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Deepak Chopra's Leela for Kinect pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Free your mind 11 November 2011 13:48 GMT TweetDeepak Chopra's Leela is an interesting proposition. Not exactly a game as such (although "Leela" roughly means "play" in Hindu), nor is it strictly fitness or educational software. It is, quite simply, unique and could well be the most inventive consumer-ready...
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uDraw GameTablet for PS3 pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Xbox 360 version identical 11 November 2011 9:49 GMT TweetTHQ's uDraw GameTablet has already been available on the Nintendo Wii for a while (since March, to be precise) but now it's coming for PS3 and Xbox 360, and features a few new bells and whistles, to boot.
For starters, it's dubbed "high definition"...
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Red Faction: Armageddon review
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Great weapons, but what else?
10 June 2011 14:41 GMT
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Say what you will about Red Faction: Armageddon, but Volition's third-person shooter packs some truly fantastic toys. Sure, it has all the usual shotguns, assault rifles and rocket launchers, but alongside them you'll find mighty hammers that can smash...
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Adidas and THQ want to get you fit with miCoach Kinect and PS3 Move
E3 2011: 2012 release 6 June 2011 17:24 GMT TweetmiCoach, Adidas’ training software, is coming to a console near you, says THQ, after the two companies announced a deal at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles.
Due to be released in early 2012 – so no need to panic about doing any...
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UFC fighting stars train Pocket-lint to the point of collapse
FEATURE Put through our paces on new THQ game 27 May 2011 16:40 GMT TweetTo those who have not yet come across the gory spectacle that is the Ultimate Fighting Championship, here is a brief summary: The sport pits two muscle-bound fighting machines in a caged ring together, who then proceed to slowly pummel each other...
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Homefront review
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Resistance is ... underwhelming
16 March 2011 13:22 GMT
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Smirk all you like about Homefront - and you probably will - but at least it’s a game with ambition. It’s a game that wants to step into the ring with Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and give them some real competition....
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VIDEO: Homefront launch trailer lands
Latest trailer hits ahead of launch 14 March 2011 11:04 GMT TweetIt's one of the most hotly anticipated games of 2011, and it's landing this week.
Developed by Kaos Studios and published by THQ, Homefront is a first person shooter set in 2027, in an America under invasion from a nuked-up Korean army.
It...
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Red Faction: Armageddon - quick play preview
HANDS-ON Hands-on destruction 8 March 2011 12:15 GMT TweetRed Faction fans are wringing their hands. What are Volition doing to the Red Faction franchise? Guerrilla became a third-person open world sandbox game and the next instalment, Armageddon is a more typical linear over-the-shoulder approach. We had...
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Guillermo del Toro signs up with THQ for Insane games trilogy
Hollywood director on board for triple-A games 13 December 2010 11:56 GMT TweetExcitement levels for Insane, the THQ published games trilogy first revealed at the 2010 Spike Video Games Awards, have been boosted by the news that Hollywood big shot Guillermo del Toro is on board for the franchise.
Del Toro, director of...
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THQ uDraw brings drawing tablet to the Wii
Pictionary, drawing games and more 17 August 2010 11:21 GMT TweetTHQ has broken away from its traditional games launches to deliver a drawing tablet accessory for the Nintendo Wii.
Called uDraw GameTablet, it will be a Wii exclusive, and while it will be getting a US holiday's launch, it won't launch until...
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Win one of three copies of Metro 2033 on the Xbox 360
Going underground 7 April 2010 17:31 GMT TweetPocket-lint has teamed up with THQ to bring you the chance of winning one of three copies of Metro 2033 on the Xbox 360.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Metro 2033 is based around the surviving remains of Moscow's devastated society, holding... -
Metro 2033 - Xbox 360 review
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Should you fear the future?
26 March 2010 8:30 GMT
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Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Metro 2033 centres around the surviving remains of Moscow's society, harbouring in the tunnels and subways under the city. Based on Dmitry Glukhovsky's book of the same title, you play Artyom, a happy go lucky (ish)...
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First Look: Metro 2033 - Xbox 360 review
FIRST LOOK Russian post-apocalyptic novel brought to stunning game-play life 19 February 2010 15:57 GMT TweetIt's the year 2033, 20 years since nuclear holocaust ravaged the earth, rendering the surface uninhabitable. When the city of Moscow raised the alarm, its citizens had 7 minutes to make it to safety and head to the only place strong enough to face...
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Darksiders - PS3 review
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Concept rip-off or something more?
11 January 2010 16:00 GMT
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If there's one thing Darksiders won't score high for, it's originality. Video game aficionados will have a field day spotting all the stuff it's stolen, and as a brutal, seven word summary "God of War meets Legend of Zelda" has things covered. The...
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Project Natal: EA, Ubisoft, Konami and others sign up
Come out in force of controllerless gaming 24 September 2009 6:38 GMT TweetMicrosoft has said that it has signed big name publishers like EA and Activision to create new games for it's yet to be released Project Natal.
Talking at the Tokyo Games Show in Japan, Microsoft confirmed that publishers actively working...
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