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It had already been confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3, and now LucasArts’ next-gen Star Wars epic The Force Unleashed is heading to Wii – with platform-specific Wii Remote lightsaber battles as part of the bargain. The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed because the console’s motion-oriented …
Read More »Wii lightsaber game a reality
It had already been confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3, and now LucasArts’ next-gen Star Wars epic The Force Unleashed is heading to Wii – with platform-specific Wii Remote lightsaber battles as part of the bargain. The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed because the console’s motion-oriented …
Read More »Win limited edition Halo 3 bundle
OK, this one’s a bit special – thanks to the Microsoft team, one of you will win a limited edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 – plus a copy of the game. This is the must-have hardware of the year, combing the console of the moment with the game of the …
Read More »Fils-Aime: 360 and PS3 price drops dont bother us
President of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime has reacted to the news that Wii has become the world’s best-selling next-gen console by warning Sony and Microsoft that the firm is ready for the long term battle”. Speaking to San Jose Mercury News as part of the US newspaper’s gaming podcast, Fils …
Read More »Satchell: Industry must wake up to giving gamers IP rights
XNA boss says Microsoft has shown leadership in letting players use game properties in free projects
Read More »Harrison quits Nintendo
Following months of speculation, Nintendo’s US based senior vice president of marketing and corporate communication has confirmed that he will be leaving the format holder in December. The initial rumours that Harrison and other top execs would leave the firm emerged In June, when the decision was made to move …
Read More ȣ10k up for grabs in Halo 3 TV tournament
Gamers are in with a chance of grabbing a slice of a 10,000 prize in XLeague.TV’s new Halo 3 tournament. The league competition will kick off on the day of the title’s European release – September 26th. Consumers wishing to enter can sign up on the XLeague website. The whole …
Read More »Microsoft actively working towards YouTube-like games service
XNA boss confirms plans for â??distribution mediumâ?? allowing public game sharing
Read More »Wii becomes worlds biggest-selling next-gen console
According to a report by Japanese economics resource Nikkei Net Kansai, the Wii has overtaken the Xbox 360 as the current leader of the next-generation console war – the first time Nintendo has reclaimed the title since the SNES days. As translated by MCV sister site Develop , Nikkei has …
Read More »Gamebryo swings onto Wii
Emergentâ??s game engine now part of Nintendoâ??s third party tools programme
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