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  • Stranglehold adverts banned for encouraging violence

    Stranglehold adverts banned for encouraging violence

    16 January 2008, 10:18

    The Advertising Standards Authority has pulled Midway's Stranglehold adverts after coming to a decision that they may encourage and condone violence.

  • NBA Ballers: Chosen One - Xbox 360, PS3

    NBA Ballers: Chosen One - Xbox 360, PS3

    15 January 2008, 13:05

    The NBA Ballers Franchise returns to the court with NBA Ballers: Chosen One, featuring over-the-top and fully interactive basketball action that gamers have come to expect from Midway since the ...

  • THQ acquire Rise of Nations dev, Big Huge Games

    THQ acquire Rise of Nations dev, Big Huge Games

    15 January 2008, 10:11

    American publisher, THQ has forged an agreement to acquire Big Huge Games, the developers behind Civilization II.and the Rise of Nations series.

  • Call of Duty 4 regains top chart position

    Call of Duty 4 regains top chart position

    15 January 2008, 10:08

    Activision’s Christmas number one smash hit, Call of Duty 4 has risen to the top of the charts for the third time, despite sales being down by 20% last week.

  • Dancing bunnies and Brain Training set for XBLA

    Dancing bunnies and Brain Training set for XBLA

    15 January 2008, 10:03

    Courtesy of Sierra Online, this week sees the release of Boogie Bunnies, a brand new puzzle title for the Xbox live arcade. We also have news of a new brain ...

  • Football Manager 2008 kicks off in March on Xbox 360

    Football Manager 2008 kicks off in March on Xbox 360

    14 January 2008, 09:17

    SEGA’s next installment of the Football Manager franchise is set to hit stores on March 28th and will feature revamped online play to the PC game via Xbox Live.

  • Rainbow 6 Vegas 2: The trailer

    Rainbow 6 Vegas 2: The trailer

    14 January 2008, 09:17

    New weapons, armour and a dramatically improved co-op mode are just a few of the new features we can expect to see when Ubisoft's Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 lands in ...

  • Street Fighter IV - Xbox 360, PS3

    Street Fighter IV - Xbox 360, PS3

    14 January 2008, 08:50

    Capcom has released some brand new screenshots for Street Fighter IV, the next iteration of the genre-establishing fighting game series.

  • Ubisoft gain rights to Soulcalibur IV and Soulcalibur Legends

    Ubisoft gain rights to Soulcalibur IV and  Soulcalibur Legends

    11 January 2008, 08:47

    Ubisoft has signed a deal with NAMCO BANDAI to become the official publisher of the two Soulcalibur games this summer.

  • Top Spin 3 - Xbox 360, PS3

    Top Spin 3 - Xbox 360, PS3

    11 January 2008, 08:36

    The most realistic tennis video game returns with a host of new features including an array of original athletes and robust online gameplay

  • Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game Of The Olympic Games set for summer 2008

    Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game Of The Olympic Games set for summer 2008

    11 January 2008, 08:23

    SEGA will be the publisher behind the official game of this year's Olympics, after they secured the official license from the International Olympic Committee...and there's no sign of Sonic or ...

  • PS3 gets Darth Vader, Xbox 360 gets Yoda

    PS3 gets Darth Vader, Xbox 360 gets Yoda

    10 January 2008, 09:38

    Namco Bandai has confirmed that the Star Wars characters, Darth Vader and Yoda will be playable fighters in the fourth installment on the world renowned weapon-based fighting series, Soul Caliber ...

  • Command & Conquer: Kane's Wrath - Xbox 360, PC

    Command & Conquer: Kane's Wrath - Xbox 360, PC

    9 January 2008, 12:17

    Due for release in the second quarter of 2008, the single player campaign of Command & Conquer: Kane's Wrath will allow players to experience a new story that spans 20 ...

  • Xbox 360 ready to adopt Blu-Ray if HD-DVD fails

    Xbox 360 ready to adopt Blu-Ray if HD-DVD fails

    9 January 2008, 11:40

    Following the news earlier this week that Warner Bros. has made the decision to drop their support for the HD-DVD format, Microsoft has also been mulling over the future of ...

  • Bioshock 2 to turn back the clock?

    Bioshock 2 to turn back the clock?

    9 January 2008, 10:02

    Rumour has it that Bioshock 2 is currently under development at 2K Games' Czech studio, but it won't be a straightforward sequel. We really hope this rumour is true....

  • Air Guitar spotted for Guitar Hero franchise

    Air Guitar spotted for Guitar Hero franchise

    9 January 2008, 10:02

    At the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jada Toys, Inc. has unveiled the Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker, an electronic toy based on Activision's blockbuster video game franchise, ...

  • Omega Five and Tron hit XBLA this week

    Omega Five and Tron hit XBLA this week

    8 January 2008, 10:10

    Hardcore and casual gamers alike can look forward to Wednesday, when two new titles will be released on the Xbox live arcade.

  • New television content - Ugly Betty and more - for Xbox 360

    New television content - Ugly Betty and more - for Xbox 360

    7 January 2008, 08:42

    At Microsoft's keynote speech at CES 2008, Bill Gate's revealed that the US Xbox live marketplace is expanding once again, adding content from two major entertainment partners

  • BT first to provide Xbox 360 set-top box capability

    BT first to provide Xbox 360 set-top box capability

    7 January 2008, 08:32

    British Telecom will be the first company to offer their customers Xbox 360 set-top box capabilities when the IPTV service is launched later this year.

  • Review: NHL 2K8 - Xbox 360

    NHL 2K8 - Xbox 360

    4 January 2008, 14:34

    Another year and another in a long line of NHL games from 2K Sports. We take a look at how 2K8 stands up to previous releases and more importantly, how ...

  • Free game for XBLA users

    Free game for XBLA users

    4 January 2008, 13:08

    In response to the annoyed army of Xbox live subscribers that suffered numerous connection problems to the live service over the holiday period, Microsft will be offering a free Xbox ...

  • Xbox 360 sales hit nearly 17.7 million

    Xbox 360 sales hit nearly 17.7 million

    4 January 2008, 11:24

    Microsoft are today shouting from the rooftops about their successful sales period, in which they sold approximately 4.3 million Xbox 360s in the last three months of 2007.

  • Far Cry 2 confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3

    Far Cry 2 confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3

    4 January 2008, 09:22

    We already knew that Ubisoft's first person shooter Far Cry 2 was coming to PC in 2008, but now the publisher has confirmed that the sequel to the popular franchise ...

  • 20 great videogames on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC for 2008

    20 great videogames on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC for 2008

    3 January 2008, 13:31

    There are plenty of great looking games to look forward to in 2008 that aren’t on this list, but I've pondered away and chosen 20 games that I'm really looking ...

  • SEGA Superstars Tennis - Xbox 360

    SEGA Superstars Tennis - Xbox 360

    3 January 2008, 13:02

    SEGA Superstars Tennis, a game that brings together some of the most treasured and well known characters from the SEGA universe, in some of the most unusual courts and outrageous ...

  • A new racer on the block - Crash Time for Xbox 360

    A new racer on the block - Crash Time for Xbox 360

    3 January 2008, 09:53

    There's a new arcade racer on the block! From Synetic, the German developer behind the World Racing series comes Crash Time, a fast-paced racer featuring hair-brained stunts and big crashes.

  • HD-DVD ready Xbox 360 Ultimate at CES 2008?

    HD-DVD ready Xbox 360 Ultimate at CES 2008?

    3 January 2008, 09:15

    Next week sees the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and rumours are growing that Microsoft has some big news planned for Bill Gate's keynote speech.

  • MX vs ATV Untamed - Xbox 360/PS3

    MX vs ATV Untamed - Xbox 360/PS3

    2 January 2008, 12:53

    In MX vs ATV Untamed, players will compete in new event types, race with all-new vehicles and experience the ultimate X-Cross career mode, where they must master all eight vehicles, ...

  • Eidos pen sequel to Battlestations Midway

    Eidos pen sequel to Battlestations Midway

    2 January 2008, 11:29

    It looks as though Eidos are set to expand their Battlestations series following the discovery that the company has trademarked the name Battlestations Pacific.

  • The best videogames of 2007

    The best videogames of 2007

    31 December 2007, 10:44

    What a year it’s been for videogames; the best year ever some are saying. We’re inclined to agree as it took us ages to narrow our list down of the ...

  • Review: Unreal Tournament 3 - PC

    Unreal Tournament 3 - PC

    24 December 2007, 09:52

    We take a look at Unreal Tournament 3 and find that, under the hype and the pretty graphics, there's little new and a lot that's frustrating, annoying and in some ...

  • PS3 UT3 user generated content hits net

    PS3 UT3 user generated content hits net

    21 December 2007, 10:12

    UK-based graphic designer, Thomas Browett has become the first gamer to create content for the Playstation 3 version of Unreal Tournament 3.

  • Mass Effect (2) Ascension coming to Xbox 360?

    Mass Effect (2) Ascension coming to Xbox 360?

    21 December 2007, 09:09

    Rumours that Electronic Art's recent acquisition of Bioware Corp, would affect the development of the Mass Effect triogy have today been debunked, following confirmation that the second game is in ...