since it was acquired by Activision, leaving behind both its affiliation with Microsoft and the rights to the Project …
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