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Following yesterday’s teaser reveal from OXM, Codemasters has officially announced its brand new FPS IP Bodycount. Under development at Codies’ Guilford Studio, the game is being built using the EGO Game Technology platform which is the tech behind many of Codemasters’ recent chart successes such as Race Driver: Grid and …
Read More »Laras new outing detailed
The first details surrounding Square Enix’s freshly announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light have emerged – and might prove somewhat of a shock to fans of the franchise. It was revealed last week that the game has not only dropped ‘Tomb Raider’ from its title, but will also …
Read More »Dont hold your breath for PS4
The five-year console lifecycle is over – so anyone already turning their attentions to the possible features of PS4 can forget it, according to SCEA CEO Jack Tretton. In the old days it was ‘this thing is dead as a door nail in five years’, Tretton told Fast Company. Year …
Read More »LA Noire goes multiplatform
As has been suspected for some time, Rockstar has confirmed that the long-in-development La Noire is no longer a PS3 exclusive and will in fact be released on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as well. After a prolonged period of silence on the game, developer Team Bondi has at last shed some …
Read More »Wii 2 to go beyond HD
There’s no way of knowing how far off the announcement of a successor to the Wii actually is, but new comments from Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata suggest that when the machine does arrive it will pack more than simply a high-definition upgrade. If asked if making the Wii compatible with …
Read More »MCV Awards 2010 – the lobbying begins
The MCV Industry Excellence Awards return on Thursday April 22nd, and this year the categories have been tweaked slightly. Lobbying has now opened and you have less than a month to try for a position on the shortlist. CLICK HERE to see the complete list of categories and full details …
Read More »Apple tablet laid bare
US web entrepreneur and blogger Jason Calacanis has been spending the morning tweeting details about Apple’s new tablet device, which he claims Apple gave him ten days ago. All of this is open to speculation, of course, and should be taken with a rather large pinch of salt. The real …
Read More »E3 2010 exhibitor list goes live
The slow and steady hype machine that builds us up every year to the annual North American E3 Expo begins today with confirmation of the first round of exhibitors. This year’s E3 Expo takes place on June 15-17th as its usual home – the LA Convention Centre. Companies confirmed so …
Read More »Halo Reach detailed at last
Developer Bungie is promising a massive technological jump in its upcoming Halo Reach, which is due out ion Xbox 360 later this year. Fresh details of the title come courtesy of US mag Game Informer, with scans of the latest issue offering a long-awaited insight into Bungie’s wide-reaching plans. The …
Read More »Konami lifts the lid on Saw
Japanese publisher Konami has spoken officially for the first time about its official deal to publish the first video game based on controversial survival horror franchise Saw. The game takes place inside the corridors of an abandoned insane asylum that has been taken over by Jigsaw, and will include exploration …
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