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In the truly epic 98 page fiscal 2008 report that Capcom released earlier today (read it, just for kicks!), Capcom announced somewhere within that it won't be releasing any more console exclusives in the future. "All major titles launched during the next fiscal ...



Gamers were taken quite by surprise yesterday after the news that Microsoft would be dissolving Ensemble Studios - creators of the popular Age of Empires franchise - after the completion of Halo Wars, but it's not all doom and gloom.



According to VG247 Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce has discussed the company's considerations for a possible forth instalment of the real-time-strategy Warcraft titles. Warcraft 4. Try to read that and not hyperventilate! "If there’s a team that's pa...



I've never been one to court controversy in the video gaming industry - I believe the industry deserve much more respect ad appreciation than to bother wasting my time with shock-tactic, tabloid inspired "news". But then you discover a site that really gets you thinking, for lack of a better word.



Bad, bad move Bethesda. Bethesda's Peter Hines has announced that the censored version of Fallout 3 which was chewed up and dissected by the famously uptight Australian censor board will be the version of the game that will be shipped worldwide. "We want to m...



Chart-Track has just confirmed last weeks UK games sales, and rather surprisingly, Mercenaries 2 has chipped Spore to the top of the charts, whilst also knocking Tiger Woods from the top-spot. Data for the week ending September 6th. 1 - Mercenaries 2 (EA) 2 - Tiger W...



According to this NeoGAF post, Deus Ex 3 will see its first official appearance in the next issue of UK mag PC Zone. The reveal is part of the magazine's 200th issue, apparently, so celebrations all round there! We'll definately be keeping our eyes open on th...



In light of reports this morning by RPS concerning the development of a PC version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, LucasArts has informed the press that there are no such plans for the title on the format. "I can tell you definitively that there is no PC version o...



Blizzard announced last night that it's releasing a fairly comphrenhensive collection of its most famous music to buy on iTunes. The full collection includes: * StarCraft Original Soundtrack * Diablo II Original Soundtrack * Warcraft III: Reign of Ch...



The first batch of publishers have revealed their confirmed lineup for this year's Tokyo Game Show, and it looks like it's going to be an extremely large show, at least for Japanese consumers... just don't be surprised if 90% of these titles never reach the we...



Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Command & Conquer franchise, a series famous for popularising the real-time strategy genre. And to commemorate the event, Electronic Arts are giving away one of the original games... completely free. That's right. Completel...



Speaking with IGN yesterday, Gears of War 2 development lead dude Cliff Bleszinski has shot down the possibility o a PC version of the upcoming Gears of War sequel. "Gears of War is a great franchise first and foremost for Xbox 360, and therefore we're focusing ...



Hope for StarCraft II's release this year was always a hopeful but unlikely one for the fans, but as with Blizzard's stance on all of its' games, they'll be ready when they're ready. Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce has refused to commit StarCraft...



Leipziger Messe's announced its official awards today for last week's Games Convention in Leipzig. LittleBigPlanet, Mirror's Edge and Spore took the top awards. EA seems to have been the big winner this year as well, taking four of the nine awards. Hopefull...



World of Warcraft production director Jay Allen Brack has sadly commented that Blizzard isn't going to commit to a 2008 release date for Wrath of the Lich King, saying that it won't be shipping this year unless a "Blizzard experience" of quality is attain...



It's finally here! Blizzard unveiled the introduction video for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of Lich King at the Leipzig Games Convention earlier today, and it's as deliciously epic as you'd expect it to be.



EA's announced today that it will not extend its fifth (read that, fifth) deadline to buy Take-Two after the current deadline lapses tonight, stating it doesn’t believe that it could integrate the firm in time for the Christmas rush if it continues any longer. Take...



Blizzard has just announced that they will showing the opening cinematic movie for the up World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King at Games Convention this week, the company confirmed today. "The cinematic will be shown at 1.00pm, Thursday, 21 August at th...



Joining the ranks of the recent explosion of classic remakes is Bionic Commando Rearmed. The game original debuted on the NES back in 1998 and is now getting a fresh coat of paint. It's been updated with a HD look, added gameplay elements like grabbable objects and enem...



As reported only a couple of hours ago, a new Batman game is being created. One member of our community, Laylia, asked for screenshots. Well guess what. Here they are! You will be able to roam the asylum as you please, instead of just being limited to some areas. The c...



As we know, successful comic book based movies are usually turned into mediocre games, with a few exceptions, but for a while, it seemed the newest Batman movie: "The Dark Knight" would not be seeing such an adaptation. However Eidos revealed this Wednesday that...



It's been an interesting few weeks for VGC, watching it slowly grow from a tiny alcove of the internet into a fully fledged gaming news site supported by a mature forum community. And as the website nears its second birthday, its time to make an important announcemen...



EA has now confirmed that Crysis:Warhead is to be released this September. For once, a game is coming out it Europe first (Shock horror, anyone?), on the 12th, releasing in North America shortly afterwards on the 16th. But before you get all excited, make sure your com...



Telltale Games (developers of the recent Sam & Max games) have just announced that their latest game, based on popular webcomic Strong Bad, is finally available to buy online. "The PC version is available to customers worldwide from Telltale’s online store, and...



And there's a hell of a lot to cover. Players will be able to create their player from many races, or even create their own, and will have a ship of their own under their command, which will be explorable on-foot and can even be boarded by enemy players. The most ...



Ubisoft has just revealed the hardware requirements for the PC version of Far Cry 2, and they're surprisingly modest. Still gonna set you back a fair penny though, if you want the game to run smoothly. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: CPU: Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz, Pentium...



Rockstar has just made a rather suprising announcement; Grand Theft AUto IV will be hitting the PC on November 18th in the US this year, with "expanded" multiplayer modes to boot. “We are very excited to be releasing the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV,” s...



Valve's Jakob Jungels has confirmed that the team is hard at work on a new level setting for the next Team Fortress 2 update. "One of the things we're looking at for the next update is the creation of a new type of environment for our levels to be built in,...



Blizzard has refused to change the art of it's up and coming game Diablo III, Despite over 50,000 fans signing a petition asking for the old saturated look be returned. Speaking to MTV Blizzard said, "There's no going back now. We're very happy with th...



Speaking publically in an investor call following the release of Blizzard's Q1 financials last night, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime confirmed that the release date of the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion pack "Wrath of the Lich King" will be at some point in ...



Over time people hear of movie stars going off their nutter. Such as Tom Cruise claiming to be the messiah of a religion developed by a science fiction writer, or celebrities whose egos have inflated beyond the point of rationale. Well apparently game developers can a...



Can't afford the $100 price-tag to go to BlizzCon in California this year? No worries then, because Blizzard have announced that BlizzCon 2008 will be televised in the States, thanks to a partnership with pay per view channel DIRECTV.



Blizzard have sent out word letting everyone know that tickets for the upcoming BlizzCon will go sale on August 11. BlizzCon 2008 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center, CA, between October 10th - 11th. Tickets will cost a... substantial $100. "We have an e...



As part of a new series of articles, the "Breakfast Topic" will take important issues relevant to the gaming industry today and give you a particular subject to chew over early each morning. Today's topic: The Activision Blizzard merger. Almost a year ag...



Speaking under strict conditions of anonymity, a UK source familiar with the Activision Blizzard merger has confirmed to VG247 that the Ghostbusters video game hasn't been canned, but will simple be put out to tender. The game was assumed cancelled this morning when ...



Now this was unexpected. According to recent reports from some gamers, certain games on the Xbox Live service (which normally requires a paid subscription to play games online) are now free to play The three confirmed titles are Universe at War, Shadowrun and Lost Plan...



Some of you may remember a story trailer for Mirror's Edge that was posted a few weeks ago, which was animated in a very classy 2D style. According to one of the game's producer, this style is one we will see throughout the many and varied story sequences in the game.



Star Trek fans will be undoubtedly happy with this influx of news regarding the recently announced Star Trek Online. According to developers Cryptic, the online Star Trek game will be heading to both PC and console, though no mention was made of what formats specifically.



Speaking over on its official website, Bungie have revealed a plethora of information concerning its current plans for the Halo franchise and beyond; the developer is working on "brand new Halo 3 multiplayer conent", as well as "three distinct projects underwa...



Despite a number of apparent reports over the last 24 hours "confirming" that Final Fantasy XIII would appear on PC, Square Enix has told VGC and other websites this morning that the company has no plans to release the game on the format. "We have no curren...



Final Fantasy XIII as we all know is heading to the XBox 360. An announcement that got lost in that shock of that announcement was that Final Fantasy XIII is heading to PC as well. Square Enix has stated that the PS3 version will come first, then the PC version, and the 360...



According to a recent post on the official Hellgate forums, Namco Bandai has decided to step in and save Flagship's major title, Hellgate London, from dying along with the developer's demise. "I know everyone is looking for an announcement, and we'd lo...



Rumoors about the developer Flagship shutting its doors and letting go of nearly everyone proved to be mostly correct. Mostly, because instead of "nearly everyone" as previously reported by an unnamed source, it has become the entire staff that's been released, with a 30 day pension.



Colour me genuinely surprised, but the official trailer for the upcoming Max Payne movie has just been revealed, and it's looking surprisingly decent. Well, better than Hitman, anyway.



Rumours abound on the internet, including this piece, that the newest version of the DirectX API will be announced later this month.



In a recent interview, Fallout 3 developers Bethesda Softworks discussed the atmosphere and style behind the new title, and if it wasn't already apparent from past titles in the series, this definately won't be a family friendly title.



Kotaku have generously put put together a timing schedule of all the press conferences that will appear at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expos. Check below for the full list of conferences, so you can mark off the date and time of the events you're most eager to catch.



A series of new screenshot and concept art images for the next generation Prince of Persia have surfaced today, and the game certainly appears to be coming along nicely.



I think it's safe to say that some fans would like a bit too much creative control when they've gotten to the point of nit-picking every little thing the developers do. Case in point: a recent petition



Blizzard Poster Bashiok has posted on the World of Warcraft Forums, detailing a number of gameplay changes that fans can expect to see in Diablo III; player killing will be taken out, but comprehensive Player vs. Player will be put in.

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