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Nintendo is hoping to extend 3DS’ newfound sales popularity by launching two new colour variants of the handheld. Both the Coral Pink and Ice white versions will be launched as standalone SKUs in the UK on February 10th. Until now they could only be had as part of the Nintendogs …
Read More »New Xbox "6x as powerful as Xbox 360"
The successor to the Xbox 360 will be six times as powerful as the current machine, fresh reports suggest. IGN claims to have word from sources close to the project” that its GPU architecture will be based on the existing Radeon HD 6670 card. That card, which was launched in …
Read More »I Am Alive comes to life on March 7th
After over three years in the wilderness, Ubisoft’s now digital-only title I Am Alive has finally got a release date. The game will arrive as part of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade House Party promotion and will be available on the service from March 7th. It will cost 1200 Microsoft Points …
Read More »Argos dates Kinect Star Wars for April
The new Argos catalogue released this weekend has dated Kinect Star Wars for April in the UK. The Xbox 360, which blends Jedi action with motion control, game was originally included as part of Microsoft’s Christmas 2011 release slate but it was delayed to this year for further development time. …
Read More »iPad 3 looking certain for March launch
Confirming rumours that have been circulating for a few weeks now, Bloomberg is reporting that Apple’s iPad 3 will be released worldwide in March. The tablet is said to include an iPhone 4 style high-definition ‘Retina’ screen, which uses a pixel density to high that the human eye is supposedly …
Read More »XCOM shooter pushed back to 2013
2K’s sci-fi shooter XCOM will not arrive until next year, meaning it will now hit shelves after strategy reboot XCOM Enemy Unknown. The publisher had already delayed the shooter from March 2012 to between April 1st 2012 and March 2013, but now it looks as if the title won’t arrive …
Read More »US: Three Silent Hill games confirmed for March
Konami has announced US release dates for its trio of new Silent Hill releases, including Vita exclusive Book of Memories. This game will arrive on March 27th, boasting a fresh storyline and a co-op mode – a first for the survival horror series. But before the handheld title hits shelves, …
Read More »Kinect sells 18m, arrives on PC next month
At CES in Las Vegas, Steve Ballmer’s keynote speech finally revealed a concrete global sales number for Kinect – 18m units. After shifting an impressive 8m units in its first few weeks on the market, the device went on to sell just a further 2m in the months up until …
Read More »Twisted Metal UK release date confirmed
PlayStation 3 exclusive Twisted Metal will arrive in the UK on February 17th, Sony has told MCV. The destructive driving game is the latest in Sony’s long-running franchise, which first arrived on the original PlayStation in 1995. The new Twisted Metal was previously scheduled to arrive in October last year …
Read More »Lace Mamba goes green with climate change game
The publisher of a brand new climate change game is doing its own bit to save the planet by making the packing as eco-friendly as possible. Brighton-based Lace Mamba Global is releasing the boxed version of PC strategy title Fate of the World on Friday, January 27th. The 19.99 ‘Tipping …
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