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Gamers are going to be given an extra handful of chances to get their hands on the Nintendo 3DS ahead of launch following the platform holder’s confirmation of some new tour dates. The ‘Believe Your Eyes’ tour will spend four days in a number of locations up and down the …
Read More »Flight sim show set for take off
Just Flight has announced details of its flight simulator exhibition, which will debut next month. The event will take place at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford during the Battle of Britain Air Show, which is held on Saturday September 4th and Sunday September 6th. Just Flight has teamed up …
Read More »45,600 attend E3 2010
With E3 2010 officially closing its doors yesterday, it has been confirmed that a total of 45,600 attendees poured through its doors over the course of three days – up by around 5,000 on E3 2009. It has also been revealed that next year’s event will take place between June …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet 2 blows UGC apart
Sony’s long-rumoured LittleBigPlanet 2 has finally been revealed courtesy of US mag Game Informer – and it looks to take the template laid out by the first game and take it to levels way beyond what onlookers have predicted. Whereas the first title placed the emphasis on player’s creating new …
Read More »AUS: Volcano halts games deliveries
Though we’re unlikely to see any delays to the UK’s continental-based video games deliveries unless the disruption continues for far longer, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajkull volcano is causing major disruptions to Australia’s video games supplies. Much of Europe is currently in the midst of a travel clampdown, with ash spewing from the …
Read More »Zavvi.com in new street date row
The Hut Group-owned online retailer Zavvi.com has once again been accused of deliberately selling games early with listings for BioShock 2 on its eBay portal stating that game is now in stock and despatching”. Zavvi.com was caught up in a similar storm last year when some customers who had pre-ordered …
Read More »Nintendo dates Q2 UK releases
Platform holder Nintendo has dated its key releases for the upcoming Q2 at retail, which include the launch of both the black and white variants of its DSi on April 3rd. Alongside the key software titles, Nintendo Points, the virtual currency used to purchase software from the Virtual Console and …
Read More »Develop Conference 2009 dated
Grab your diary and pencil it in – the 2009 Develop Conference and Expo will take place from July 14th to 16th in Brighton. Back for its fourth year, the event will once again bring together the cream of the international development community for three days of learning, inspiration, networking …
Read More »Trade braced for street date challenge
An anxious UK trade is holding its collective breath over fears that some retailers might sell two of 2008’s biggest games early next week. On Wednesday November 5th Sony’s landmark PlayStation 3 release LittleBigPlanet, distributed by Centresoft, will hit shelves. Two days later on Friday (November 7th), Microsoft’s Xbox 360-exclusive …
Read More »Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2 dated
The latest release schedule from Sony Europe has confirmed the release dates of three big hitting titles in the UK – namely Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2. Videogamer.com reports that September will see the release of Guerrilla FPS Killzone 2 and Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet. Insomniac’s Resistance 2 will follow …
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