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This one’s a beauty! Kinect Star Wars is due for release on Xbox 360 later this year, it has the potential to be the best Kinect game yet, not least because it’s a Star Wars game.  There are millions of us (me included) who have at some point taken the role of Luke Skywalker and jumped around wielding a lightsaber making “Wrrrrrmmmm, wrrrrmmmm” noises.  Well, check out t...

Wordsmiths out there should definitely check out UTV Ignition’s Quarrel, it’s out now on XBLA via the Marketplace and available for only 400 MSP.  What is it?  Think of a mash-up between Scrabble and Risk, then turn it into a video game and you’ve got Quarrel, a game to really challenge your skill and vocabulary.  Quarrel features: · Online 1-4 Player Multiplayer · Nine div...

Ubisoft UK have today confirmed to XGZ that owners of Splinter Cell Conviction will receive early access to the Ghost Recon Future Soldier multiplayer beta, which is due sometime in April. The news was originally posted by GamerZines earlier this morning, as part of their interview with Future Soldier’s Associate Producer Yann Suquet. We reached out to Ubisoft for comment, and they confirme...

With the release of SoulCalibur V only days away, Namco Bandai have released details of upcoming DLC for both launch day and the weeks after. Three separate packs of DLC are due to be launched in February, each priced at 160 MS points and promise new customization items and music that players can unlock in-game. Pack contents are as follows: Pack 1: Launch Day February 3rd · Nine exotic customiz...

CD Projekt RED cannounced yesterday that The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings Enhanced Edition will release for the 360 on April 17th 2012. The game will be priced at £44.99. There will also be a deluxe Dark Edition available for £59.99 “The Xbox 360 version is a complete adaptation of the game to the new platform, we’ve rewritten the code so it feels native to the console. This latest versio...

As an ever present part of the “big trio” of Tom Clancy games in Ubisoft’s stable (Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six being the other two), Ghost Recon has always been held up to the highest of standards by both fans and the industry alike. It is fair to say that the last few games in the franchise have failed to meet that standard. Enter Future Soldier, which aims to return Ghost Re...

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot doesn’t believe that annual instalments in the Assassin’s Creed series are diluting the brand. Speaking to MCV, he went on to say that this year’s new Assassin’s Creed will be the biggest game in the series so far. “Assassin’s Creed is an incredible franchise and there are a lot of expectations that it will continue to grow. We are pleased with our...

Another day, and another rumour regarding the next Xbox console. This time, “industry sources” have apparently revealed to Kotaku that the next Xbox console will utilise Blu-ray technology, putting it on a level playing field with rival Sony’s offering. The Kotaku report goes on to claim that Microsoft has plans to include an anti used game system into the console, which is also...

I’m sure you guys are as disappointed as we are about the recently announced slip of the Max Payne 3 release date.  But hey, if it’s all in the name of spit and polish, who are we to complain?  No, I know it’s not much of a consolation, however these new screenshots might help ease the “Payne” a little. Max Payne 3 is destined for release on May 18  in the UK. ...

To celebrate the launch of the new Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack DLC, Ubisoft have been kind enough to give XGZ a few DLC codes to giveaway to some of our lucky readers. The DLC map pack extends the Assassin’s Creed Revelations multiplayer experience with the addition of six multiplayer maps – Jerusalem, Dyers, Imperial district of Constantinople, Siena, San Donato and Firenze (Florence...