Announcement News, Announcement Features

Being called "the best Call of Duty we've ever made"

Closing out the Xbox Event today was the highly anticipated first look at Call of Duty: Ghosts on the new Xbox One. Developed by Infinity Ward, the new Call of Duty boasts an all-new redesigned engine for the next-generation that promises high resolution character models and weapons. In a...

It was due to release on the 25th of April, but after being delayed, apparently released, and then delayed again, interesting-looking thief 'em up Monaco: What's Yours is Mine will finally hit Xbox Live Arcade on Friday, May 10th. The news was confirmed on the game's official Twitter feed

Xbox 360 version, and next-gen likely.

Activision has formally confirmed that Infinity Ward are developing Call of Duty: Ghosts and it will be released worldwide on November 5th. Currently, the game is confirmed as headed to the Xbox 360. Interestingly though, it has been confirmed that the game will be shown at Microsoft's next-generation Xbox...

Taking a step back in time...

BioShock 2 developers 2K Marin have been hard at work on a new entry in the XCOM series, it was revealed today. The new game - The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is due for release on August 20th in the UK (August 23rd in the US) and is set in 1962, at the height of the Cold War. This is more of an origin story than...

"The boys are gonna do it all" - apparently.

Majesco has confirmed that they're hard at work on a new Phineas and Ferb title for the 360, which is set to release later in the summer. Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff will feature multiple gameplay modes, most of which feature a cool piece of transport known as the All-Terrain Transformatron...

WB Montreal Take The Reigns

This month's GameInformer has outed a big new title, in the form of Batman: Arkham Origins. The game is due to be released in October, and Warner Bros. Montreal have grabbed the developmental reigns from RockSteady, who have worked on the last two Arkham titles. Little is known about the game as yet, apart from the facts...

Sam In Focus

The "Jetstream" DLC pack for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has gone live today, Konami has confirmed. The new pack focuses on Samuel Rodrigues - who players will already be familiar with from the main game as the guy that tries to kill Raiden several times, including atop a moving train. The DLC promises to uncover the hidden story...

Coming in May

After being outed by EBGames Australia last month, it appears that Activision's videogame take on the Fast and The Furious movie franchise is indeed in the works. Three new screenshots from Fast and Furious: Showdown have been dropped today by Activision themselves, along with a packshot that confirms that the game is heading to Xbox...

Inscrutable success leads to expansion

The absolutely baffling success of the generally average-at-best "Simulator" range of titles from Focus Home Interactive has led the company to reach out to console players today, as they have confirmed that Farming Simulator is coming to the Xbox 360 in September. The game comes from a long line of budget PC...

Arriving in July

Tecmo Koei has confirmed that they'll be bringing the latest entry in the Dynasty Warriors series to the Xbox 360 on July 12th. Dynasty Warriors 8 will - not unsurprisingly - follow the same formula as the previous games in the series, with that familiar extreme hack-and-slash gameplay once again being the focus. The stories of the...

Get swingin'!

EA Tiburon have released the boxart for the next version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and in doing so, have confirmed that the game will feature Kinect support. In addition to motion control, a classic 1960s version of the king of the swing - Arnold Palmer - will join the roster, alongside a handful of younger talent such as Keegan...

First title cancelled...

Independent developer Biart has released a statement confirming that they are working on bringing the second title in their Depth Hunter series to Kinect. The first title was confirmed as being in development for Kinect earlier in the year, but those plans have now been shelved, despite the game's successful launch on PC...

Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, Pagani - Oh My!

Turn 10 Studios has confirmed details of Forza Horizon's VIP Membership programme. The VIP package is included with the Limited Collector's Edition of the game, which has an RRP of £59.99 in the UK, as opposed to the standard edition's £49.99 price tag. We would assume that the VIP Membership will be able...