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News: Ubisoft Announces Assassin's Creed IV

Ubisoft Announces Assassin's Creed IV

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...

News: Resident Evil Prices Cut For Day Three

Resident Evil Prices Cut For Day Three

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:...

Out Today: Phantom Breaker, BIT.TRIP Runner 2

Phantom Breaker, BIT.TRIP Runner 2

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...

News: Additional Titles Added to Xbox Live Sale

Additional Titles Added to Xbox Live Sale

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...

News: NFS Most Wanted Gets New DLC

NFS Most Wanted Gets New DLC

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...

News: Halo Prices Slashed In Xbox Live Sale

Halo Prices Slashed In Xbox Live Sale

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...

News: Telltale Tease Walking Dead Content

Telltale Tease Walking Dead Content

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...

News: Crysis 3 Takes Number One Spot

Crysis 3 Takes Number One Spot

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...

News: Bugbear Show "Next Car Game"

Bugbear Show "Next Car Game"

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...

News: Xbox Ultimate Game Sale Due to Kick Off

Xbox Ultimate Game Sale Due to Kick Off

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...

News: Domain Registration Suggests Xbox Event Soon

Domain Registration Suggests Xbox Event Soon

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...

News: Microsoft to Unveil 720 in April?

Microsoft to Unveil 720 in April?

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...

News: Xbox 720 Odds Against to "Win" in 2013

Xbox 720 Odds Against to "Win" in 2013

...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...

News: Microsoft Updates 320GB Drive Bundle

Microsoft Updates 320GB Drive Bundle

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...

News: D3 Announces Turbo: Super Stunt Squad

D3 Announces Turbo: Super Stunt Squad

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...

News: Square Enix Announces Murdered: Soul Suspect

Square Enix Announces Murdered: Soul Suspect

"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...

News: 2k Games Confirms WWE '14

2k Games Confirms WWE '14

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...

Feature: 5 Things We Learned From The PlayStation Meeting

5 Things We Learned From The PlayStation Meeting

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...

News: Watch Dogs A Shoe-In For Durango?

Watch Dogs A Shoe-In For Durango?

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...

Out Today: Serious Sam, Capcom Arcade

Serious Sam, Capcom Arcade

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...

News: Rumoured Kinect 2.0 Specifications Leaked

Rumoured Kinect 2.0 Specifications Leaked

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...

Talking Point: Used Games and Durango - An Advocate

Used Games and Durango - An Advocate

Maybe It Wouldn't Be So Bad?

Following on from our previous talking point regarding the used games speculation, we thought we’d leave no stone unturned and revisit this argument from the other side. What do we as gamers stand to gain should this speculation prove to be accurate? It seems like not a day goes by without some faint murmurings of...