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Gears of War 2 to feature linked achievements

Gears of War 2 to feature linked achievements

28th Jul 2008 Epic has announced that Gears of War 2 will feature new linked achievements which will tie-in with the original game.  [9]

Prince of Persia creator making new Karateka

Prince of Persia creator making new Karateka

28th Jul 2008 Jordan Mechner, creator of the original Prince of Persia games, has revealed that he is working on a new version of the classic Karateka. [10]

Splinter Cell: Conviction delayed

Splinter Cell: Conviction delayed

25th Jul 2008 Splinter Cell: Conviction has been delayed until April 2009 at least, according to a recent announcement from Ubisoft. [12]

Nintendo debuts new Wii Channels in Japan

Nintendo debuts new Wii Channels in Japan

24th Jul 2008 Nintendo has debuted a new official game channel for the Wii in Japan, which will allow owners access to new bonus content.  [4]

Watchmen games announced

Watchmen games announced

24th Jul 2008 Warner Bros. has announced a series of new episodic action games based on the upcoming film adaptation of The Watchmen comic. [5]

Games for Windows Live - expanded and free

Games for Windows Live - expanded and free

23rd Jul 2008 Games for Windows Live - the PC mirror of the Xbox Live service, is going completely free and will be expanded to include new content. [18]

Capcom: "Resident Evil 5 is not racist"

Capcom: "Resident Evil 5 is not racist"

23rd Jul 2008 Resident Evil 5's producer has defended the title against cries of racism, saying that many of developers working on the game are black. [53]

Capcom unveils Dead Rising for Wii

Capcom unveils Dead Rising for Wii

22nd Jul 2008 Capcom has announced Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop for the Nintendo Wii. Grab your Wiimotes and prepare for some interactive zombie slaughter. [4]

Hirai: Home will be worth the wait

Hirai: Home will be worth the wait

22nd Jul 2008 SCE head honcho Kaz Hirai says that Home will be worth the wait, even despite the massive delays, hype and anticipation surrounding the service. [12]

EA CEO hates the new E3

EA CEO hates the new E3

21st Jul 2008 John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, has said that the new E3 is a huge disappointment, an opinion mirrored by Ubisoft among others.  [25]

Ubisoft uses Reloaded crack as patch

Ubisoft uses Reloaded crack as patch

21st Jul 2008 As part of an official fix for the digital copy of Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Ubisoft has made use of a No-CD crack from pirating ring Reloaded.  [22]

Guitar Hero renders mice redundant?

Guitar Hero renders mice redundant?

18th Jul 2008 According to analysts, the future of computer input could be radically altered by the success of...Guitar Hero? [33]

Miyamoto: "Wii Music is better than a game"

Miyamoto: "Wii Music is better than a game"

18th Jul 2008 One of the big announcements at E3 this week was Nintendo's Wii Music, which Miyamoto things is far more than just a game. [7]

Knights of The Old Republic MMO revealed

Knights of The Old Republic MMO revealed

18th Jul 2008 EA and Bioware have finally unveiled the next Knights of the Old Republic game...and it's an MMORPG! [40]

Valve hires MINERVA mod-maker

Valve hires MINERVA mod-maker

17th Jul 2008 Valve has officially hired Adam Foster, the amateur mod maker behind the popular MINERVA mod for Half-Life 2. [16]

Sony: No PAL video store this year

Sony: No PAL video store this year

17th Jul 2008 Sony's David Reeves has confirmed that the new video store feature for the PlayStation 3 will not be available in PAL territories this year. [14]

BioShock PS3 to get exclusive DLC

BioShock PS3 to get exclusive DLC

17th Jul 2008 2K Games has announced that the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock will be complimented by some extra content in the form of downloadable challenge rooms.  [12]

Microsoft details new Xbox Live

Microsoft details new Xbox Live

15th Jul 2008 At E3 2008 Microsoft has revealed information about the new update to Xbox Live, including the ability to copy games to a hard drive.  [20]

id Software leaves Activision, joins EA

id Software leaves Activision, joins EA

15th Jul 2008 The creators of Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Dangerous Dave have just signed a new publishing deal with Electronic Arts.  [41]

Flagship Studios shuts down

Flagship Studios shuts down

14th Jul 2008 Flagship Studios, the company behind Hellgate: London has closed up shop and made all staff redundant. [15]

60GB Xbox 360 unveiled

60GB Xbox 360 unveiled

14th Jul 2008 Microsoft has officially unveiled the 60GB SKU of the Xbox 360, setting competitive price points for the US and UK. [27]

New Wolfenstein game detailed

New Wolfenstein game detailed

14th Jul 2008 Some new details have slipped out on the new Castle Wolfenstein game, including plot and gameplay snippets. [21]

Ubisoft won't comment on Jade Raymond rumours

Ubisoft won't comment on Jade Raymond rumours

11th Jul 2008 Ubisoft has declined to comment on Jade Raymond's latest project, which is rumoured to be an survival adventure game called I Am Alive. [44]

CD Projekt launches new on-demand games platform

CD Projekt launches new on-demand games platform

11th Jul 2008 CD Projekt, the developer behind The Witcher, has launched a new on-demand games platform that will focus on older, smaller games.  [16]

Ubisoft: No Far Cry 2 demo planned

Ubisoft: No Far Cry 2 demo planned

11th Jul 2008 Ubisoft has confirmed that it won't be making a demo version of the upcoming Far Cry 2 available on any platform.  [17]

Fallout 3 banned in Australia

Fallout 3 banned in Australia

10th Jul 2008 Fallout 3 has been unrated - i.e. banned - in Australia as a result of the heavily featured images of drugs.  [42]