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Worms 2: Armageddon PS3 Launches Today

Harry — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:13:59 +0000

Team 17 has just sent word that Worms 2: Armageddon arrives on the PlayStation Network today.This latest version of Worms is presented in glorious 1080p.Check out the launch trailer after the jump:Not content to rest on their laurels after a…

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The Last Guardian Confirmed For TGS

Adam — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:53:46 +0000

Team Ico's The Last Guardian will be making an appearance at this year's Tokyo Games Show, much to the delight of, well, everybody.From the creators of Ico (duh!) and Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian follows the story of a boy and his close…

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Halo Reach Deliver Hope Extended Trailer

Harry — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:30:11 +0000

Check out this extended version of the Halo Reach trailer Deliver Hope. [video:youtube:DKRlWLDWhGI]

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BF:BC2 Vietnam's Tokyo Date

Harry — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:02:33 +0000

DICE has just tweeted that it will be showing the Battlefield Bad Company 2 expansion Vietnam at the Tokyo Game Show, this is the first proper reveal for the DLC.This is it! I am going to Tokyo Game Show to showcase Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam…

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Microsoft Confirms Kinect Bundle

Harry — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:54:12 +0000

Microsoft has this morning announced the Special Edition Xbox 360 250GB with Kinect which will be available in the UK for £299.99 on November 10th.The package comes complete with the slim X360, Kinect controller and a copy of Kinnect Adventures - whi…

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R.U.S.E Launch Trailer

Harry — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:31:17 +0000

Ubisoft has just sent over this launch trailer for the innovative strategy game R.U.S.E. which launches this week on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[video:youtube:Ugz1O7IqRMw]If Ubisoft is kind enough to send over a copy we'll review it for ya.

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Xbox Live Demo Roundup

Harry — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:10:37 +0000

There are a bunch of new demos available on Xbox Live from today including two music titles. That is if you think putting records on a play makes you a musician - playing a game where you pretend to be someone playing someone else's music is too many ste…

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Top Spin 4 Announced

Harry — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:26:07 +0000

We've got the first details and screenshots from the newly announced 2K Games sports simulation Top Spin 4.The game is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii in 2011. "Top Spin 4 is shaping up to be the most realistic and exhilarating tennis g…

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Oldman Joins Black Ops Voice Talent

Harry — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:13:51 +0000

Gary Oldman and Ed Harris have joined the cast of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Harris is always a good choice for a military role, but what of Oldman. Well I haven't read the press release yet but my money is on him using an outrageous scenery-chewing Russia…

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Sony Patches PlayStation 3 JailBreak

Harry — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:05:25 +0000

Having already defeated the PS3 Jailbreak piracy device in the Australian courts Sony has now set out to defeat the exploit from the PlayStation 3 console itself.Today the company launched a mandatory update to the PlayStation 3 firmware. You'll need…

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Amazon Poaches Microsoft Game Exec

Harry — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:54:17 +0000

Amazon has hired Microsoft's Director of Game Platform Strategy Andre Vrignaud. Vrignaud began his stay at Redmond as Director of Xbox Live Platform Strategy before moving onto other projects such as getting Xbox Live working on the new Windows Mobil…

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FUEL is Depressing Crap

Harry — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:15:17 +0000

Yes I know FUEL came out ages ago - but that doesn't stop the game annoying me so much I'm frothing at the mouth. I reviewed the game ages ago then threw it on the pile of rubbish promo copies that are now worthless.Until the weekend. When I was intr…

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Mafia II Retains Top Spot

Harry — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:34:45 +0000

Mafia II has managed to cling on to the top spot of the UK all-formats chart for another week.Kane & Lynch 2 remains in second place with the rest of the top five undergoing a minor reshuffle. The highest new entry is the not great - but at least…

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Portal 2 Co-op Footage

Adam — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:27:58 +0000

New footage of Portal 2's co-op gameplay has emerged from this year's PAX.I'll save you an explanation because this is something you've got to see for yourself.The game releases February 9th next year - an agonising wait, I'm sure you'll agree.…

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Enslaved: Odyssey Goes Gold

Adam — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:23:46 +0000

Rejoice, people, Namco has announced that their unusually colourful post-apocalyptic action-adventure title has gone gold.From now until its October 8th release on 360 and PS3 you have only to sit back and wait, comfortable in the knowledge that a de…

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Duke Nukem Forever Returns

Harry — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:26:16 +0000

2K Games and Gearbox Software have confirmed that Duke Nukem Forever will be released after all.The game that sat around 3DRealms' neck like a millstone since 1997 will finally see the light of day thanks to IP owner 2K Games handing over coding duti…

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Dungeon Siege III Trailer

Harry — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Check it out after the jump:

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Oddword Stranger's Wrath PS3 Bound

Harry — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:46:32 +0000

Just Add Water has announced it is bringing a next-gen remake of the excellent Oddworld Stranger's Wrath to PlayStation 3 next Easter.The original game was released in 2005."Since word got out that we’ve been working with Oddworld Inhabitants the…

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Mortal Kombat Screenshots

Harry — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:52:04 +0000

After the jump, new screenshots from the next-gen return of Mortal Kombat.

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NFS Sun Sand and Supercars Trailer

Harry — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:32:41 +0000

Electronic Arts has just released a new video showing off Criterion's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.Check it out after the jump:[video:youtube:HPTN-3FBM-HF5B]

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