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The Lara Croft contrast – old vs new video

Developers Crystal Dynamics working under Square Enix have a tough campaign on their hands with the latest Tomb Raider game because in order to reboot the series, they’ve effectively changed the perception of the main protagonist Lara Croft   from buxom pin-up adventurer into a more humanized gaming character. There’s a

Aliens Colonial Marines tops UK charts

The UK all formats software sales charts are in and this week SEGA’s Aliens: Colonial Marines sits at the top following a fairly extensive advertising campaign.   CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS All formats Week ending 16 February 2013 POS.      TITLE      PUBLISHER      LAST  WEEK 1          

PS4 prototype controllers surface?

Some images have been doing the rounds recently showing of what looks like a prototype version of the next PS4 control pad. Whilst it’s hard to get too excited over a pad, if these are genuine then there’s something interesting to fathom from them. It appears they might have built

Xbox 360 and Kinect sell big numbers

Microsoft has revealed some details pertaining to the Xbox 360 brand suggesting the games console has sold some 76 million units to date with Kinect selling 24 million which shows why it has been fruitful for Microsoft to invest in hands free gaming. Xbox Live now has some 46 million

Dead Space 3 is UK number one this week

EA/Visceral Games’ Dead Space 3 sits atop of the UK all formats software sales chart, knocking FIFA 13 into touch for the time being. Interestingly there’s been a resurgence of sales for Activision’s Black Ops 2. CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS All formats Week ending 9 February 2013 POS.      TITLE    

Dead Island Riptide truck rolls out

To help promote Dead Island Riptide,  Deep Silver has teamed up with London based custom vehicle fabricators Xquisite to bring a real life zombie killing machine which they plan to drive to various events across the UK. Fans are encouraged to spot, take snaps and post images on twitter using

Ubisoft profits are up thanks to strong sales

Ubisoft has just posted its quarterly financial report and cites strong sales of Assassin’s Creed III and Far Cry 3 as contributing factors to in increase profit margin over the last quarter for the financial year 2012/13. Sales for the third quarter of 2012-13 came to €802 million, up 23.0%

Capcom releases arcade cabinet trailer

Capcom are going retro with its virtual arcade cabinet for Xbox and PS3. Take a look at the trailer then feast your eyes on the features and details. Plus there’s two free games up for grabs! GAME FEATURES: Full HD Optimization -A truly authentic arcade presentation built with modern displays

Rayman Legends now coming to all

Ubisoft has today announced some good news for console owners who were looking forwards to the Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends. The good news for the wider gaming market is the game will also be coming to the Xbox and PS3 consoles as well. For more information about the game,