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Rumour: Forza 3 Only 10 Months Away

By Nick De Bruyne
February 17, 2009
in :  Gaming
14

A source of Videogaming247 has informed them that Microsoft is looking to release Forza 3 this Christmas. While nothing is confirmed, and Microsoft has yet to even comment on the game’s existance, it seems really likely that they will be aiming to have a new exclusive out this December to strengthen their line-up. If the leaked information from last June …

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Microsoft following Sony down a dead end street?

By Gavin Mannion
February 16, 2009
in :  Gaming
3

Okay hands up who can see that I made that image myself? The point behind me showing off my terrible graphical abilities is simply this. Sony has recently announced that they are closing down the Sony Style flagship store which was also the only PlayStation store in existence. The Metreon store has been the scene of many a PS3/PS2/PSP launch …

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Halo Wars Marketing Strategy Made Simple!

By Nick De Bruyne
February 2, 2009
in :  Gaming
5

New Halo 3 Map Pack = Carrot. You = Donkey. Halo Wars = Final Destination. Yes, we are all donkeys it seems. Ok, not all of us, only raging Halo 3 fans, and if you haven’t noticed, there are absolutely tons of ’em. So information has been released that gives details about the upcoming Mythic Map Pack, which adds 3 …

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Halo Wars Gameplay Footage – And a lot of it

By Nick De Bruyne
January 30, 2009
in :  Gaming
1

Youtube user NextGenReport has posted up a string of videos showing off a total of 35 minutes of gameplay from the up and coming Xbox 360 RTS, Halo Wars. From the video it is clear to see that the overall feel of the interface and music are sticking very closely to that of the FPS series, which is probably a …

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Killzone 2: The best thing to happen to the Xbox 360

By Nick De Bruyne
January 29, 2009
in :  Gaming
137

Last night, I popped into Metacritic.com to see what the Killzone 2 reviews were saying and was not surprised at all to see that the scores were hitting the ceiling (although the fact that of the first 5 reviews, 3 were from official Playstation Magazines). The game is scoring a 98% metacritic score at the time of writing, with three …

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Microsoft Layoffs – Update

By Karl
January 26, 2009
in :  Uncategorised
1

We have already reported  that Microsoft was sending 5000 employees home with their last paycheck soon. Word has just come in saying Aces Game Studio, they made the Flight Simulator games, were amongst the casualties and will be closed completely. Does this mean the death of the Flight Sim games?No, says Microsoft PR person Kelda Rericha. She said (via IGN) …

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Microsoft slashes 5000 jobs

By Gavin Mannion
January 23, 2009
in :  Gaming
2

We posted a little while back on the rumour that Microsoft may be slashing 15 000 jobs. At that time I did say that I found it to be highly unlikely and while job cuts were likely, I expected it to be far fewer and closer to the 9000 mark. Well it seems that I was overly pessimistic, as overnight …

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Now now, children… Pachter puts an end to the squabbling.

By Geoffrey Tim
January 22, 2009
in :  Gaming
0

Whenever there are prospects of a good fight people gather around, spurring on the combatants, driven by a macabre desire to see gratuitous violence and a maybe even a little blood. Inevitably there is always some spoilsport who comes along trying to maintain some semblance of peace and harmony, ruining it for the rest of us. Today, that person is …

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