News: Full Natal line-up due at E3
Microsoft is due to unveil its “full line-up” of Project Natal at E3 2010 in June, according to comments made by Mindy Mount, CFO of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices division.
Speaking at the Jefferies Annual Global Technology Conference in the US, as reported by website IGN, Mount claimed that the company’s best designers were working on the platform.
With Microsoft’s stable of first party developers having shrunk considerably in recent years it was unclear which developers she was referring to, although Rare are known to be heavily involved with the project and Lionhead Studios are implementing Natal features in Fable III.
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News: Analyst: PS3 to outsell 360 and Wii by cycle end
The PlayStation 3 will outsell its rivals over its lifetime, becoming the best selling home console of the current generation – according to a new report by the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (SACHD) service.
The prediction is based on the PS3 remaining a commercial platform for five years after the Wii has been replaced. Report author David Mercer predicts a 127 million unit lifetime title for the PS3, compared to 103 million for the Wii.
The global totals for the three consoles currently stand at approximately 68 million for the Wii, 38 million for the 360 and 32.5 million for the PS3.
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Civilization V is very much the same, yet totally different (Civilization V)
Civilization is one of gaming’s longest-running franchises by far, with the first entry debuting all the way back in 1991. To give our younger readers some perspective, that’s a full year before the release of Wolfenstein 3D and the popularization of the first person shooter. Since then, Civilization has given us three sequels, four spin-offs, six expansion packs and eight compilations. So, for this fifth edition of the turn-based empire-building strategy series, what’s left to improve? …
F1 2010
Codemasters’ first PS3 and 360 Formula One title since they won the licence. Will feature all cars, teams and drivers from new 2010 season including the return of Michael Schumacher.
Rock Band 3
EA’s answer to Guitar Hero returns this fall with yet another retail release. Hopefully it’s light on the plastic instruments and heavy on the song list.
Project Mercury
Shank
Power Gig: Rise of the SixString
A guitar game that lets you shred with an actual axe!
New Mega Man 10 trailer featuring Bass (Mega Man 10)
PS3 Attitude: "Dr. Wily’s most powerful robot joins Proto Man and Mega Man on their quest to save the world."
Lady Gaga Heads to Rock Band with 4 Songs Including Cover by Cartman (Rock Band)
Take a page from pop culture, when Cartman belts out Lady Gaga’s Poker Face, it will be a reality on Rock Band next week as a DLC along with 4 other songs.
Harmonix and MTV today announced that a four pack of songs from pop sensation Lady Gaga, as well as a special Lady Gaga cover by COMEDY CENTRAL’s South Park’s own Eric Cartman will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii.