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Need for Speed: Rivals has been announced for current and next-generation platforms. Developed by Ghost in association with Criterion, the Frostbite 3-powered racer will be released for Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 19, and Xbox One and PS4 later this year. The announcement is accompanied by a teaser trailer showing a police cruiser chasing down [...]

Today Ubisoft released the Mark IV Style Map Editor Pack for FarCry3 for FREE! Make your own Blood Dragon themed maps. The pack is available now for free on Xbox 360 and PS3. We haven’t spotted it on either Steam or Uplay, just yet for the PC release.

I went to GAME’s The Last Of Us preview event on Wednesday night (22nd May) and played about an hour and a half of the game. It was a pre alpha build of the game according to the PlayStation rep that was there. I was very impressed with what I played. It involved creeping through a large derelict [...]

Today EA is teasing news on a new Need for Speed, for later today. The publisher posted up an image of a Ferrari on the official Facebook page of Need for Speed, promising that we’ll learn more on 23rd May – That’s today. There’s not much more to go on, however excitement already seems to [...]

Microsoft has registered domain names for both Kinect One and a new game known as Xbox Fitness. It’s hardly surprising that Microsoft has snapped up the domain for its new Kinect hardware, however the Kinect Fitness registration is an interesting one. Fitness games took off big time this generation and were a big earner for [...]

Today Activision/Treyarch released the new update for the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty – Black Ops 2 here are the release notes for it. Game Update Notes: 32rd May 2013 Feature Improvements Added support for free-trial of Revolution DLC from 5/24-5/28. Added support for Personalization Pack Community Voting. Improved and expanded who can [...]

Microsoft Newest Console the Xbox One will not offer a self-publishing option to indie developers on Xbox Live Arcade. Microsoft has revealed that it will continue its policy of demanding that all developers win a publishing contract with Microsoft Game Studios or with a third-party partner. The current limitations have prevented several games from ever [...]

Following the arrival of Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising to PS3 and PC, Activision wanted to give you an exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of The Replacers Uprising launch trailer with actors Peter Stormare and J.B Smoove. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising is rated PEGI 18 and is [...]

Ryse has been confirmed as an Xbox One exclusive. The Crytek-developed title has been teased on the publisher’s website, alongside a countdown that will end at the E3 gaming expo next month. The title will feature controller-based gameplay that is “enhanced” by Kinect. “Fight as a soldier. Lead as a general. Rise as a legend,” read [...]

Today Microsoft has teased the arrival of a “historic” Rare franchise on its newly unveiled Xbox One. The company has promised 15 exclusive games from its stable of first-party studios in the first 12 months following its next-generation console’s release, one of which will be based on one of the veteran Goldeneye and Perfect Dark [...]

It’s been confirmed that the Xbox One won’t support Xbox 360 peripherals. Microsoft has said that advancements in wireless technology and Kinect tracking mean that controllers from the previous system won’t be supported. “Xbox One was designed from the ground up with entirely new technology to deliver a new generation of experiences for both games [...]

Destiny will be released on the new Xbox One. Halo studio Bungie confirmed the news via its official Facebook page on Tuesday (21 May). Destiny is a first-person shooter set in a persistent world based on a future version of our own solar system, where players create and customise their own characters and set out [...]