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Angry Birds Kinect Comes To PC Via Hack
A group apparently specialising in Kinect software for Windows called KinEmote has hacked Kinect so that it plays Angry Birds on the PC. Watch it below:
EA Investors “Betting Against Old Republic”
EA investors are betting against big-budget MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, due to concerns spawned by the industry’s poor track-record at launching successful MMOs. Read more here.
Homefront Single-Player To Last Over 8 Hours
Kaos has said the single-player for upcoming shooter Homefront is to last somewhere between eight hours and a full day. Read more here.
PSP2 “As Powerful As The PS3″ Confirms Codemasters CEO
There’s been a lot of news about the poorly-kept-secret that is the PSP2, with leaks and specs and even some (supposed) images floating around, as well as a rumor that the system could be as powerful as the PS3. Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens sat down with Eurogamer at the Nintendo 3DS event in Amsterdam last […]
Portal 2 To Feature User-Made Levels On All Platforms
Valve has confirmed user-made ‘Portal 2? levels will be available on all platforms, including the PS3 and Xbox 360. Read more here.
Silent Hill: Downpour Confirmed For PS3 And Xbox 360, Coming Autum 2011
The latest Silent Hill will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 this autumn Konami’s confirmed, news that’s sure to get franchise diehards excited again. Read more here.
PS3 Hacker Geohot Lawyers Move For Dismissal And Sony’s Response
The Geohot vs Sony case is still ongoing and more drama has unfolded for you. Sony has made allegations that GeoHot’s actually owns a PSN name known as “Geo1Hotz” (thereby violating PSN ToS), but Geohots lawyers disagree and are calling for a dismissal of case all together. Read more here.
Bethesda: Skyrim To Support Modding
Bethesda will once more support creativity with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As far as modder support for the title goes, the company’s revealed, nothing has changed from the days of Morrowind and Oblivion. Read more here.
Second LA Noire Trailer Gets Official Release
As promised, Rockstar’s released the second trailer for LA Noire following it leaking over the weekend. Catch it below.
Is PSP2 As Powerful As PS3?
If the rumours are correct, Sony will lift the lid on PSP2 – arguably the industry’s worst kept secret – later this week in Japan. And Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has further fuelled speculation by telling Eurogamer that suggestions the console is as powerful as PS3 are “true”. Read more here.
Skyrim’s Combat Detailed, No More “Chopsticks”
Game Informer’s ongoing series of chats with director Todd Howard continues with a look at the game’s new two-handed combat system, which replaces the “chopsticks”-like efforts of previous titles. “I think if you look at our previous stuff I sometimes equate it to fighting with chopsticks – you sit there and swing them in front […]
Crytek: No Other Engine Can Match CryEngine 3
Crytek has boasted that no other current game engine has the grunt to power a game like Crysis 2, and that CryEngine 3 could be used to build “pretty much any other game” from the studio’s competitors. Read more here.
Ninja Gaiden III To Be “Less Demanding” Than Previous Games
In a recent interview with IGN, Team Ninja studio head Yosuke Hayashi discussed how Ninja Gaiden III’s difficulty will compare to its demanding predecessors. “We are trying to design the game so that anyone can take on the game and experience the action. You can expect it to be less demanding than Ninja Gaiden II, […]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII, XIII-2, Type-0 Detailed
This week’s issue of Dengeki PlayStation has huge coverage on Square Enix’s recently shown-off Final Fantasy titles, including four pages on Final Fantasy Versus XIII, two on Final Fantasy XIII-2, and four on Final Fantasy Type-0. While scans aren’t out yet, its details are here.
