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Pirate themed adventure coming to Xbox 360...

Ubisoft has announced the next installment in the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. The Pirate-themed adventure is coming to Xbox 360 and all other major platforms (PS3, Wii U and PC), with the PS3 release receiving 60 minutes of exclusive gameplay. A confirmed...

The Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale rolls on...

Day three of the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale is upon us, and today's focus is the Resident Evil series. As well as the bonus titles that are at firesale prices until 4th March, five new discounts have been confirmed. They are as follows:- Resident Evil: Code Veronica - $4.99 (75% off) Resident Evil:...

Just another retro wednesday.

Xbox Live Arcade release day is one of our favourite times of the week, and this week sees the release of two potential crackers. Available today, we have:- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds (800 MSP) With a distinctly 8-bit style, Phantom Breaker looks to be a pretty decent proposition. Eight stages of side-scrolling...

Prices assassinated.

Major Nelson has confirmed that the second day of the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale will focus on the world of Assassin's Creed. Yesterday's Halo deals are now long gone, but for the next 24 hours, you can pick up the following:- Assassin's Creed - $10.00 Assassin's Creed II - $10.00 Assassin's Creed Revelations -...

Available until March 4th

In addition to the daily deals being offered in the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale, Microsoft have announced a series of titles that will be available until March 4th for some very, very deep discounts. The likes of Codemasters' excellent Dirt 2 and Race Driver: GRID are available for absolutely stupid money, as are Rayman...

Slips out under the radar...

We've heard no word of this one from EA or Criterion, but it seems that a big new DLC pack has been released for Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The "Terminal Velocity Pack" went on sale this morning on Xbox Live for 1200 MSP, and includes an entire new area - Hughes International Airport - for the game. Also, a few new...

Four Halo classics receive price cuts...

Microsoft has slashed the prices of four Halo titles as part of their Ultimate Xbox Live Sale which encompasses over 60 titles. If you're yet to indulge in the critically acclaimed 343 Industries debut, Halo 4, then the £24.99 price should prove irresistable (compared to the usual RRP of £49.99). Also...

Writer Gary Whitta teases additional episode...

Telltale Games is set to release additional Walking Dead content, but it's not the second season. During an interview on IGN's acclaimed video game show, 'Up at Noon', Gary Whitta announced “You won’t have to wait for season two to play more Walking Dead”, and the additional content “will make...

Hugh Grant swings the voting.

Exeter University Men's Cricket Club and MacQuarie University Cricket Club have scooped a decent prize this morning, with 505 Games announcing that both sides will appear in digital form as a part of Ashes Cricket 2013. The publisher ran a voting contest to help promote the title - about which little has been revealed...

Metal Gear Defeated.

In an interesting week in the UK All Formats chart, Crysis 3 has defeated Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to take the top position on the ladder. Only 5,500 sales seperated the two, and the fact that Crysis 3 is also available for PC has clearly made all the difference. 57% of sales of Crytek's title were on Xbox 360...

Possibly headed to 720.

The guys behind the massively under-rated FlatOut series of titles have shown off a short trailer that shows off their next racing game. Bugbear Entertainment - also responsible for Ridge Racer: Unbounded - have put the video online with the simple title of "Next Car Game." No more information is forthcoming, but given that...

Starts on February 26th

Major Nelson has announced that Microsoft will be holding a little bit of a sale next week, with Games On Demand titles going for firesale prices. Each day from Tuesday, 26th February, a new batch of titles will be discounted - apparently with most discounted up to 75%, and some ranging up to 85%. The sale is open to all...

Eventful days ahead?

The super sleuths over at NeoGAF have turned up details of an interesting domain registration yesterday, by a company that works closely with Microsoft's web properties team. U.S. Techs currently hosts a couple of sites for Microsoft, and was responsible for setting up and hosting their E3 2012 press registration site, as well...

The rumours grow...

This one has been on the cards for a while, it has to be said, but it appears that there's a growing belief in the industry this morning, that Microsoft will reveal the Xbox 720 in April, at a special one-off event. CVG is reporting that a number of developers and professionals - some of whom are Sony employees - are expecting...

...according to one bookmaker, anyway.

UK bookmaker Paddy Power - well known for offering novelty betting opportunities - has decided to weigh in and open a book on which of the two next-generation consoles will "win" 2013. The company is believed to be the first to provide "In-running" betting on a videogame match, after taking bets on the Ryan...

New Games Included

Microsoft has passed on a nugget of information regarding an update to their standalone 320GB HDD package. Previously, if you were to buy a 320GB HDD standalone, it came complete with a code to download Lego Star Wars III, but that's changed. In March, packs will be heading to retail that come bundled with digital copies of the...

Movie tie-in due in 2013

D3Publisher has confirmed that they'll be publishing a title based on the upcoming Dreamworks animated film Turbo for the Xbox 360 later this year. The game - entitled Turbo: Super Stunt Squad - will be launched in the summer, to coincide with the release of the movie, which features the vocal talents of Ryan Reynolds, Bill...

"The Hardest Murder To Solve Is Your Own."

Square Enix, the floundering Japanese video game publisher / developer, has taken a break from releasing rehashed versions of the oft-criticised Final Fantasy XIII to announce the upcoming title, Murdered: Soul Suspect. Not much is know about the game besides its 2014 multi-platform release date and that...

Development Underway

As we reported last week, Take Two have picked up the WWE licence from stricken publisher THQ, and have today confirmed that the deal is done and that a new title is on the (fight) cards. The new game follows the naming convention set by THQ, so WWE '14 is what sports entertainment fans will be looking for on store shelves come...

The Future of Gaming and a Lukewarm Response to Microsoft's Competitors...

Last night saw Sony finally lift the curtain on their next generation PlayStation console and - while a number of questions were answered - fresh speculation has arisen alongside some exciting new features, services and games. Here are some of the things that we learned and...

PS4 Showing and Wii U Confirmation Improves Chances

Unless you're living under a rock, you'll already know that at last night's 2-hour-long PlayStation Meeting in New York, Sony released some more concrete details on the PlayStation 4, including details of some of the games you'll be able to play on the device when it debuts toward the end of the...

Retro-Tinged Wednesday

Wednesday's up, and that can only mean one thing - it's XBLA release day! Today's releases have a distinctly retro feel to them, with a side-on shooter and some old-school arcade goodness being the order of the day. Available today, we have:- Serious Sam Double D XXL (800 MSP) Serious Sam Double D XXL is not your standard...

Sideways poses are on the cards.

The boys over at VGLeaks have been understandably busy of late, and they may have turned up a bit of information about how motion gaming will work in the next generation. According to them - and this is still very much in the "rumour" territory for now - we will definitely see "Kinect 2.0" being included as standard...

A Catalyst for a Revolution...

The most exciting time for gamers everywhere is rapidly approaching... The dawn of a new generation of consoles. Sony have already set the date for their supposed PS4 announcement, leaving Microsoft as the only company yet to release any morsel of information regarding their next-gen system. Speculation is running...