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Microsoft has given a fresh lick of paint to its official home for Xbox 360 online – Xbox.com . The site contains much the same info as before, covering current titles, upcoming games, Xbox Live, hardware, forums and support. There’s also a dedicated E3 page, fronted by Xbox Live guru …
Read More »Signs point to E3 Animal Crossing announcement
Alongside talk of a new motion-sensing Xbox 360 joypad, another near certainty for E3 appears to be an announcement from Nintendo of a Wii version of its hugely popular Animal Crossing series. VG247 reports that the personal blog of Nintendo Official Magazine staffer Tom East carried a post stating that: …
Read More »Confirmation of motion-sensing 360?
A Microsoft exec has seemingly confirmed that the firm is intending to announce some sort of motion sensing accessory for the console at next week’s E3. Talk of a Wii-like controller for Xbox 360 has been gaining momentum for a few weeks now, with many industry bods believing Microsoft is …
Read More »INTERVIEW: David Gosen
Former Nintendo and I-Play exec David Gosen’s first interview since returning to the console business reveals his thoughts on the console race, industry analysts and hints at some ‘game changing’ announcements ahead at E3. Head over to our Interviews and Features section for the full interview…
Read More »Place your bets for this years E3
The UK trade is gearing up for a flurry of big name announcements at E3, with price cuts, new Wii-style controllers and online initiatives expected to grab the headlines. Recent online ‘leaks’ suggested that Microsoft would be revealing a Mii-style avatar system, a karaoke series dubbed Lips and a social …
Read More »God of War 3 for E3?
Though we know the game is in production , there’s to date been no word on when we might expect God of War 3 to be revealed – but online rumours are now pointing to a debut airing for the title at next month’s E3 show. CVG reports that a …
Read More »Full list of E3 games available now
IGN has provided a handy list of all of the new games currently confirmed for next month’s E3 expo in Los Angeles. You can visit the site through this link, or check out the full list below. Expect more news to come thick and fast from publishers over the coming …
Read More »ID pulls out of the ESA
Doom developer id Software has left the Entertainment Software Association, joining the recent departures of Activision, Vivendi, and LucasArts. A representative from the company told Next-Gen.biz that it had opted to not renew its membership with the ESA, which organises the E3 expo. Id declined to comment further. In an …
Read More »$5m cost for E3 to quit LA
The Entertainment Software Association paid over $5 million last year to move its annual expo from Los Angeles to Santa Monica – only to bring the show back to the city’s Convention Center for this year. That’s according to IRS documents obtained by games news blog Kotaku, which show that …
Read More »E3 exhibitor list unveiled
Activision and Vivendi might have dropped out , but it looks like every other heavyweight in the publishing world will still be involved in this year’s E3. Organisers the Entertainment Software Association has released the full list of exhibitors, and all the big hitters are on there – including LucasArts, …
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