·         Kollectible Figurine of Scorpion and Sub-Zero
·         Exclusive Art Book: 110+ page book detailing The Art of Mortal Kombat, featuring original concept sketches and game art.
·         Exclusive in-game Retro Ninja Costume: Alternate in-game costume for Ermac inspired by the original character designs.
·         Xbox 360 exclusive: Customize your Xbox LIVE avatar with Mortal Kombat inspired costumes.
·         PS3 exclusive: Mortal Kombat avatars and themes.

The Mortal Kombat Kollector’s Edition can be pre-ordered in the UK right now from:

GAME - http://bit.ly/gfBkVR

GameStation - http://bit.ly/g61OCB

Mortal Kombat is the most brutal instalment of the landmark fighting game to-date and is set for release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on 21^ST April 2011 in the UK.

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But when Dr. Fyodor Malikov arrives with a desperate plan, he sets into motions the events of Resistance 3, the third installment in the popular full-featured first-person shooter series. Resistance 3 is created by critically-acclaimed developer Insomniac Games exclusively for the PS3 system.

Set in a brutal, alternate 1950s universe, America has been successfully conquered and destroyed by the deadly Chimeran race, forcing the last remaining human survivors to seek refuge in hiding. Players must take on the role of Joseph Capelli, the last surviving Sentinel from a clandestine military program, as he comes out of hiding to journey across a land of ruin in a heroic fight for survival against the merciless Chimera. In addition to an epic single-player campaign, Resistance 3 will offer two-player online or split-screen co-op through the single-player campaign, and a new, focused progression-based multiplayer experience.

STORYLINE:
It’s August1957, four years after the conclusion of Resistance 2 that left Lieutenant Nathan Hale dead on the battlefield against the invading Chimeran race. Joseph Capelli has been dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army for killing Hale. With the Chimera completely occupying the planet, Capelli has given up on the seemingly hopeless fight and has retreated into hiding underground with his wife and young son in Haven, Oklahoma. But as the climate of the planet continues to collapse, scientist Dr. Fyodor Malikov finds Capelli with a plan to deliver a devastating blow against the occupying Chimeran force. In order to protect his family, Capelli must leave them behind and embark on a harrowing mission across the country to New York City. Along the way, he and Malikov will encounter the survivors and remnants left in the aftermath of the brutal Chimeran invasion.

KEY FEATURES:
·         Journey as mankind’s last hope, Joseph Capelli, across a devastated America, making your way from Haven, Oklahoma to New York City.
·         Resistance 3 returns with a fully loaded arsenal of innovative weapons, including classics like the Bullseye, Auger, Rossmore, and Marksman, and increase the firepower of each with a new weapon upgrade system. With the return of the fan-favorite weapon wheel, players now have access to the entire sandbox of weaponry, giving them strategic choices for any situation they encounter.
·         Engage smarter and more agile Chimeran enemies – due to Insomniac’s new awareness and cinematic traversal technology that gives the Chimera the ability to traverse any environment to reach you: nowhere is safe. Newly evolved Chimeran species – such as the powerful, leaping Longlegs – are larger and more deadly than ever.
·         Two-player online and local/split-screen co-op gameplay allows players to team up with a friend during Capelli’s journey to New York.
·         A new, more focused, progression-based multiplayer experience builds on Insomniac’s multiplayer pedigree, while allowing players to take part in the global resistance by battling in locations set around the globe.

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Xbox LIVE members worldwide will have access to even more content and new ways to enjoy entertainment in the living room as part of our ongoing commitment to redefining the service as the ultimate home entertainment hub.

From 1^st November we’ll see a growing roster of world-class entertainment partners on Xbox LIVE, which includes Sky Player, Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter and Zune.

Sky Player will provide interactive and social entertainment in the living room, offering up to 32 channels including sports and films. Turn your home into a cinema or watch TV on demand – the choice is yours. Xbox LIVE Gold members will have access to hundreds of films, sporting events, TV shows and documentaries. There are also new community features allowing users to recommend their favourite TV shows to their friends and create their own customised planner. Sky will look different too, with a brand new interface following the LIVE update.

Xbox LIVE is also changing the way you enjoy music in your living room. In addition to Last.FM, from today Gold Members can now also enjoy Zune music on Xbox. With a Zune Pass subscription (£8.99 per month), Gold LIVE members can enjoy unlimited music streaming from the Zune catalogue to their TV . Users can build their own playlists or let Smart DJ do it for them using the music they already like.

The Zune Movie  marketplace on Xbox LIVE continues to offer unparalleled HD on-demand and a growing library of movies from the latest blockbusters to sci-fi and anime. The Zune marketplace now includes movies from 20^th Century Fox as well as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Paramount Pictures, Universal International Television Distribution, Warner Bros, Digital Distribution and many local and independent studios.

In addition to renting movies to watch on TV via Zune on Xbox, users can now choose to rent a movie from the Zune marketplace to download or stream instantly via  a Windows-based PC or download / synch to a Windows Phone 7 to enjoy on the go. From today LIVE members in the UK can also buy movies from the Zune marketplace to own and enjoy anywhere – on the big screen via Xbox LIVE or on a PC or a Windows Phone 7.

As we redefine our entertainment services, we are also mindful of our commitment to providing a safe entertainment experience and so we have updated Family Settings as well.  Xbox 360 makes family time quality time, with the introduction of the new Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack. From November the Family Pack will offer up to four individual Xbox LIVE Gold memberships for £69.99 – less than the price of two regular Xbox LIVE Gold subscriptions. Perfect for families, the Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack will also offer access to additional conveniences and services including the new Family Centre for easier family management, access to activity monitoring reports, and the ability to purchase and give Microsoft Points to other Xbox LIVE Gold Family Pack members.

With 25 million members spending 1 billion hours on the service each month, Xbox LIVE is the leading entertainment service in the living room and in the industry.  But this is only the beginning!  November 10^th is a landmark date for Microsoft with the launch of Kinect for Xbox 360 delivering controller-free sports, movies, music, and games for the first time to your living room and with Video Kinect, tens of millions of people will be able to enjoy living room video chat conversations with friends through their TV.

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Breach’s Hardcore Mode promises players the opportunity to test themselves and their tactics in an FPS like never before all in a title that costs less than £20.00.

When Atomic first showed off Breach to gamers, the game’s realism caused some organizations that use other Atomic training systems to show interest in using a modified version of Breach as a training aid for their operatives. Since Breach was made from the beginning to offer new kinds of authenticity not available in other shooters, adding in a sim-like HardCore Mode for both operatives and gamers was not difficult. Between its robust destruction and active cover technologies, it can simulate aspects of urban warfare better than any other multiplayer title. Add in its ability to simulate small arms fire, including range, velocity and caliber, and its purpose is clear.

Breach, unlike any other current game, is about using cover and denying its use to the enemy, allowing for the true element of surprise and the ability to use real world tactics in a virtual environment. When players use the new Hardcore Mode in conjunction with the Sole Survivor game type, they will be able to experience Breach similar to the way real world Operators will as they train. Some of the components of Hardcore Mode are listed below,

Hardcore Mode:

• New “Sole Survivor” Game Type: Each player is given only one life and no re-spawns, causing them to move and shoot with far more care and precision in this Team Deathmatch-like competition.
• Minimal HUD experience – Aiming reticule and other items turned off, while certain other items are left in as real life affords greater situational awareness.
• Disabling of Mini-Map radar system – removes the ability to use the radar to track enemy and friendly forces, players must be more aware of their surroundings.
• Disabling of ammo counter and weapon fire-mode display.
• Disabling of Kill Cam system: No longer gives you a hint about the person who killed you or where they were located, keeping your effective kill locations hidden.
• Modified Damage Settings creating a more lethal experience: More realistic damage from all weapons, making direct fire fights highly lethal. Use cover to gain the upper hand.
• Hardcore mode can be applied to any of the existing maps and Game types: Creating a unique twist for the serious gamers across the board.
• Filter match searchers by normal or hardcore to match your play style

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Released next week, WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 will contain some of the best online offerings in the 12-year history of the franchise.  Here’s what to expect:-

New and Improved Match Types

In the past, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 offered up to four players online.  While this allowed for a large variety of matches, it excluded all the five and six-man ones that our fans love, such as the Championship Scramble, Money in the Bank, Elimination Chamber and Royal Rumble.  These match types have all been carefully added with latency concerns in mind, as well as thoroughly tested, to ensure quality performance.  In particular, the Online Royal Rumble has the ability to support up to 12 human players in the 30-man mega-event.  As a result, in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, not only will players be able to compete with more people in more matches, but they will experience less online latency.

WWE Community Creations

As the industry leader in user-generated content, last year’s effort, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010, introduced WWE Community Creations.  This feature allowed players to post and share their created Superstars, finishers, story designs and more.  In its debut year, roughly 10 million creations were downloaded by our community!  This year, we’ve added the ability to share Paint Tool Logos and Created Move Sets.  Additionally, we’ve included the ability to edit downloaded content so players can edit any content they download from their fellow consumers to make them unique for their own rosters.  Finally, the search tool was dramatically enhanced so the community can share and find quality created content with greater ease.

Leaderboards

Everything players do online earns points toward their online rankings and leaderboard scores. Just like in WWE, while winning matches is important, more points are awarded for quality performances. The more users who download community creations, the more the creator’s rank will grow in the leaderboard rankings.  Even reviewing content will earn points.  With online being heavily focused on competition, we’ve blown out the amount of ways the community can challenge one other for bragging rights.  With over 30 leaderboards in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, including one for Community Creations, players have multiple ways to find their niche and go after that coveted #1 spot.

WWE Shop

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 features the largest downloadable content offering in franchise history.  Players may have heard about some of the cool content we will be offering, such as WWE Superstars, WWE Legends, new ring gear and playable arenas, but we are also offering packages and ala carte items as well.  The WWE Shop allows the community to easily find and purchase the content they want.

Be sure to check out our review when it goes live sometime next week!

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The mode merges new features with popular aspects from past games, such as Career Mode, Exhibition Mode, My WWE and Title Matches, to deliver a dynamic new experience.  This year, the game will track all playing habits and automatically generate a customized WWE world for players to enjoy.  The power is in the player’s hands, and the result is a unique, individualized gaming experience filled with unexpected twists and turns – just like WWE!

In addition to being able to quickly turn WWE Universe on or off at any time via the Right Stick, the WWE Universe Menu can be accessed through WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011’s Main Menu.  From here, the player can view and customize everything that’s going on in his or her Universe.

WWE Universe will constantly be working to recreate an authentic WWE calendar, automatically setting up matches to play or simulate at the player’s leisure.  The game will dynamically react to decisions and outcomes during gameplay, and as a result, generate future matchups between allies, rivals and contenders.  Players can then take control of any WWE Superstar or WWE Diva, play with friends or easily replace any of the matches on card at any time with a Custom Match.  The top 10 contenders for each title from Raw and SmackDown will also be ranked in championship ladders for player, AI-controlled Superstars and created Superstars to climb.  In addition, players can customize the game to their unique vision at any time by changing brands, championships, abilities, rivalries and tag teams of every WWE Superstar and WWE Diva on the roster.  Alternatively, players can just kick back, play a match and watch the Universe automatically update itself.

A multitude of story-driven, spontaneous cinematics will constantly trigger around the action during matches based on the current standing of the WWE Superstars and WWE Divas in the Universe.  For example, if the player had selected John Cena and really pummeled The Miz in a match, it is possible The Miz may seek out some revenge with a sneak attack during Cena’s next trip to the ring.  He could also lay out Cena with the Skull Crushing Finale or buy a front row ticket to get a closer look at his opponent.  Being attacked during an entrance, having a guest commentator present, being abandoned by a tag team partner and post-match beatdowns are just a few of the unpredictable events players can encounter in the Universe.  In fact, there are more than 100 brand new cut scenes that players will see exclusively WWE Universe, each one affecting Superstar relationships and continually evolving the gameplay experience.

Remember, WWE Universe is always watching and reacting to the player’s every move, and in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, the WWE truly revolves around the player!

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If it’s being first in line to receive the game from two real-life Spartans, then you need to be at London’s Westfield Shopping Centre on the evening of Monday 13^th September, where Noble Team’s very own Carter and Jun will make a special appearance. This will lead nationwide midnight openings brought to you by Xbox 360 and GAME in recognition of this blockbuster release.

Furthermore, six lucky people will not only be the first to receive their copies of Halo: Reach at midnight but will then get to pose with the Spartans by the enormous Halo: Reach murals currently being painted along the side of Westfield’s Eat Street. Winners will also receive limited edition Halo: Reach merchandise and everyone who attends will be in with the chance to win GAME gift vouchers.

“Halo is the biggest video game series in history and as a pop culture icon it’s been called the ‘Star Wars’ for the joypad generation,” says Stephen McGill, Director of Xbox and Entertainment, UK & Ireland. “Halo: Reach, developed exclusively for Xbox 360, is the blockbuster prequel to the franchise – truly Halo 4 in all but name.”

“We’re delighted be welcoming Noble Team to our Westfield store for the official launch of Halo: Reach and can’t wait to see all the Halo fans, it’s going to be a great night. Even if you can’t get to Westfield, the majority of our stores will also be open at midnight to make sure that customers can get their hands on the game as soon as possible.”, says Neil Ashurst, Head of UK PR, GAME and gamestation.

Halo: Reach tells the heroic story of Noble Team, a group of Spartans, who, through great sacrifice and courage, save countless lives in the face of impossible odds. The planet Reach is humanity’s last line of defence between the encroaching Covenant and their ultimate goal, the destruction of Earth. If it falls, humanity will be perched on the brink of destruction.

Adds Xbox’s Stephen McGill: “More than 2.7 million players participated in the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta in May. Reach is set to catapult the Halo franchise forward as the next must have game, representing the culmination of Bungie’s ten years of experience crafting groundbreaking Halo games that have raised expectations for what can be achieved in a videogame.”

Halo: Reach is available in standard edition (£49.99), Limited Edition (£59.99) and Legendary Edition (£99.99). Fans can pre-order in store and turn up on the night to collect their copy, or order online at www.game.co.uk/halo and www.gamestation.co.uk/halo. For those who cannot make it to London, GAME and gamestation are holding more than 400 midnight openings across the country – contact your local store to see if they are taking part.

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After invading the moon last year in an epic adventure game, the Rabbids are back with the party-game genre in an exciting game of multiplayer competition.

This time the crazy, loveable Rabbids travel back in time in a washing machine and wreak havoc in the past, as they mess up historical events.

The Rabbids have achieved worldwide recognition, with 8 million videogames sold and hundreds of hilarious videos that have had consumers laughing for years.

Developed by the Ubisoft Paris studio, Raving Rabbids Travel in Time is scheduled for release on the Wii^TM system on November 11, 2010.

Game Features:

-         Universal, popular game theme: Players will plunge into the past and revisit the greatest moments of history with the discovery of fire, the broken nose of the Sphinx or the first step on the moon. Players will uncover how the Rabbids wreaked havoc on the past and will decide if the course of history needs to be changed.

-         Variety of gameplay: Gamers will be able to play over 20 different games with 5 different rich and deep gameplay types from flying to bouncing. For the first time in a Wii party-game, games will be playable either online or split-screen with up to 4 players. Several games will also offer improved accuracy as they utilize the Wii MotionPlus^TM accessory for enhanced precision and control.

-         A never-ending fun: The fun begins even before the game starts, within the main menu, an interactive Museum which contains mini-games featuring Rabbids dancing and singing. The museum also offers over 30 customized Rabbids characters from an Egyptian to a Cowboy and a Pirate so users can be whatever character they choose.

-         Social gaming and competition: Not only will players be able to compete with their friends in a unique online multiplayer mode, but they will also have the opportunity to share and compare their scores and trophies with the entire Rabbids community.  Players can also link their game profile to their Facebook profile.

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Online matchmaking, player commendations, challenges and rewards and a bounty of customisable game options will let players create and share their own unique Firefight experiences. It also takes full advantage of the entire “Halo: Reach” sandbox, including armour abilities, loadouts, new weapons, enemies and vehicles.

NEW FEATURES

Full Xbox LIVE Matchmaking Support

Take advantage of the new and vastly improved online networking and social matchmaking features in “Halo: Reach”, whilst playing Firefight with new and old friends on Xbox LIVE. Players can select a Firefight match from a playlist and join the game either solo or as a party with up to three friends.

Firefight takes full advantage of the robust suite of new community and matchmaking features in “Halo: Reach,” including Active Roster, Queue-Joining and a myriad of Connection Options. Firefight supports four-player online co-op over Xbox LIVE and two-player split-screen per console.

Unparalleled Customisation Options

It’s now possible for players to create and share their unique Firefight experiences for the first time in the “Halo” series with multiple layers of deep customisation options. Players can modify scores of variables, including game type, skulls, enemy wave composition, player traits, loadouts, match duration and much more.

With the robust set of customisation options available in the game, players can craft their own unique Firefight experiences and share them with the broader “Halo” community via their Xbox LIVE file share. Here is a sample of the new customisation options available in Firefight in “Halo: Reach”:

• Wave Properties: Which enemy types players will fight in each round of the wave, which skulls are active and what types of enemies they’ll fight in the “boss wave”
• Match Duration: Number of waves, rounds and sets the match will entail, all the way up to infinite as in “Halo 3: ODST”
• Weapons: Presence of weapon drops or ammo crates in the match and which weapons players have access to within the game
• Player Traits: Core player traits such as base shield and health, movement speed, jump height, weapon damage modifiers, armour ability usage, etc.
• Generators: The number, location, spawn order and loss condition of generators in Generator Defence modes
• Player Options: Respawn time, starting lives, bonus lives, available loadouts, etc.
• Custom Skulls: Up to three different custom skulls can be created for a given match, and each skull can have traits that affect the player (shields, health, movement, appearance, etc.) or the actual enemy waves (damage done, damage resistance, grenade throwing, luckiness, immunity to headshots, etc.)

Brand New Game Types

“Halo: Reach” features a host of new Firefight game types that add depth, diversity and all-new gameplay possibilities. In addition, player-created game modes will allow the “Halo” community to design and share a nearly limitless number of game variants. A few examples from the vast selection of new and familiar modes in Firefight include:

• Default Firefight Mode. The default variant in Firefight now lasts for one Set, and the Skull progression has been altered with the removal of Black Eye from the third round. This variant was designed to provide a very crafted experienced that ebbs and flows over a shorter period of time in contrast with the more open-ended experience in “Halo 3: ODST”
• Firefight Classic. Players who want to experience the new Firefight maps with the same settings as “Halo 3: ODST” can enjoy Firefight Classic, which allows them to battle waves of Covenant enemies as long as they can hold out
• Generator Defence. Originally revealed via the “Network Test1” mode in the “Halo: Reach” multiplayer beta, Generator Defence is a new Firefight game type that challenges players to protect a set of generators from waves of Covenant attackers. Players will team up against an army of Covenant who are hell bent on destroying the generators they’re trying to protect
• Rocketfight. Rocketfight is a chaotic new Firefight mode that allows players to face the Covenant assault with just their buddies, their armour abilities and unlimited Rocket Launchers. It’s just one example of the nearly endless Firefight permutations that players can create and share with the community

Groundbreaking Technical Advancements

All-new engine technology combined with cutting-edge graphics and AI enable the most massive-scale and challenging Firefight matches ever on large, detailed maps with swarms of terrifying and cunning Covenant foes.

Rich New Sandbox

Repel the Covenant offensive with the full arsenal of new weapons, vehicles and armour abilities in “Halo: Reach.” Fearsome new enemies and creatures with all-new skills and abilities will challenge players to use all the tools available to turn the tide of battle against the Covenant onslaught.

New weapons included at E3’s Firefight debut include:

• Name: Target Locator – “Paint” a hostile target that unleashes a devastating bombardment from the UNSC’s orbital fleet
• Name: Concussion Rifle – This Covenant weapon fires super heated, explosive plasma rounds that make short work of Spartan shields and anyone unlucky enough to be caught in the blast radius
• Fuel Rod Gun – Favoured by “Heavy” classes of the Covenant army, this shoulder mounted weapon fires irradiated explosive projectiles that can annihilate armour and infantry with a single green-hued blast

New armour abilities included at E3’s Firefight debut include:

• Drop Shield – This deployable shield takes the place of a field medic by offering you and your fellow Spartans refuge and healing amidst the heat of battle

Firefight maps shown at E3 include:

• Waterfront: Fight under the cover of darkness for control of a vital reservoir that fuels the USNC war effort
• Beachhead: Defend a serene park on the pristine shores of New Alexandria from an imposing Covenant threat

Player Rewards and Challenges

Players can partake in special daily and weekly online Challenges while also earning Commendations and Credits to unlock a vast variety of armour permutations in the “Halo: Reach” Armoury. Players can customise their Spartan with a diverse selection of helmets, shoulder guards, chest plates and accessories and use your aesthetically unique character in any game mode, including Firefight.

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The year is 2027. The world as we know it is unraveling after fifteen years of economic meltdown and widespread global conflict over dwindling natural resources.

A once proud America has fallen, her infrastructure shattered and military in disarray. Crippled by a devastating EMP strike, the USA is powerless to resist the ever expanding occupation of a savage, nuclear armed Greater Korean Republic.

Abandoned by her former allies, the United States is a bleak landscape of walled towns and abandoned suburbs.  This is a police state where high school stadiums have become detention centers, and shopping malls shelter armored attack vehicles. A once-free people are now prisoners… or collaborators… or revolutionaries.

Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force in Homefront’s gripping single player campaign penned by John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Red Dawn). Stand alongside a cast of memorable characters as an emotional plot unfolds in this terrifyingly plausible near-future world. Experience  visceral, cinematic first-person shooter action as you fight your way across Occupied USA using guerrilla tactics, and commandeer military vehicles and advanced drone technology to defeat the enemy.

Multiplayer brings epic warfare to the online arena as infantry, tanks, attack helicopters and combat drones battle across huge, open battlefields. A rich feature set offering layers of tactical depth combined with a game-changing innovation in the multiplayer space will set a new benchmark in online warfare.

Discover a terrifyingly plausible near-future world – the familiar has become alien in this nightmare vision of Occupied USA

Fight for a cause – join a cast of memorable characters as your resistance cell wages a guerrilla war against overwhelming military odds in the name of Freedom

Witness the human cost of war – a gripping story from the pen of John Milius is told through immersive, interactive 1^st person cut scenes

Experience explosive FPS gameplay – battle through a dynamic mix of infantry and vehicle combat in a gripping single player campaign boasting intense, memorable set pieces

Take the battle online – experience large scale multiplayer action like never before in epic infantry and vehicle warfare

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