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A new generation of FORMULA ONE games will come to high definition consoles and PC later this year as Codemasters today announced in partnership with NAMCO BANDAI Partners Australia New Zealand that F1 2010 will be released this September for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows.

As the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, F1 2010 will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits from the coming season. F1 2010 will feature the return of seven times FORMULA 1 Drivers’ World Champion Michael Schumacher, the introduction of several new teams, and the brand new Korean International Circuit that will host the 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX.  Read the rest of this entry »

Set to rip apart the First Person Shooter and deliver genre-defining gun play that comes alive in an orgy of bullets and destruction, Codemasters today in partnership with NAMCO BANDAI Partners Australia New Zealand confirmed that Bodycount is the new IP in production at Codemasters Studios Guildford.

Designed by Creative Director Stuart Black (co-creator and designer of Black, 2006), Bodycount is being created by an all-star development team using the EGO Game Technology Platform, an evolution of Codemasters’ award-winning engine, for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and scheduled for release in Q1 of 2011.  Read the rest of this entry »

Millions of people around the world have experienced the revolution in home fitness with EA SPORTS Active, the number one rated fitness program for the Wii. Today, EA SPORTS, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced that EA SPORTS Active 2.0 (working title) is now in development and will be available this Spring on PlayStation 3, Wii, iPhone and iPod touch. The new EA SPORTS Active 2.0 fitness program will deliver true fitness results by featuring an innovative wireless control system, powered by new leg and arm straps with motion sensors, a heart rate monitor to capture intensity, and a new online hub to track and share workout data. EA SPORTS Active 2.0 will make working out simple, effective and will go with you wherever you are.  Read the rest of this entry »

Infinity Ward are trying to be cute with the launch of a teaser site detailing when the first of two promised map packs for Modern Warfare 2 will be released. To be honest, I’m certainly not suffering from ‘mapathy’ – I stopped playing MW2 as soon as Bad Company 2 came out. Sure, I’ll download the new map pack, along with millions of other people the world around, but I’m not overly excited about the prospect. With rumours that two of the five maps will be straight copies from Modern Warfare, and the cynical knowledge that one of the new maps is bound to be a small private match map, leaving us with essentially two maps to play to enjoy, only one of which will actually be enjoyable. Yes, you can call me cynical, I don’t care. As for releasing it on a Tuesday (or if you live in New Zealand you’ll probably have to wait for Wednesday) is that really prime time for Modern Warfare? I would have figured a Thursday release to give people time to download it for Friday and Saturday night gaming would have been better? Or is it that the financial year runs to the end of March for Activision?

2K Games announced today that it has signed a license agreement with Playboy magazine for a unique in-game integration to use more than 50 of their vintage covers and Centerfolds in Mafia II, this year’s highly anticipated epic mobster game for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC. Set in the fully realized and immersive 1940s and 1950s American urban cityscape of Empire Bay, Mafia II will enable players to collect virtual copies of the iconic magazine, which has served as the definitive guide to lifestyle and culture for men since December 1953.   Read the rest of this entry »

Ok, let me first say that I think I may have played with a PS2 installment of Final Fantasy, got bored of it real quick and moved onto something different. So it’s safe to say I’m not a fan of the series. In fact if it wasn’t for the publisher sending me a review copy, I would never have played Final Fantasy XIII. It’s just not my style of game.

But hey, I was sent a review copy, so I feel like I should give the series another go, who knows, it may be totally different from the PS2 days.

But lets first look at the premise of the game:  Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not like Fallout: New Vegas firmly wasn’t already on our list of most anticipated games of 2010, but now with this host of screens, we’re even more excited. We know we’re going to feel right at home in this new wasteland, and kinda lost all at the same time. Bring on New Vegas! Lots of pictures after the jump.   Read the rest of this entry »

On thursday night Heavy Rain kicked into top gear with such aggression I was instantly hooked and by the end of the night found it hard to put the game down. This was the style of game I remembered, and I was loving it. True to form, and this is not the reason I’m loving it, Quantic Dream proved that they were a French development team with their highly detailed female protagonist. If you can’t read between the lines never mind, you’ll realise what I’m talking about within the first five minutes of controlling Madison Paige.

So kicking into high gear, Ethan Mars who seems to be the main character discovers that to save his son, he has to complete a series of challenges laid down by the Origami Killer. This is where the game gets really gritty and dark – to the point where you’re left contemplating the original Saw film, and wondering if the Saw game could have ever had the emotional impact of the trials that Heavy Rain forces Ethan to go through.  Read the rest of this entry »