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An Assassin's Creed TV series is in development

Usama Jawad — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:22:01 +0000

Assassin's Creed's head of content has confirmed that a TV show based on Ubisoft's popular franchise is in development. It's not yet known if it will be a live-action outing or an animated one. Read more...

Here's the complete list of all confirmed games for the Nintendo Switch

Usama Jawad — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:16:01 +0000

Although Nintendo showed off the gameplay and teaser trailers for only a handful of games, its current library of confirmed games coming to the Switch consists of 35 titles. Read more...

Zune HD applications confirmed

Sam Symons — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:08:47 +0000

It's been debated for some time as to whether or not the Zune HD will feature apps, similar to its competitor, Apple's iPod touch; many people expected the more logical solution, that it would, though... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Zune HD coming this fall

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:30:47 +0000

It looks like the Zune HD just could not wait any longer to make its debut. Remember a few months ago we reported exclusive information about Microsoft's upcoming Zune device labeled as the "Zune HD"?... Read more...

Windows 7 Release Candidate confirmed for May 5 release

Sam Symons — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:45:04 +0000

Remember that Microsoft page that said that a Windows 7 RC would be public available on May the 5th? Turns out it was dead on, as the Redmond-based company have written a blog post confirming... Read more...

'DJ Hero' confirmed

Sam Symons — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:55:07 +0000

Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has recently confirmed that a Guitar Hero-styled game, called 'DJ Hero', is in development and is due out this year. "We have this product called DJ Hero coming out later... Read more...

Windows Mobile 6.5 confirmed

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:29:15 +0000

Following the announced delay of Windows Mobile 7, an intermediary upgrade step has been confirmed. While visiting Australia for Liberation Day, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke of the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade for next year... Read more...

Street Fighter IV confirmed for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3!

Todd Tanner — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:04:28 +0000

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced the development of Street Fighter IV, the next iteration of the genre-establishing fighting game series, for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and... Read more...

Xbox 360 "Newton" Motion Sensing Controller Confirmed

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:32:26 +0000

I can now confirm the existence of the Xbox Wiimote clone project and I can tell you the project code name : "Newton" The "Newton" controller's code name is after the physicist Sir Isaac Newton.... Read more...

PSN Cards Confirmed For US

Andrew — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:35:47 +0000

Sony has confirmed that it will bring PlayStation Network Cards - which work like Wii Points Cards - to the US in 2008. Both Wii and 360 already have Points Cards systems in place, which... Read more...

C&C FPS (unofficially) confirmed

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:44:19 +0000

Earlier this week, Electronic Arts posted a job listing for its Los Angeles studio. The position in question is a sound designer to work on "a next-generation first person shooter game" from "a widely recognized... Read more...

Xbox 360 Premium confirmed shipping with HDMI

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:42:12 +0000

It looks like after all the rumor-mongering and speculation, the bomb is in fact dropping on Xbox 360 Premium hopefuls: the game systems are shipping with HDMI. At least one lucky customer who purchased a... Read more...

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 demo confirmed

Todd Tanner — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:54:21 +0000

Through a banner found in the official Ghost Recon web site, Ubisoft has confirmed that at least a single-player demo of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 for Xbox 360 is on its way... Read more...

Silent Hill 2 movie confirmed

Marcel Klum — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:12:18 +0000

Cristophe Gans has told French Magazine DVDrama that work on a second Silent Hill film is well under way, and he promises that it will remedy all of the problems of the first picture. That... Read more...

Apple iPhone Confirmed at Foxconn

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:24:51 +0000

The reports have shown that Apple's iPhone will be mass produced at Hon Hai Precision. Hon Hai Precision is otherwise known as Foxconn. The report was issued today when sources close to Foxconn told reporters... Read more...

Prey Sells Over 1 Million Copies, Sequel Confirmed

Todd Tanner — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:18:24 +0000

Mr. Scott Miller himself of 3D Realms fame updated his blog with some great news for Prey fans. He announced that the game had sold over 1 million copies within the first two months of... Read more...

Assassin's Creed delayed, GRAW 2 Confirmed, Ubisoft News

Todd Tanner — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:45:12 +0000

French publisher Ubisoft today released financial results for the first half of its 2006-07 fiscal year, revealing a largely positive performance for the company. Although second quarter sales fell seven percent, Ubisoft's first-half... Read more...

Playstation 3: Confirmed Launch Titles and more!

Todd Tanner — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:49:40 +0000

IGN has the word on Sony's Gamers Day from earlier today, and the big news so far comes in the form of all 22 launch titles being confirmed. Along with other little tid bits of... Read more...

Guitar Hero II confirmed for 360, but not until 2007

Todd Tanner — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:28:12 +0000

Guitar Hero, which according to some people is the greatest game ever made, will be getting a sequel come this November on the Playstation 2, titled oddly enough - Guitar Hero II. Many gamers have... Read more...

Apple Special Media Event Sept. 12th Confirmed

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:10:06 +0000

Apple today confirmed that it will hold a special event on Tuesday, September 12th at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, California. An invitation sent to select media, including iLounge,... Read more...

Ubisoft's Alive Confirmed

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:04:38 +0000

Way back in 2006 a supposedly authentic Ubisoft release schedule was 'leaked', which detailed a number of unannounced titles including Tom Clancy's Firehawk and Ghost Recon 4. One of the games on the list was... Read more...

Steve Jobs Confirmed as Keynote Speaker for WWDC 2006

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:53:54 +0000

Today Apple confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs will be performing the keynote address at Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference 2006. The executives will show developers a world-first preview of Mac OS X "Leopard" during... Read more...

E3 06: Zelda Wii swordfighting, next-gen WarioWare confirmed

Mon, 08 May 2006 01:47:09 +0000

At its press conference on Tuesday, Nintendo will officially unveil its next-generation console, the Wii. It is expected that executives will demonstrate the console's full set of functionalities, which is known to include the now-famous... Read more...

Battlefield 2142 Confirmed & Trailer

Tom Warren — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:38:37 +0000

A video has popped up that's the trailer to the upcoming Battlefield 2142 game. The trailer says it all! Video: Battlefield... Read more...

Battlefield 2 Expansion Confirmed

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:10:44 +0000

EA and DICE Canada have confirmed that an expansion pack for Battlefield 2 is currently in the works and should be with us this autumn. According to an article on IGN, Battlefield 2: Special Forces... Read more...

World of Warcraft Expansion Confirmed

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:25:59 +0000

Blizzard producer makes it official: An add-on for the ever-popular MMORPG is in the works. Given the increasing popularity of World of Warcraft--which reached the 2 million subscriber milestone last week--it... Read more...

Metal Gear Solid 4 confirmed

Todd Tanner — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:43:41 +0000

Solid Snake mastermind Hideo Kojima has confirmed that work is shortly to begin on Metal Gear Solid 4. Speaking to press at Konami's European launch event for Metal Gear Solid 3,... Read more...

Troika Games demise confirmed

Todd Tanner — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:34:41 +0000

Troika Games, developer of several PC RPG's such as Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines and The Temple of Elemental Evil has, through an email confirmed that the company is dead. All employee's have been laid off... Read more...

Battlefield 2 due in June, next-gen Modern Combat confirmed

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:48:47 +0000

DICE's financial report reveals its much-anticipated PC shooter won't deploy until the final part of Q2; console version due on "Microsoft's forthcoming platform" by year's end. Throughout history, major military offensives have... Read more...

Xmas Shortages for New PS2 Confirmed

Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:28:20 +0000

Just imagine for a moment that it's Christmas morning and parents across the country are having to explain to the fruit of their over-active loins that because Mr Play and Mr Amazon's virtual shelves were... Read more...

Half-Life 2 Steam Pricing Confirmed

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:01:25 +0000

Valve today confirmed the final package and pricing options for purchasing Half-Life 2 through the company's Steam distribution service. Starting tomorrow, October 7 at 11am Pacific, users will be able to purchase Half-Life 2 via... Read more...

Xbox 2 Codename Confirmed, New Online Features for Console

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 06:26:17 +0000

According to a job posting on Microsoft's website that was taken down, the company is looking for a software engineer with server experience to work on its next-generation platform, officially confirmed to have the codename... Read more...

Xbox KOTOR II confirmed for holiday 2004

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 22:35:21 +0000

LucasArts cements the release date for the sequel to its award-winning RPG; PC version due in February 2005. While the last official trailer for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II:... Read more...

No San Andreas until October 26, PC version confirmed

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 01:38:35 +0000

Take-Two Interactive's third-quarter report reveals the Grand Theft Auto sequel has been pushed back one week and is headed to the PC next year; GTA Advance confirmed for October. From the... Read more...

Prince of Persia 2 title confirmed

Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:34:52 +0000

Ubisoft announces the sequel to critically acclaimed adventure will be called Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Ubisoft today announced that the sequel to last year's critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands... Read more...

Mortal Kombat: Deception Cube port confirmed

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:21:31 +0000

In news that makes a change from the usual "X has cancelled Y for GameCube," Midway Games has confirmed that it plans to release Mortal Kombat: Deception on GameCube as well as PS2 and Xbox,... Read more...

Special Mortal Kombat: Deception editions confirmed

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 20:31:19 +0000

Limited Edition, Premium Pack, and Kollector's Edition to contain original arcade game and features-laden DVD. Midway announced that it will indeed be releasing several limited editions of Mortal Kombat: Deception. As previously... Read more...

One-Cart Wireless Play Confirmed for DS

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:27:04 +0000

Game Developer Magazine now has its E3 interview online, and Miyamoto confirms what we've all expected. A Game Developers Magazine's online division by the name of Gamesutra has posted its E3 interview... Read more...

Resi Outbreak 2 confirmed for summer 2005

Darren Bolton — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 06:38:17 +0000

The latest PS2 Resi is headed to the UK. Plus! Latest bloodcurdling screenshots New shots of Biohazard Outbreak: File 2 - the game that will become Resident Evil Outbreak 2 when it's released... Read more...

Firefox 0.9.1 confirmed

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:12:10 +0000

Thanks [Thrice] for the heads up. Ben Goodger has confirmed that the Firefox development team will be rolling out a "quickie" update to address the bugs that were found in the 0.9 release. ... Read more...