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Child abuse in Second Life?

Child abuse in Second Life?

14th May 2007 German police begin a search in Second Life regarding rumours of child pornography rings. [68]

Kung Fu Hustle Online announced

Kung Fu Hustle Online announced

11th May 2007 Sony Online Entertainment have announced they will be making a new MMO based on the film, Kung Fu Hustle. It ain't all good news though... [14]

Saints Row for PS3 cancelled

Saints Row for PS3 cancelled

11th May 2007 THQ announced today that the PS3 version of Saints Row has been cancelled, though the sequel is still planned for a multi-console release [12]

Cryptic Animation Rig for free!

Cryptic Animation Rig for free!

11th May 2007 Cryptic Studios, developer of City of Heroes, has released their in-house animation tools for free [5]

Ron Gilbert helping make the Penny Arcade game

Ron Gilbert helping make the Penny Arcade game

10th May 2007 Ron Gilbert has now been officially attached to the upcoming episodic Penny Arcade game. [12]

Soul Calibur Legends confirmed for Wii

Soul Calibur Legends confirmed for Wii

10th May 2007 Soul Calibur Legends, a new action-adventure game, has been confirmed for the Wii. Concept art released too! [7]

Napoleon Dynamite game announced

Napoleon Dynamite game announced

10th May 2007 Crave Entertainment has announced the development of a game based on the Napoleon Dynamite movie.  [13]

Spore delayed until next year

Spore delayed until next year

9th May 2007 EA has let news slip that Will Wright's Spore may not be released this year. [25]

More Fallout 3 details revealed

More Fallout 3 details revealed

9th May 2007 It may be summer time for the rest of the world, but as Bethesda release new details about Fallout 3 we are all reminded of the impending nuclear winter. [17]

Halo 2 delayed

Halo 2 delayed

9th May 2007 The PC version of Halo 2 has been delayed because of installation issues. [27]

Soul Calibur on Wii rumoured

Soul Calibur on Wii rumoured

8th May 2007 Rumours abound that a new fighting game is to find a home on the Wii, could it be the ever-popular Soul Calibur? We sure hope so. [7]

Half-Life: Episode 2 almost finished

Half-Life: Episode 2 almost finished

8th May 2007 Valve announces that the code for the next episode of Half-Life is almost finished while we dispel some of the rumours about Portal. [24]

FPS: The Play premieres in San Francisco

FPS: The Play premieres in San Francisco

8th May 2007 A new play premiered in San Francisco this weekend which tries to examine how games are blamed for all manner of societies ills [6]

Xbox 360 will make profit next year?

Xbox 360 will make profit next year?

4th May 2007 Robbie Bach, President of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft, has let loose some interesting news regarding Xbox 360. [24]

New Splinter Cell title revealed

New Splinter Cell title revealed

3rd May 2007 Ubisoft reveal details of the gruff voiced back-stabbers latest adventures [12]

Lucasarts announce new title, Fracture

Lucasarts announce new title, Fracture

3rd May 2007 Lucasarts new console game, Fracture, promises to be literally groundbreaking [16]

GameTap to go free

GameTap to go free

2nd May 2007 Some of the best things in life are free. That will soon include some of the games on GameTap, which will be ad-supported. [1]

Game designed to help combat culture shock

Game designed to help combat culture shock

1st May 2007 A new game is being tested in the UK to help foreign students get accustomed to the British culture. [33]

Sony responds to animal slaughter accusations

Sony responds to animal slaughter accusations

1st May 2007 Sony has issued a formal response and apology regarding its God of War II press event, which used a dead goat as the centrepiece. [24]

Xbox 360 going to 65nm in Autumn

Xbox 360 going to 65nm in Autumn

1st May 2007 According to a recent leak, the Xbox 360's Xenos graphics chip will get a die-shrink. [10]

Game refuses to stock Oblivion for PS3

Game refuses to stock Oblivion for PS3

30th Apr 2007 For no apparent reason, Game has announced that it won't be stocking Oblivion for the PS3. [22]

Sony decapitates goats to promote God Of War II

Sony decapitates goats to promote God Of War II

30th Apr 2007 Sony reaches new lows in an attempt to promote God of War II, with topless women parading dead goats for on-lookers. [35]

'Father of PlayStation' retires from Sony

'Father of PlayStation' retires from Sony

27th Apr 2007 The inventor of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, has stepped down at Sony in a corporate reshuffle. [8]

StarCraft 2 confirmed, kind of

StarCraft 2 confirmed, kind of

27th Apr 2007 Blizzard announce definite plans to make StarCraft 2 and promise a new product announcement soon in Korea [16]

Analysts predict you won't get a Wii for 2 years

Analysts predict you won't get a Wii for 2 years

26th Apr 2007 Video game analysts predict the Wii will still be hard to come by until 2009 and that the PS2 is still the console of choice for most gamers. [32]

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare confirmed

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare confirmed

26th Apr 2007 Activision has confirmed the new Call of Duty title will use a modern setting. [26]