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Pre-E3 06: Spyro returns once again (The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning)

May 8, 2006

Spyro, the much-travelled purple dragon, will be returning this autumn for all present generation consoles, GBA and DS in Vivendi's The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning. The game apparently "uncovers the true origin of Spyro the Dragon as he evolves into a living, breathing weapon of explosive destruction," which suggests that the action will be more dynamic than we've come to expect from the aging platform hero. Spyro will be able to unleash ground-to-air melee combos and other furious ...

Holy cow! First LEGO Batman trailer (LEGO Batman: The Videogame)

Nov 12, 2007

Nov 12, 2007 The first official teaser trailer has appeared online for LEGO Batman. The second LEGO tie-in from the studio (and with LEGO Indiana Jones on the way) carries the same old PR tag-line, with TT hoping to take both franchises "and make something unique." Well Star Wars wasn't all that original, but it was certainly bloody good fun (and you can get the missus to play it as well). So far we know pretty much bugger all about Batman, but we reckon it's safe to assume Robin, The Joker ...

Lego Star Wars takes no.1 (LEGO Star Wars)

May 4, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 30 April1 (2) Lego Star Wars(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)2 (1) Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition(PS2, Xbox)3 (3) FIFA Street(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)4 (5) Gran Turismo 4(PS2)5 (NE) TT Superbikes(PS2)6 (8) World Snooker Championship 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)7 (4) Splinter Cell Chaos Theory(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)8 (NE) Guild Wars(PC)9 (6) Doom 3(Xbox, PC)10 (10) The Punisher(PS2, Xbox, PC)11 (9) Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30(PS2, Xbox, ...

Lego Star Wars: Jar Jar Bricks revealed (LEGO Star Wars)

Dec 8, 2004

Forget about Sticklebrick Battlestar Galactica or Meccano Lost In Space. Lego Star Wars is the sci-fi flick/construction toy fusion that you are looking for. It's the perfect combination of two childhood favourites wrapped up in an easy-to-swallow plastic package. Building from the bricks of The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and the upcoming Episode III Revenge of the Sith, it promises to put you into to boots of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2, meeting and defeating the ...

See more Star Wars (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)

Apr 12, 2006

Wednesday 12 April 2006 With Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy warping towards an autumn release, we don't need any excuse to provide you with some great new screenshots of the fantastically plastic cast - just click on the image tab above to see the toy stars up ...

Lego Star Wars returns (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)

Feb 17, 2006

LucasArts has announced Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, transforming A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi into fantastically charming episodes of Lego platforming action. This time around players can drive vehicles, ride creatures like the Tauntaun, and unlock more than 50 characters to use in Free Play; over 50 more can be unlocked by using an old save game from the original Lego Star Wars.You can even mix and match the different body parts of your characters to ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age announced (Lord of the Rings: Third Age)

Apr 27, 2004

Let's face it, an adventure game based on the LOTR trilogy was what we in the business term a no-brainer, and we've been expecting this announcement since EA signed up the license. Which doesn't stop us being as excited as a Hobbit with a foot spa this morning.Currently under development at EA Redwood Shores, The Third Age takes the main plot of the films as its narrative spine while occasionally branching out to flesh out elements of the books that were glossed over on-screen through the ...