The Xbox Kinect has hit somewhat of an engagement doldrums, with only a few games taking advantage of what Microsoft’s powerful hardware seems capable of doing. Ubisoft hopes to change that with a new Kinect-exclusive game unveiled today called PowerUp Heroes. PowerUp Heroes is slated to ship worldwide this June. PowerUp Heroes is a full-body […]
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There’s a new pet game on the Kinect block, as THQ today shipped Fantastic Pets to give Microsoft’s Kinectimals a run for its gesture-controlled money. Fantastic Pets gives players the chance to interact with their would-be pet animals in a unique new way: through “augmented reality.” Although it sounds gimmicky at first, THQ’s augmented reality
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Nintendo uses Japan as a litmus test for change. And right now and for the past year or so, the Wii routinely it outsold by the PS3. In America it is little different; just replace the PS3 with the Xbox 360. Take that and mix in the Wii’s game lineup, which is the most sparse
The rumor mill has been working overtime as of late with speculation that Nintendo will unveil the Wii 2 at E3. The speculation first arose due to Nintendo having not announced any major first-party titles for the second half of the year. This morning, Nintendo announced its Q2 lineup for both the Wii and Nintendo
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The global phenomenon that is Call of Duty: Black Ops, which has set video game and entertainment records, is poised to raise the stakes on May 3rd with the release of its second content pack Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation. Call of Duty: Black Ops continues to attract millions of gamers around the world
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Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the availability of a new branded clothing line for men based on Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP, released in 2010. This is the first complete clothing collection for the franchise, allowing fans to show their Metal Gear Solid love by dressing the part from head to
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Bethesda Softworks today announced that the upcoming first-person shooter Brink will be available one week earlier than originally scheduled. Brink will now first be available for purchase in North America on May 10. “Production wrapped on Brink earlier than we planned, and we didn’t see any reason to keep gamers from getting their hands on
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A few years back, Activision had a console-based Ghostbusters game in the works that I previewed and frankly really enjoyed. After the game was canceled, I held out hope that it would make a return someday, perhaps with a different publisher but still intact. When Atari announced it was releasing Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, I
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Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns is coming to North America, and will be released simultaneously on both the Nintendo DS and the 3DS. “We’re extremely excited to be bringing The Tale of Two Towns to thesetwo great platforms,” said
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BioWare announced today an agreement to create an anime feature film adapted from one of the video game industry’s most revered franchises, Mass Effect. Tokyo-based anime and international feature film production company T.O Entertainment, Inc. has signed on as a co-producer on the video. Based on the Mass Effect universe, the anime video will tell
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