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0  Final Fantasy XIII Tops UK Charts, Knocks Off Bad Company 2 Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 4:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL This week's UK charts have been published by Chart Track, and they display the result that everyone expected - Final Fantasy XIII took the top spot. More »

2  How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 3:58 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE Voice acting, as defined by Wikipedia, is the act of "providing one's voice to an animated character." Though its origin is unknown it's been safely lodged in the acting world for quite some time now. Disney, as many of you are well aware, has been well known for its animated movies and, more impressively, as a voice acting pioneer. Snow White (1937) was the company's first full-length animated feature film made and Adriana Caselotti voiced the movie's title character. More »

0  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DS Review Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 9:58 am (EST) BY DARRYL Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing saw its release on the big three home consoles, but it was also released on the Nintendo DS. And Sega have definitely put the effort into making it as important as the console versions, which is definitely good news. It means that racing violently against Sega's favourite characters continues to be the main focus and gamers couldn't really ask for more, right? More »

0  GDC 2010: Sony Reveals Support For PlayStation Move Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 8:00 pm (EST) BY SHAWN During Sony's press conference at GDC 2010, the company unveiled the official name for their much-anticipated motion controller, the PlayStation Move. During the conference they mentioned that over 30 publisher had already vouched for supporting the peripheral, but until now the full list had yet to be revealed. More »

1  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Review Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 7:10 pm (EST) BY DARRYL While many might not realise it, Sonic has been swapping his sneakers out for a quick racing car for quite some time now, as he initially appeared in his own kart racing game, called Sonic Drift, back in 1994. Since then, there have been plenty of other titles, like Sonic R and the more recently ill-fated, Sonic Riders, so Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing appears at a time when things can only really go upwards, and go upwards they certainly do. More »

	0  Heavy Rain Enters Top Of UK Charts Mon, Mar 1st, 2010, 8:19 am (EST) BY DARRYL After months of speculation about Heavy Rain's ability to sell, the evidence has been provided in the one place it matters - the sales charts. Heavy Rain has managed to enter straight into the top spot of the UK charts, removing the previous leader, Aliens vs. Predator. More »

4  Former DICE CEO: 'The Wii Is A Virus' Fri, Feb 26th, 2010, 2:53 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Despite the Nintendo Wii dominating sales charts and setting records left, right and centre, it's still never really won over the games industry. Comments from Sega and Capcom have only helped to fuel the negativity surrounding the console, and it's apparently a feeling that's echoed among other developments too. We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Fredrik Liliegrin, the former CEO and co-founder of DICE, who is currently running a new company called Antic Entertainment. Amongst other things, More »

1  Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll Review Fri, Feb 26th, 2010, 1:11 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Super Monkey Ball is a popular 'platforming' game that originated in the arcades and went on to make regular appearances on consoles including the Gamecube and the PS2. There have been numerous sequels in the series, all keeping the same style and gameplay that fans have been accustomed to. Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll is the latest addition to the franchise and is featured on the Wii because of its ability to use the Wii Balance Board. More »

1  Alpha Protocol Gets A Release Date Thu, Feb 25th, 2010, 1:47 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS SEGA has revealed that Alpha Protocol, the "modern day spy RPG" developed by Obsidian Entertainment, will be hitting store shelves this spring. Alpha Protocol is scheduled for a May 28th release across Europe, and June 1st in North America on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. This will no doubt be welcome news for fans disappointed by the game's delay late last year. More »

1  Aliens vs. Predator Review Tue, Feb 23rd, 2010, 1:43 pm (EST) BY DARRYL In 1979, the film 'Alien' was released to the public. It told the story of a seven man crew travelling home to Earth who received a foreign radio signal from an uninhabited planet. During investigation of the planet a crew member was taken host to one of the greatest movie monsters we know today, the Alien. Eight years later, 1987 saw the screening of 'Predator' and with it a new creature was introduced to terrify viewers. The film showed a small band of mercenaries in a time of war being picked off by the alien known only as the Predator. This alien is only focused on the hunt, finding new, tougher opponents to kill and add to its trophy collection. Ever since both films were released, many have speculated which is better and thus 'Aliens vs Predator' was born. More »

2  New Valkyria Chronicles DLC This Thursday Tue, Feb 23rd, 2010, 1:51 am (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Sega has revealed that a new batch of downloadable content will be released for Valkyria Chronicles this thursday on the PlayStation Store. The pack is called "Challenges of the Edy Detachment" and will feature six new missions, one for each of the games six class types. The price hasn't been confirmed by Sega. More »

0  Aliens vs Predator Topples BioShock 2 In UK Charts Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010, 8:37 am (EST) BY DARRYL Aliens vs Predator launched last week and it has shot straight to the top position in the UK charts, ousting BioShock 2 after just one week. Not only that, but BioShock 2 actually dropped down to the third position as Just Dance held firm. More »

1  Mario & Sonic Winter Olympic Games Tops 6 Million Shipped Thu, Feb 18th, 2010, 11:12 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Nintendo have announced that Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympic Games has managed to ship more than six million copies worldwide since it was released in October of last year on the Wii and DS. It has, naturally, seen a significant boost since the start of the Winter Olympic Games which are being held in Canada. It'll certainly be interesting to see how its sales compare to the more serious game which launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 last month. More »

1  Resonance of Fate Dated In Europe, Avoids FF13 Thu, Feb 11th, 2010, 8:04 am (EST) BY DARRYL Sega have announced that the tri-Ace developed RPG, Resonance of Fate, will be coming out in Europe a few weeks after the North American release, and crucially, a few weeks after Final Fantasy XIII. More »

1  Iron Man 2 Release Date Confirmed By Sega Tue, Feb 9th, 2010, 10:45 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Sega announced today that Iron Man 2: The Video Game, will arrive at almost exactly the same time as its Hollywood big brother. It's scheduled to be released on the 4th of May in North America, with the film coming out on the 7th. The previous game was met with a less than positive reception, but apparently Sega San Francisco (formerly Secret Level) have taken the criticism on board, and will look to rectify things for the sequel. Hopefully that's actually the case. More »

	0  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Preview Mon, Feb 8th, 2010, 3:51 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is a Kart racing game in the same style as the MarioKart series. What makes the Sega title different from the Nintendo counterpart is that, well, it's available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. More »

3  Alien vs Predator Issues Being Addressed Sun, Feb 7th, 2010, 3:01 am (EST) BY COLIN Rebellion's Alien Vs Predator will be invading your local retailers soon, but gamers also have an early opportunity to partake in the interspecies bloodbath by way of a demo that released this week on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Regrettably, there have been match-making issues plaguing the multiplayer demo. More »

0  Sega Push Alpha Protocol Back To Summer 2010 Sat, Feb 6th, 2010, 12:41 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Alpha Protocol was originally planned to be released in October 2009, but as the release date drew ever closer, Sega decided to postpone the launch of the game and gave it a new release window of Spring 2010. Since then nothing has really been heard of the title, but Obsidian, the developer, have been hard at work making changes to the title. The game's lighting has been considerably tweaked and there have also been a few usability changes applied to make the experience feel more natural. However, the official word from Sega (via Matthew Hickman) is that they really "wanted to polish the game up, make it everything Obsidian planned it to be, and give the consumer a very polished game." More »

	0  Sega Unveils Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 Thu, Feb 4th, 2010, 9:20 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN At long last, Sega has revealed exactly what Project Needlemouse is. We've all known it would be a Sonic game, with hopes it would return to the roots of the series, and today Sega answered with the reveal of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. More »

0  Sega Announce Tournament of Legends Exclusively For Wii Wed, Feb 3rd, 2010, 12:10 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Sega have announced that they will be publishing the latest project from High Voltage Software, Tournament of Legends. As with their previous titles, it will be appearing exclusively on Nintendo Wii. More »