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New Warhammer 40k project for PS3 and Xbox 360

1 hour 28 min ago
A job listing has gone up which advertises a distinct number of positions for a new game based on the popular Warhammer 40,000 universe. The advert states that the company is seeking \"videogame development talent across all disciplines to work on an action game for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 based on the popular Warhammer 40,000 universe from Games Workshop.\" It doesn\'t get much more clear than that...

EA: No computer magic in Tiger Walks on Water video

1 hour 28 min ago
EA recently addressed a glitch someone found in the Tiger Woods golf gamer by showing Tiger Woods make a perfect shot from the water. An EA spokesperson commented on the video response by saying that \"there was no computer magic in getting it done – just some production magic. Tiger did hit that shot himself though. We saw this as a fun way to address a glitch someone found in our game.\"

Endwar VIP multiplayer demo is an Xbox 360 exclusive

1 hour 28 min ago
Ubisoft appears to be giving away access codes for the multiplayer VIP demo of Tom Clancy\'s Endwar, but this is only to Xbox 360 owners who pre-order at UK retailer GameStation.

Guitar Hero does not need Warner Music

1 hour 28 min ago
Michael Patcher has hit out at Warner, saying they are wrong when they remark that gamers buy Guitar Hero for the song. Patcher asserts you buy Guitar Hero for the game and the song creates the challenge. This is in contrast to an iTunes download in which you buy a track just to listen to music.

This is Gregg of IGN turning on his repaired Xbox 360 for the second time...

1 hour 28 min ago
Those damn error\'s with Microsoft\'s Xbox 360 just won\'t go away, Gregg Miller of IGN has just posted up the following image which is what he got after turning on his repaired Xbox 360 for the second time...

New girls for your PSP from NUTS - NSFW

1 hour 28 min ago
Lads mag NUTS has put up some more girl on girl action for your PSP. Head on over to nuts.co.uk for the latest content formatted for use on the PSP!

Tiger Woods: I can only play games when toddler sleeps

3 hours 28 min ago
Speaking to CBSnews, Tiger Woods has admitted he enjoys playing video games, however with a toddler running around this can be quite difficult. However he has found some kind of solution, commenting \"that\'s the hard part -- you can only do it when she\'s sleeping. ... Otherwise, it\'s 100 percent attention. She\'s into everything!\"

Six Rock Band 2 albums revealed

4 hours 28 min ago
EW has learned of a number of new seminal full albums destined for Rock Band 2. These are: Foo Fighters (The Colour and the Shape), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik), Jane\'s Addiction (Nothing\'s Shocking), Megadeth (Peace Sells... But Who\'s Buying) and Stevie Ray Vaughn (Texas Flood), along with a specially-compiled No Doubt Best Of collection. The albums are due to roll out within the coming months.

U.S. surgeon general can't hack the pace of DDR game

4 hours 28 min ago
You would expect the U.S. surgeon general to be in top notch health, but middle school students managed to one-up the nation\'s leading physician yesterday. He entered a Dance Dance Revolution contest but believed it was doomed from the start as it seems only people under the age of 20 can do it and he eventually forfeited the competition.

Gears of War team grows from 35 to 80

4 hours 28 min ago
Tim Sweeney, the Ubisoft of CEO has revealed that Gears of War 1 and 2 started out with a team of around 36 people. However, Gears of War 2 will have over 80 people working on it as the company has grown and they have a lot more resources to apply to the game.

14 Olympic gold medallist Phelps gets Call of Duty 5 three months early

6 hours 28 min ago
As if the admiration of millions of the public isn\'t enough, 14 times Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps has received a copy of Call of Duty 5 which isn\'t due out for release until November. As well as giving him a copy of the latest game incredibly early, Activision has also named a character after him!

BioShock PS3 dev says Blu-ray hasn't made much difference

6 hours 28 min ago
A BioShock PS3 developer has revealed that Blu-ray hasn\'t made much of a difference to the PS3 version of the game. The game originally fit on a 360 disk so they weren\'t really in need of extra room and in terms of utilising something specific about Blu-ray, there wasn\'t any instance of this...

"Retro-futuristic" XBLA bowling - RocketBowl

6 hours 28 min ago
A refreshing twist on a classic sport, RocketBowl offers a 50's style retro-futuristic vibe, out-of-this-world courses and rocket-powered bowling balls; Rocket Bowl rolls a perfect game of fun on the Xbox360 LIVE Arcade.

Blogger arrested for streaming unreleased Guns N Roses album

6 hours 28 min ago
A 27 year old blogger was arrested by FBI agents on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. He allegedly streamed songs from an un-released Guns N Roses album but according to the AP at least one of the album\'s songs could heard legally and that is Shackler\'s Revenge which will be featured on Rock Band 2.

Sony: We can't make anough PS3s to meet demand

6 hours 28 min ago
Sony CEO Howard Stringer has revealed that consumers are purchasing PS3 systems faster than Sony can possibly produce them. Obviously this contributes to what is known as a production bottleneck for the PS3. He also added that Sony continue to make a loss on every PS3 console sold.

New Pandora case renders, GP2X Wiz battle heats up

6 hours 28 min ago
The battle between the GP2XWiz and Pandora is hotting up. The Pandora team has just uploaded a few renders of the latest case for their open source portable machine...

LOL @ Image of the day: Piracy is not theft, its piracy

7 hours 28 min ago
Here\'s a funny little image which tries to clarify the ethics of piracy, as you will see, theft actually removes the original while piracy makes a copy, so is piracy really theft - LOL?

Crytek annoyed with pirates too

7 hours 28 min ago
Asked if Pirates would have bought Crysis legally if pirated copies were not available, Harald Seeley of Crytek admitted not all would have. However, he noted there were far more active players than there were unit sales which obviously suggests a great deal of pirate activity for the game.

GHWT to feature partnerships with prominent music instrument manufacturers

7 hours 28 min ago
Activision Publishing Inc.\'s Guitar Hero World Tour is cranking it to 11 by featuring several of the most influential instrument and equipment brands in the music industry. Gamers can score in-game sponsorships and gear from Ampeg, Audio-Technica, EMG Pickups, Ernie Ball, Evans Drumheads, Guitar Center, Krank Amplification, Mackie, Marshall, Orange County Drum & Percussion, Pork Pie Percussion, Regal Tip, Sabian cymbals, Vox and Zildjian drumsticks. In addition to featuring products, the game lets virtual bands play on the same stage as many of their favorite musicians with digital re-creations of Amoeba Music, Live Nation\'s House of Blues Sunset Strip and San Francisco\'s AT&T Park. In addition to featuring products, the game lets virtual bands play on the same stage as many of their favorite musicians with digital re-creations of Amoeba Music, Live Nation\'s House of Blues Sunset Strip and San Francisco\'s AT&T Park.

Sony like to provide their PSP/PS3 serviceS for free

7 hours 28 min ago
Shuhei Yoshida, Phil Harrison successor as president of Sony Worldwide Studios, has said that they like to provide as many PSP/PS3 services as possible for free. \"we already provide our network access for gameplay for free - and the interesting thing about the network side and the Internet business is that there\'s a variety of revenue sources. Not necessarily getting people to pay, but with advertising and so on.\" said Yoshida.