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Watch the latest Assassin’s Creed III trailer

Ubisoft, the creators of one of the biggest mainstream gaming titles Assassin’s Creed, has released a new game trailer of October’s release.

What can we expect from the NVIDIA GTX 690

2 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

We take a look at the NVIDIA GTX 690 to see just what this little card can do

Further details of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 emerge

2 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

As game publisher Activision officially unveiled Black Ops 2 today, further details have emerged of the fifth Treyarch Call of Duty release and its unusual storyline.

Looking forward to this summer’s gaming releases – Diablo 3 & Max Payne 3

2 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

Summer 2012′s gaming releases get off to a good start in May with the release of Diablo 3 and Max Payne 3 – Al Valentyne takes a look.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 confirmed, pre-orders begin next week

2 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

The title of the forthcoming Call of Duty release has been confirmed as Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and pre-orders of the Activision title will begin as early as next week, May 2.

1982 > go to 2012. Happy Birthday Sinclair ZX Spectrum – Part Two

3 weeks ago by Michael Carroll

In 1982 the Sinclair ZX Spectrum brought affordable home computing to the masses, and – as mentioned in part 1 – hundreds of new software companies were formed.

The Walking Dead game set to overrun PlayStation Network this Wednesday

3 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

The Walking Dead, a video-game adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series of the same name is coming to the PlayStation Network this Wednesday. The five part episodic game series by developer Telltale Games is based strictly on the world seen in the comic book, with the addition of a new lead character Lee Everett.

1982 > go to 2012. Happy Birthday Sinclair ZX Spectrum – Part One

3 weeks ago by Michael Carroll

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer was launched in the UK on April 23rd 1982, thirty years ago.

The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition launches, now on Xbox 360

4 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition was recently released, adding around 10GB of content to the game – from new cinematics, quests, tweaks, and four hours of extra content, not to mention plenty of in-game bug fixes. The Enhanced Edition is also available on the Xbox 360, finally bringing the Witcher’s story to a dedicated console for the first time.

Free online multiplayer game Tribes: Ascend launches today

4 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

Today is launch-day of the free-to-play PC game Tribes: Ascend, the 4th installment in the successful first-person shooter (FPS) Tribes game series.

Retrofitting: Good Old Games’ latest update is good news for retro & modern gamers

6 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

The relaunch of the retro gaming market place, Good Old Games, is great news for online gamers & the industry as a whole.

Mozilla’s MMO, BrowserQuest, is a game changer for HTML5

6 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

Mozilla shows off the power of HTML5 and CSS3 by creating an MMO, called BrowserQuest, using these and other modern web technologies.

The FBI gets Unreal with video game technology

7 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

Why the FBI and other government agencies are turning to the Unreal 3 games engine to train their new recruits.

New Assassin’s Creed III weapons trailer and screenshots [Media overload]

7 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

After releasing the Assassin’s Creed III debut trailer earlier this month, Ubisoft, the game’s publisher, has released a short weapons trailer and some great screenshots of the game itself – which, as expected, looks amazing.

Baldur’s Gate is coming to the iPad this summer

7 weeks ago by Al Valentyn

Baldur’s Gate is coming to the iPad this summer, so what can we expect from this RPG classic?

Game over for GAME? Group to appoint administrator as industry moves online

8 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

Game Group, the company behind GAME and Gamestation stores across Europe, has announced it intends to appoint an administrator after last-ditch hopes to raise capital and save the ailing business appear to be failing.

No new Xbox announcement in 2012, says Microsoft

8 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

There will be no new Xbox announcement in 2012, a Microsoft spokesperson has told Bloomberg news. It was previously speculated that Microsoft may tease their Xbox 360 successor at this year’s E3 gaming expo.

Want to become a playable character in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception?

10 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

Ever dreamed of becoming a playable character in a massively popular video game? Sony is offering one lucky competition entrant the chance to be part of Uncharted history by creating their own Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception in-game character in a Los Angeles game studio.

PlayStation Vita unit sales reach 1.2 million, exceeds internal expectations

11 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

Sony announced this morning that its latest handheld gaming device, PS Vita, has sold 1.2 million units as of February 26, exceeding internal company expectations.

Angry Birds arrives on Facebook, goodbye productivity

13 weeks ago by Darren McCarra

Angry Birds, the multi-platform and highly addictive game developed by Finnish company Rovio, has launched on Facebook with brand new power-ups and platform-exclusive levels.