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THQ has announced a brand new stand-alone expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II. Named Retribution, it’s due out in Q1 2011. The game is set years after the game’s last expansion, Chaos Rising, and sees the Imperium struggling to regain control of Sub-Sector Aurelia. Retribution offers the series’ …

FIFA 11 will be the first game in the series to offer full 11 vs 11 online multiplayer thanks to a new feature that allows you to fully control goalkeepers. Be A Goalkeeper mode has three levels of control – assisted, semi-assisted or fully manual. Skills that need to be …

Electronic Arts has announced no less than two special SKUs for the highly anticipated Crysis 2. Launching alongside the standard game in March 2011 will be a Limited Edition and Nano Edition – both of which feature premium packaging and unlockable multiplayer content. The Limited Edition will retail at the …

Retailer GAME is already preparing itself for what should be one of the biggest weeks in 2010. On November 9th Activision will release Call of Duty: Black Ops, a shooter that has a very real chance of becoming the year’s best selling title. A day later Microsoft will launch its …

In what has to be one of the highest profile celebrtity endorsements in the history of video games, EA has revealed England and Manchester United football legend David Beckham as the brand ambassador” for EA Sports Active 2. Beckham will feature in advertising and retail material for the title across …

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will offer Kinect support on Xbox 360 when it arrives at retail this November. Players will be able to cast their spell much like they see Harry doing on-screen – by thrusting their arm forwards in a number of different ways to conjure an …

MTV Games has named a number of new artists whose tracks will be appearing in upcoming Kinect dancing simulator Dance Central. The Harmonix title is the first ever full-motion tracking dance game. It includes routines from professional choreographers and will look to emulate the global sales success of Wii rivals …

THQ has announced it will release the innovative uDraw GameTablet for Wii this Christmas. The new hardware is a drawing tablet that connects to the Wii through the Wii Remote, which can be housed at the side of the device to provide power. Players use a special stylus attached to …

Microsoft has announced a limited edition controller will complement the release of Fable III. The accessory features a gold design based on the artwork of the Fable series, designed by the team at Lionhead Studios. It also comes with collectable packaging and an Xbox Live token that gives games an …

GDC Europe: International event brand begins three-day stint in Cologne