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Capcom announced today at Microsoft’s X10 show that Dead Rising 2 would be released on the 360 on September 3rd in Europe.

Most intriguing is also the fact that 360 owners will get exclusive access to a prequel to Dead Rising 2 that acts as a narrative bridge between the first game and the second.

‘Case: Zero’ as it is known, will be a standalone title exclusively downloadable from Xbox Live.

Other details have yet to be announced.

Releasing this Autumn for the 360, Halo: Reach will be preceeded by an open multiplayer beta that owners of Halo 3: ODST are able to exclusively access.

The Halo: Reach mulitplayer beta begins on May 3rd.

You guys still have your copies of Halo 3: ODST?

….

Right? 🙂

Microsoft’s X10 show kicked off with a bang today, as Remedy games finally announced a release date for their looooong gestating surivial horror project Alan Wake.

Gamers can expect to get their grubby mitts all over Mr. Wake and his flashflight on May 21st this year.

A collectors edition has been announced for only the US so far; contaning a swanky box, 144 page diary and a token for add-on content among other things.

Details on an EU collectors edition have yet to be released.

The very newest trailer for Alan Wake which was shown at the X10 show can be seen below:

Oh dear. As if we needed any more cause for people to act half their age on Xbox Live.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/battlefield-bad-company-2/achievements/

Achievement title: Et Tu, Brute?

Description: Online: Knife 5 Friends

Gamerscore award: 15G

Last night, EA had a blowout of information regarding their forthcoming software slate that is due to arrive in the next 12-18 months.

The info blowout occurred during their financial outlook predictions, so while there are a fair few announcements, there isn’t much in the way of additional detail to many of them.

Here is what they announced:

– Realtime Worlds MMO APB is due to arrive between ‘July and September’ this year and is joined by EA’s Medal Of Honor reboot in the same period.

– The multiformat urban set sequel to Crytek’s successful PC shooter Crysis is due for release in Q4 this year. Crysis 2 is expected to be on sale on PC, 360 and PS3 between October and December this year.

– The Criterion developed Need For Speed title is due out this year between October and December with another Need For Speed title (developer unknown) due in the first three months of 2011. Two NFS titles being released within three months of each other suggests that the Criterion developed title will be 360, PC and PS3 only with the 2011 title being a spin-off or alternative NFS title for the Wii, NDS and PSP formats.

– Dead Space 2 is due for release between January and March 2011. Interestingly enough PS3, 360 and PSP(!) formats are listed as target platforms, but a PC release is nowhere to be found.

– ‘Dragon Age Title TBA’, which many folks are assuming is a Dragon Age sequel, is due in the same time frame of January to March 2011. Target platforms include 360, PS3, PC as well as ‘handheld versions’. Will be interesting to see just what they are doing here, as it seems too soon to release an entirely new Dragon Age title. Evidence however points toward that being the case, as Bioware previously made mention to Dragon Age 2 having ‘super-hot’ graphics.

– ‘Shooter From Epic TBA’, is also due to land in that same period of January to March 2010. This title is widely thought to the be rumoured ‘Bulletstorm’ title that has been in development at the People Can Fly studio.

– In what will surely rake in the Christmas greens, EA also confirmed that Sims 3 will see a release on all major consoles and handheld systems this holiday season.

– ‘Downloadable Shooter TBA’ is due in that now densely packed release window of Q1 2011. No details are known about the title.

– EA Sports Active will see releases on ‘other’ platforms this Christmas. You don’t have to be a genius to see that the other platforms in question are the PS3’s ARC and 360’s Project Natal; especially given the publisher’s recent enthusiasm regarding those motion control systems.

There will be more on these announcements as they respectively develop.

A few minutes ago, Ubisoft and developers Red Storm have announced the long-rumoured (and trademarked) Ghost Recon follow up, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

The title will release this Christmas for 360 and PS3 platforms, with a PC date to be announced in the near future.

It was said that buyers of 360 exclusive Spinter Cell: Conviction, can take part in the multiplayer beta which starts in the Summer.

Hoo-rah.

Look out tomorrow morning for the debut teaser trailer.

With the Star Wars franchise still proving to be popular, and having new legs in the form of the fairly decent clone wars TV show, it should come as little surprise that Lego developer Travellers Tales has announced Lego Star Wars III for release this Autumn on pretty much every current platform.

Given the newfound popularity that thirty plus year franchise has now found with the younglings in the form of the aforementioned Clone Wars TV show, it makes sense therefore that Lego Star Wars III is set during the first season of the Clone Wars TV show.

I smell milk. And its off.

The official press release can be seen below:

*LucasArts and TT Games Bring Back the Award-Winning LEGO^® Star Wars™ Series with LEGO^® Star Wars^™ III The Clone Wars^™ *

LONDON, UK – 8th February, 2010 – LucasArts and TT Games today announced the development of LEGO^® Star Wars™ III: The Clone Wars™ The next chapter in the award-winning LEGO^® Star Wars videogame franchise, LEGO^® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars/ will combine the best elements of all previous LEGO^® games while adding brand new gameplay to make it the most action-packed LEGO^® videogame to date. Developed by the same team at Traveller’s Tales that created the critically acclaimed LEGO^® Star Wars/and/LEGO^® Indiana Jones™ series, the game will ship on the Wii™, Nintendo DS™, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Xbox 360^® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows in the Autumn of 2010.

“LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation family entertainment,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “The LEGO^® Star Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. We’re thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO^® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humour and fun players expect from this award winning franchise.”

“LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working with them on the next iteration of the LEGO^® Star Wars/series continues to be a great experience,” said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. “The team at TT is working hard at making this simply the best LEGO^® game ever with all new gameplay and features never before seen in a LEGO^® game.”

LEGO^® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars/ will include all the characters from both seasons of the hugely popular animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as some fan-favourite characters from the beloved theatrical Star Wars Saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.

For more information on LEGO^® / Star Wars III: The Clone Wars/ please visit http://www.legostarwars.com _.

VG247.com is reporting that Shigeru Miyamoto is hard at work on a new title for the Wii that utilises WiiMotionPlus.

It’s nothing to do with the upcoming WiiMotionPlus focused Legend Of Zelda title for the Wii, but is instead something completely different.

The identity of the title will likely not be confirmed until E3, but it could be Pikmin 3; a title that is known to be in development as early as E3 2008.

Hopefully we’ll get something original and cool and not something that tells us how bad our weight/posture/cardio/diet/heart is.

Bethesda Softworks have released a teaser trailer for their somewhat mysterious upcoming Fallout title; Fallout: New Vegas.

Whilst no in-game footage is shown in the trailer for the Obsidian developed title, the teaser did bear a fair bit of a resemblance to the original teaser that was released for Fallout 3. The camera started panning back from a old sixties style T.V show and back across a landscape, showing a mysterious character who turns and faces the camera briefly before the title appears and fades out.

Not exactly an informing teaser, but with Bethesda today confirming a 2010 release, it shouldn’t be long until we get something a little more… substantial.

The trailer can be glimpsed at the link below:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-trailer-fallout-new/61576

Go get!