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New details of Spore revealed

New details of Spore revealed

8th May 2006 Some E3 details of the highly-anticipated evolve-'em-up have leaked out early, with a gameplay video looking pretty sweet. [0]

Prepare for more F.E.A.R.

Prepare for more F.E.A.R.

8th May 2006 More content for F.E.A.R. is coming in the form of an expansion pack. New levels and guns, as well as a continued storyline are promised. [0]

Islamic extremists using games to recruit

Islamic extremists using games to recruit

5th May 2006 Fundamentalists are using mods for popular games like Battlefield 2 to give young potentials a feel for urban battle. Is gaming swiftly becoming a political medium? [0]

Microsoft makes move towards in-game advertising

Microsoft makes move towards in-game advertising

5th May 2006 Microsoft is making a move towards video game advertising after announcing that it has bought Massive at the Redmond advertiser conference. [0]

DS Lite will cost $130, released June 11 in the US

DS Lite will cost $130, released June 11 in the US

4th May 2006 Well, that pretty much sums it up. Some details on a new Mario and general dismay at the lack of UK news inside. [0]

Tony Hawk's Project 8 is revealed

Tony Hawk's Project 8 is revealed

4th May 2006 The first screens and videos from the next-gen Tony Hawk game have hit the net. Prepare for some awesome graphics and great animation - as well as plenty of painful bails! [0]

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has rating changed to Mature

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has rating changed to Mature

4th May 2006 Modders have hacked apart Elder Scrolls Oblivion and added in some nudity. The ESRB responds by upping its retail rating to mature. The right move, or worrisome for the meddling modders? [0]

New MMO launches with cell-shaded graphics

New MMO launches with cell-shaded graphics

3rd May 2006 Seed has launched with the promise of an 'ever-changing interactive player experience'. With an adaptive world and in-game democracy, could this lend some sci-fi kudos to a genre dominated by WoW? [0]

Xbox Live gets updated with Message Center

Xbox Live gets updated with Message Center

3rd May 2006 Microsoft has updated Xbox Live to include support for a new online message centre. Now you can message and chat with your friends via your PC. [0]

Battlefield 2 Armoured Fury screenshots

Battlefield 2 Armoured Fury screenshots

2nd May 2006 Tired of the same Battlefield 2 maps? The second booster pack, Battlefield 2 Armoured Fury, is nearly here. We have fresh screenshots, as well as details of this new three-map expansion. [0]

Half-Life 2: Episode One pre-loading now

Half-Life 2: Episode One pre-loading now

2nd May 2006 Get your broadband connection primed: it's time to get downloading the new Half Life 2 content. Episode 1 is available to pre-load now. [0]

Gamecube to get price drop

Gamecube to get price drop

2nd May 2006 Mario full screen action for less than fifty quid? Ahead of the launch of the new Zelda, the Gamecube is going to get a price drop to encourage casual gamers to pick it up. [0]

FEAR gets mod support

FEAR gets mod support

28th Apr 2006 Patch version 1.04 is out. There's an SDK, a couple of new game modes and support for mods. [0]

Latest PS3 pricing rumours

Latest PS3 pricing rumours

28th Apr 2006 The Sony PlayStation 3 will cost US$399 / 322 euros on it's release in November, according to an unsubstantiated report published in PSM. This would put it on par with the price of Xbox 360. No UK pricing is mentioned.  [0]

The Revolution has a name - Nintendo Wii

The Revolution has a name - Nintendo Wii

27th Apr 2006 Straight from the WTF department. No, we're not taking the piss - the Revolution officially has a new name. That's 'ii' like 'We', not 'ii' like 'Viiv'. [0]

Valve developing for Xbox 360

Valve developing for Xbox 360

26th Apr 2006 The head honcho at Valve Software has confirmed that there will be upcoming delights for owners of the next-gen console. Or those that just like to, y'know, follow these things. [0]

Watch E3 2006 on Xbox Live

Watch E3 2006 on Xbox Live

26th Apr 2006 Can't make it to LA for E3? Microsoft will beam news, videos and demos to your TV via Xbox Live Marketplace. [0]

Quake Wars: Enemy Territory classes detailed

Quake Wars: Enemy Territory classes detailed

25th Apr 2006 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - Oppressor, Constructor, Infiltrator and Technician. We have the low-down on the player classes in the upcoming MMO FPS set in the Quake universe. [0]

Play Oblivion on your GeForce 3

Play Oblivion on your GeForce 3

25th Apr 2006 A group of Elder Scrolls fanatics are in the process of making a patch for Oblivion that enables support for DirectX 8.0 compatible graphics cards. Oldblivion attaches itself to the game and converts the shaders from SM2.0 to SM1.1. [0]

Sony releases downloadable LocoRoco demo for PSP

Sony releases downloadable LocoRoco demo for PSP

25th Apr 2006 Finally, a use for that USB port that isn't concerned with Torrents or porn. Sony will now let you download demos onto your PSP's memory stick, and awesome Japanese hit LocoRoco is first up. [0]

MTV buys XFire

MTV buys XFire

25th Apr 2006 Hands up if you use XFire? It's undoubtedly the easiest way to keep in touch with your gaming buddies and clanmates, and now it's been bought up by Viacom. [0]

Xbox 360 gets a CPU improvement

Xbox 360 gets a CPU improvement

24th Apr 2006 Microsoft looks set to save itself a wadge of cash, as the firm that makes the PowerPC triple-core processor for its console announces a move to 65nm. [0]

EA announces Command and Conquer 3

EA announces Command and Conquer 3

21st Apr 2006 Red Alert? Tiberian Sun? Generals? The series moves on with a new installment in the RTS, named Tiberium Wars. [0]

Xbox 360 - price cut, HD-DVD drive at E3?

Xbox 360 - price cut, HD-DVD drive at E3?

21st Apr 2006 The pre-E3 rumourmill is now cranking into operation. New games, new hardware, new Xbox Live services - but which bits will end up being true? [0]

Ridge Racer will be on the PS3 at E3

Ridge Racer will be on the PS3 at E3

20th Apr 2006 New reports suggest that lucky punters could get their mitts on a playable version of the latest in the popular racing series at the LA Expo. [0]

GRAW goes Gold on PC

GRAW goes Gold on PC

19th Apr 2006 Ubisoft has announced that the PC version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter has gone gold. There is also a new trailer too. [0]





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