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E3: Forza Motorsport 3

Turn 10 announced the third instalment for the Forza franchise. He is calling it the ‘definitive racing game of the generation’. It will include ‘memories of first cars’ and the ‘glamour of the Hollywood chase’. Personally I hope Dan Greenwalt (Forza Motorsport studio Turn 10 boss) did not mean they are going in the ‘Need for Speed’ direction with those…

Mass Effect – More DLC on its way

BioWare has told Joystiq that more Mass Effect DLC is on the way. The only DLC to date for the original Mass Effect is the Bring Down The Sky episode. More was planned but never came to light, presumably lost following EA snapping BioWare up. It will be announced along with details soon. So if you’ve been patiently waiting for…

E3: Aliens vs Predator Reveal Trailer

The trailer for the upcoming Aliens vs. Predator game has been released by Sega.  The game will feature three separate single player campaigns, where you will be able to play through an alien, predator and marine campaign.  Also, the game will feature three-way multiplayer components, where the three sides will duke it out for supremacy.  So who are you excited…

E3: Assassin’s Creed 2 Details

Finally, the game that everyone was waiting to see at the Ubisoft briefing.. Assassin’s Creed 2!  The game will take place in the year 1486 in Venice, Italy during the Renaissance period.  The trailer shows off some truly breathtaking visuals, including some “tricks” up the new assassin’s sleeves.  On top of the knives which we’ve seen in recent pictures, you…

E3 : Tekken 6

Namco unveiled a new version for the Tekken series called “Tekken Force”. For both PS3 and 360, players will use the normal fighting game controls in a new 3D environment allowing freedom of movement. Tekken 6 will feature a whoping 40 characters usable in campaign and Arcade. Im particularly excited for the co-op feature that they are including, where you…

E3: Alan Wake awakes at last

It may not be another Duke Nukem Forever or Chinese Democracy, but it does seem like we’ve been waiting for Alan Wake — the action game from Max Payne developers Remedy Entertainment — for a very long time. Though after seeing a demo of the game at Microsoft’s press conference we’re thinking it may have been worth the wait. Er,…

E3: ‘allo Halo

The Halo universe was ripe with news at the Microsoft press conference from E3, detailing Halo ODST and announcing Halo: Reach at the same time. ODST is an expansion on the first Halo trilogy, only this time we’re playing as ODST (Halo’s version of Special Forces) Marines. While the whole campaign in ODST is co-op, an addition co-op mode called…

E3: Crackdown 2 announced

Continuing the welcome barrage of trailers is Ruffian Games developed Crackdown 2, first shown during Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Spine tingling stuff. “The city is infected, you are the cure, our enemies have nowhere to run, just remember neither do you.” That’s pretty much the tagline for the trailer sure to get Crackdown fans awaiting more news. According to Microsoft…

E3: Come on join the Joy Ride

Up until Joy Ride for Xbox 360, we were a little skeptical of free downloadable content because Yaris was a joke. Thankfully, this game is anything but. Microsoft has thus far done a cool job designing a free to play racer starring avatars. Joy Ride’s all about customization and friendly competition. The game’s designers import your avatar into the world,…