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Square Enix has announced a Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep special edition, which comes in a fatter box. As for the question of what’s in that thicker box, well obviously there’s the game, but there’s also two art prints and a 48-page... [Read full story]

UK games retailer Chipsworld has gone into liquidation with the closure of 12 shops and the loss of 29 jobs. However, the website and 13 franchise stores are unaffected and will continue to trade. Owners Nik Agar and Don McCabe had been in the business... [Read full story]

Nintendo have told Bloomberg Japan that they will announce the release date and price of their clever 3DS handheld on September 29th. The latest version of the hugely successful portable system isn’t only more powerful, but it also allows you to... [Read full story]

Speaking to TechRadar, Microsoft’s Brett Siddons has said that he thinks Kinect (the Xbox 360’s fancy motion sensing camera) is very competitively priced and was quick to point out that for multiplayer gaming, the £129.99 Kinect camera itself... [Read full story]

Strong sales of the PS3 helped boost Sony to a $294 million profit for the second quarter of 2010. Although sales have declined in Japan and the United States, emerging markets such as Asia and South America have helped the entertainment division post... [Read full story]

Publisher – Nintendo – Developer – Nintendo – Genre – Platformer – Players – 1-2 – Age Rating – 3+ – Other console/handheld formats – N/A Super Mario Galaxy was an astounding game with a magnificent world that gave you the sense... [Read full story]

The High Court in London has ruled in the case against Playables Ltd and declared the sale, import and advertising of DS cartridge devices illegal. Nintendo bought the action, it states, to support the development companies against piracy. The counter... [Read full story]

Since the game was shown off at E3 for the very first time, some have taken a disliking to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s semi cel-shaded art style. In an interview with the Official Nintendo Magazine, Eiji Aonuma had this to say: “One... [Read full story]

The US PlayStation Blog has announced that online PS3 shooter MAG is to receive a patch next week. The 1.07 update is free and comes with a number of new features (some unannounced), including various bug fixes. When you play the game for the first time... [Read full story]

Tom Waltz, the writer of the forthcoming eighth iteration of Silent Hill, has revealed that he is also working on a four part comic series related to the game. Speaking to FEARnet he revealed that the comic series titled Silent Hill: Past Life is set... [Read full story]

According to Superannuation, Canada based developer Digital Extremes is in charge of The Darkness 2. Their resume includes the likeable superhero inspired action romp Dark Sector and the enjoyable last generation FPS Pariah. Also notable is their work... [Read full story]

EA have announced that FIFA 11 on the Wii will have 5-A-SIDE street matches as an alternative to the usual and most popular manner in which football is played. In this mode the players have their own unique abilities, and the wall can be used to leap... [Read full story]

Joining F1 2010 (released this coming September) and DiRT 3 (release TBA) as future racing games releases for Codemasters, is a sequel to Race Driver: GRID. Codemasters’ Senior Vice President of Production Jamie MacDonald said that the sequel was... [Read full story]

Rumors have surfaced on VG247 which suggest that Rockstar’s next Grand Theft Auto game (which probably won’t be titled Grand Theft Auto V) will be set in Hollywood, or at least a location inspired by Hollywood. It remains to be seen whether... [Read full story]

Capcom has announced what appears to be a downloadable Street Fighter III game, which is likely to appear on the likes of Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. There’s few details of the game (originally released in the arcades and on SEGA’s... [Read full story]

Street Fighter X Tekken, the previously rumoured cross-over project, has been officially announced at Comic Con by the publisher and developer of the game Capcom, and is coming to both Xbox 360 and PS3. The game is powered by the beautiful Street Fighter... [Read full story]

Publisher – Konami – Developer – Kojima Productions – Genre – Stealth – Players – 1-4 – Age Rating – 15+ – Other console/handheld formats – N/A Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker may be a portable game but at one point in time it... [Read full story]

Microsoft has announced that Halo: Reach has given birth to a Limited Edition Xbox 360 (not literally, of course). The silver coloured console (pictured below) was apparently designed by Bungie themselves and features a look which is in keeping with their... [Read full story]

With the release of the Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds next year, Warner Bros. have decided that a film tie-in would be a good idea, the result is Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters. Details are currently thin on the ground, though the... [Read full story]

The next Mass Effect 2 DLC is Lair of the Shadow Broker, Bioware have announced. Lair of the Shadow Broker focuses on the very blue asari Liara T’Soni, who when Shephard was killed at the beginning of Mass Effect 2 fought to recover his corpse from... [Read full story]

It is amazing to think how quickly technology moves with regards to games. 30 years ago, Asteroid and Pong were a big deal. Whether it was Tomb Raider, internet blackjack or Mario Bros we have always been captivated by the newest things. Who knows what lies down the track which will make today's games seem passe and outdated. Whatever it is, Console Obsession will keep you informed and updated every step of the way.