Gaming News October 2006
Eidos Celebrates with Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary Eidos :: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Eidos Interactive Ltd., one of the world’s leading publishers and developers...
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Artix Entertainment’s DragonFable Mini-Movie Online and on the March
(Sunnyvale, CA – October 27, 2006) – Artix Entertainment has made use of their mastery of Macromedia Flash animation and created a new three minute...
AdventureQuest Celebrates Successful 4th Anniversary of Game Launch
(Sunnyvale, CA – October 26, 2006) – In an era when many online games are short-lived flavors of the week, AdventureQuest is one of the...
PS3 peripherals priced ahead of US launch
Sony US has priced its first-party peripherals ahead of the launch of the PlayStation 3. The controller, dubbed Sixaxis, will retail for USD 49.99 (EUR...
Microsoft to release new Xbox 360 Pro Evo bundle
Konami and Microsoft are teaming up on a Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Xbox 360 premium hardware bundle, due out on 27th October priced GBP 299....
Sony to replace PS3 controllers
Sony has told GamesIndustry.biz that the company will provide a service to replace wireless PS3 controllers “when and if” their lithium batteries degrade. A report...
Nintendo unveils plans for Christmas marketing push
£6.5 million earmarked for first phase of Wii launch At a retail-targeted event in London last night, Nintendo confirmed that it will be pulling out...
100GB Xbox 360 hard-drive rumours resurface
A slide at Microsoft’s recent X06 Korea event appearing to show a 100GB hard-drive for the Xbox 360 has fuelled rumours that the platform holder...
Microsoft reaffirms commitment to Halo movie
Microsoft has confirmed that plans to produce a film based on hit Xbox title Halo are still going ahead, despite the decision of Universal and...
New Controller To Offer ‘Wii Emulation’ For PS3, 360, PC
Named Gametrak Fusion, it uses a patent-pending ultrasonic and RF system to track the motion of a Wii-Mote-style controller, using a small base unit on...
Movie Studios Back Out Of Halo Feature
According to a report from movie industry paper and website Variety, film studio support has waned for the upcoming movie adaptation of Halo following Universal...
GameFly Charts Headlined By Rockstar’s Controversial Bully
This week’s top rental charts from U.S. game rental company GameFly, representing the most requested games for the week ending October 20, highlights the popularity...
Report: Microsoft To Design, Make Video Game Chips
A report by the New York Times has suggested that Microsoft is to set up its own research labsto design and manufacture computer chips for uses...
World of Warcraft Expansion Delayed To 2007
Representatives from World of Warcraft developers Blizzard Entertainment have confirmed that the MMO’s latest expansion, Burning Crusade, originally slated for a late-November release, will see a delay until...
Capcom Releases DMC, Resident Evil Anniversary Collections
Representatives from major developer and publisher Capcom have announced a pair of anniversary collections for both the GameCube and PlayStation 2, including entries from its...