Ubisoft have just released the first details of Obscure, a new survival-horror title that draws inspiration from teen horror flicks and TV shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Due for a September release on PS2, Xbox and PC, the game heralds the company's first venture into the genre since Project Zero II.A student going missing is the latest unnerving incident in Leafmore High, a school waning beneath some dark, oppressive cloud of evil. Five friends join forces to search out their missing ...
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18 Apr 2005

Oddworld Inhabitants leaves games industry

Xbox News | Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

Developer Oddworld Inhabitants is leaving the games market to pursue a life creating content for TV and film following disappointing and disheartening results from its latest release, Oddworld Stranger's Wrath. Speaking in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, studio president Lorne Lanning also confirmed the closure of his game development studio and the company's relocation. A large reason for the decision to move to pastures new seems connected with their apparent dissatisfaction with ...
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3 Aug 2004

Oddworld Stranger: First shots

Xbox News | Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

Oddworld Stranger is the latest in the platform puzzler series but has surprisingly mutated into a first-person shooter. These first screenshots of the game provide visual proof that the series has shifted direction but, befitting the Oddworld tradition, this isn't your run-of-the-mill shoot-'em-up.The central character is Stranger, a rootin'-tootin' bounty hunter. As such, he takes on assignments to bring in individuals dead or alive. Seeking enemies across the Oddworld landscape will include ...
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13 Apr 2006

Open Season declared on all platforms

Xbox News | Open Season

Before the hype machine for September's CG flick Open Season can even begin, Ubisoft is already letting people know about their video game adaptation. In the grand tradition of Ice Age, Madagascar and Over the Hedge, you control grotesquely disproportioned animals as they engage in wacky hijinks. This time, you're wild forest animals looking to give inept hunters a hard time. This from Ubisoft Montreal - yes, the same Ubisoft Montreal that creates the consistently fantastic Splinter Cell ...
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12 May 2004

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crises

Xbox News | Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis

On: Xbox - OUT: Autumn THE PITCH: A reworked version of the PC game comes to Xbox and includes Xbox Live multiplayer war games. Command and control soldiers of various ranks in cold war simulations where land, air and sea vehicles can be called into action. The variety in gameplay ranges from taking control of individual grunts to controlling squads, and that's not to mention riding shotgun in the vehicles. KEY FEATURES The original PC mission-based campaign is the main game but Xbox ...
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28 Nov 2006

The Top 7... Girl-on-girl kisses

Xbox News | Outlaw Golf 2

What's hotter than watching a cute princess kiss a fat, middle-aged plumber? Well, anything really, but given the headline above, the answer should be obvious: watching a cute princess kiss another cute princess. It's sexy, it's vaguely taboo and it's pleasantly devoid of bristling mustaches and lingering sewage odors. It's much more common to see girl-on-girl kisses in other media, but it happens in games more often than you'd think. To prove it to you, we've collected the very best ones and ...
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6 Sep 2004

Outlaw Golf 2: Exclusive new shots

Xbox News | Outlaw Golf 2

Outlaw Golf 2 provides irreverent fun of the golfing kind for those who like a little more spice when peppering the greens. A simple glance to the right at these exclusive screenshots underlines the fact that, when it comes to risque clubbers, OG2 swings with the best of them.The game is full of modes that wouldn't make it into any 'respectable' golfing title but OG2 likes to throw the etiquette and staid nature of the game out of the window. Multiplayer modes such as Baseball (erm, golf with ...
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30 Apr 2004

Confirmed at last: OutRun 2 Xbox-bound this year

Xbox News | Outrun 2

As expected, Sega have confirmed that they will be releasing a console version of OutRun 2 - and it'll be an Xbox exclusive. The coin-op conversion will make its debut at E3, which takes place from 12-14 May, and will be released towards the end of the year.The game - the sequel to 1986's seminal arcade racer - is currently being ported by Sumo Digital Ltd (which has its roots in Actua Soccer coders Gremlin Interactive) and will feature a number of 'enhanced' modes. These will include Xbox ...
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17 Feb 2006

Outrun 2006 looms into view

Xbox News | Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast

Outrun 2006 is hurtling its way to consoles this March and, to prove it's still the ultimate arcade racer, Sega has sent us the latest screens of Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast 's "beautiful journey". Outrun 2006 will test your power-sliding prowess over 15 branching stages as you travel through picturesque US countryside. Then there's the option to play online to find out who's the quickest and most stylish driver, and Sega has recently announced that it is working with DemonWare to ensure that ...
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31 May 2006

Xbox Rental Woes

Xbox News from N4G | Over the Hedge

Xbox - Over the Hedge - Xbox Rental Woes

If you've looked at the release lists recently, you'd see the Xbox is clearly hobbling towards its grave. The meager future software offerings are backed up by the most recent rental numbers from Blockbuster, as of Sunday May 28, 2006. The list was topped off by the PS2's version of X-Men: The Official Game, followed by Over the Hedge on the same system, and finally the Xbox's version of X-Men in the third spot. This was the only Xbox game on the top ten.
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