Xbox 360 has recently announced this year’s “Your Kinect” Experience UK Tour, which will hit three cities in around the United Kingdom. The tour aims to reach out to consumers, particularly those who do not have Kinects in their households to experience the joy and get hands-on with the latest Kinect games.
Sony has recently specified the number of 3D titles that will be released for its PlayStation 3 console this year by the game developers who are in the process of finishing their products. Mick Hocking, who is the studio director of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, stated in November last year that around 20 first party PS3 video game titles which were playable in 3D were being developed at the time. He had added that more than 50 3D games, including legacy and third party titles, were in the offing for the console after it had been updated to add the ability to offer 3D games last June.
Today, Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has shipped over 6.5 million copies. While announcing that, they also announced new details that will be showin in May for the new “packaged” Assassin’s Creed game that is set to release later this year.
Considering the only news coming out of Rockstar games these days is about their upcoming release L.A. Noire, its hard to believe that GTA5 news could be around the corner any month from now. According to an analyst report regarding the future or Rockstar, and the status of a few of the founding members of the GTA team, GTA5 may see the light of day before the end of 2011. The staff in question on the GTA team are the Houser brothers.
It’s time to start booking your flight and hotel for October, as Blizzard has marked it’s calender and set the date for the sixth BlizzCon convention. It will again take place at the Anaheim Convention Center and will run from October 21 through October 22.
Considering hardware sales are down for the year in the world of Nintendo, 2011 may become the year of exclusives across the board for all platforms. This is likely because most hardware would be replaced this year or prior, each company will need to make an effort to keep gamers on their console. Nintendo, with the launch of the 3DS and many other titles, are looking to keep their massive user base intact and interested.
The long awaited next entry in the Legend of Zelda series is coming to completion, Nintendo is claiming that the “finishing touches” are now being placed on “Skyward Sword”
In the Mortal Kombat games of old they were defined by the brutal ways to destroy your opponent. This years rendition seems to be no different and will be bringing back the iconic Deal Pool arena, fully furnished with hanging bodies and acidic fatality. Check out the trailer to enjoy all the gory beauty.
Earlier this week Eutechnyx, the studio behind bringing NASCAR on console gaming back to life, delayed NASCAR 2011 until March 29. Then word passed that the racing series will refining its championship points structure for the next season. We thought the two were related.
Tonight marks a great night in the video game industry for both the games and the gamers. While the years best have one last celebration before 2011 moves in, new titles are sprinkled through out the night to usher in a new year. This page will be used to update you on the the outcome of the VGA’s, we will update as games are introduced. In case you cannot view the awards tonight this post will be available to hook you up with the details.
The new peripheral released through Microsoft is nothing short of impressive, but many gamers or non gamers may still be on the fence if this is a product worth adapting to their setup. The capabilities of Kinect will no doubt improve over time, and like most hardware the developer market will need a few years to really pump out games that truly take advantage of all the power.
Considering that Sony and Polyphony Digital first announced Gran Turismo 5 for the PlayStation 3 in 2005, it seems almost comical for the publisher to disappoint eager fans with another delay. However, following on from reports in Japan over the weekend, if recent updates to a number of US retailers’ online databases are to be believed, this may have just happened!
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