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Did Pikachu’s Voice Actress Really Die?

3:00PM July 13, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

The news that 44-year-old voice actress Ikue Otani – best known for voicing Pokémon character Pikachu – had died this morning has been spreading like wildfire online. But has she? More »


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Remember EA’s “Project Red”?

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1:00PM July 1, 2010 | David Wildgoose

We know what it is. Sadly, for those hoping it’s the long-rumoured Syndicate remake allegedly in the works at Starbreeze Studios, you’re going to be disappointed. More »


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Mafia Wars Getting A Hollywood Movie? Not So Fast…

4:00PM June 30, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Casual game Mafia Wars might make be movie fodder. Twenty-five million people play it! That doesn’t mean it will in fact be made into a movie. Yet. More »


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No, There Isn’t A Jimi Hendrix: Rock Band In The Works

7:00AM February 18, 2010 | Mike Fahey

The internet is swirling with rumours that Harmonix is working on a standalone version of Rock Band featuring the music of rock legend Jimi Hendrix. According to Harmonix, those rumours are false. More »


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No, Cliff Bleszinski Is Not Making A Horror Game

12:30AM February 12, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Cliff Bleszinski, designer of the Gears of War series, was rumoured to be doing a horror game. He is not doing a horror game. More »


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Mass Effect On PS3? BioWare Says No

7:30PM February 3, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

We were inundated with tips this week about supposed “proof” that code found within Mass Effect 2 on PC “confirmed” the presence of a PS3 version of the game. It does not. More »


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Bungie Definitively Shuts Down Halo: Reach/Natal Speculation

11:00AM January 31, 2010 | Owen Good

Rumours that Halo: Reach might be Natal-enabled were close to flatlining of late, but the subject never got a flat-out “no.” Well, now it has. The studio says emphatically that it is not a Natal title. More »


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Sooprise, Sooprise: ‘PSP-4000′ Ad Was ‘Mistake’

11:00AM December 27, 2009 | Owen Good

To the shock of very few, the advertisement about a week ago listing a “PSP-4000″ in addition to PSPs 1000 through 3000, and the Go, has been disowned by the advertiser, who calls it an error. More »


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Microsoft Kindasmashes Natal Launch Rumour

1:00PM November 18, 2009 | Owen Good

Microsoft’s UK boss dismissed a report last week that Natal will be ready to go in November 2010, saying claims of pricing and available shipments were based on inaccurate rumours. More »


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Valve: Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Did Not Reveal DLC Names

4:30AM November 1, 2009 | Owen Good

Speaking at an event today sponsored by Eurogamer, Valve’s Chet Faliszek said the names for DLC packs found in the Left 4 Dead 2 demo were spaceholders only, put there as a test required by Microsoft. More »