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Microsoft are releasing a new Xbox 360 controller with an improved d-pad which registers 32 directions. It’s been in use with Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 at Leipzig and may also prevent blisters for people playing Street Fighter IV in the near future.

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YouTube Tomb Raider Underworld Video

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Eidos Interactive presents a tantalising taster of Tomb Raider: Underworld’s stunning Thailand setting in which Lara shows off a beautifully smooth repertoire of moves against an evocative and atmospheric backdrop.

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If you fancy winning a Xbox 360 Elite or some signed copies of Supreme Commander 360 and you happen to be quite handy when it comes to HTML and Flash website designing then you have a chance of winning some top gear. All you have to do is create a really good fan site for the game and then keep your fingers crossed. Head over to the Supreme Commander 360 site for more information but before you do that, don’t forget to take a look at our great competition to win £300 worth of gaming goodies from underneath Matt’s bed.

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Prepare for more street racing with EA’s Need for Speed Undercover which puts you in the driver driver’s seat once again. You’ll be racing through speedways, dodging cops and chasing rivals with an all-new ‘Heroic Driving Engine’ - a unique technology that generates incredible high-performance moves at 180 miles per hour during breathtaking highway battles. Need For Speed Undercover features stunning graphics, uber intelligent AI opponents, over 80 miles of road, car customization, real-world damage and realistic driving physics. You won’t be driving generic motors either, prepare for some hot licensed cars such as the Audi R8, BMW M6 and Lexus IS-F.

The North American Need For Speed Undercover release date is November 18th - Euro racers follow behind three days later on 21st November and as you would expect, Need For Speed Undercover is heading to every format under the sun, PS3, Wii, PS2, 360, PC, PSP and DS.

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YouTube Hellboy Science of Evil review

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The first Hellboy movie was an enjoyable romp although I did nod off for a couple of minutes towards the end. I’m also looking forward to watching the sequel directed by Guillermo Del Toro. This game takes artistic direction from the Italian director and also features the voice of Ron Perlman as you fight the forces of evil over a few long levels.

It’s your standard third-person action adventure. You explore graveyards, forests and the likes, beating up lots of mythical creatures on the way. Lizard men, Werewolves and other ghostly beings all make an appearance as you hammer buttons to punch them or grapple them and throw them towards enemies or use them to get back some energy.

The problem is that’s all you do in the game. Most combat is also in an arena where you have to beat everyone up before the barriers are lifted. I wouldn’t mind doing this if the combat was full of exciting combos such as in Devil May Cry. Unfortunately combat is slow and repetitive and just not much fun. I found myself just mashing the buttons hoping no more enemies would pop up just so I could get to the end of each stage. Even end of stage bosses are boring and easy top beat.

The game could have been a little bit better with a coherent story and some good cut-scenes back at HQ but you don’t even get that - just a hotchpotch of levels spread across many years that don’t appear to have much relevance to each other. If you like you can also play the game as Liz Sherman and Abe Sapian in co-op mode split screen or over live but this doesn’t really offer anything to make the game much more fun to play.

It also looks like a last-gen game. I quite like the Tim Burton-eqsue look of it but everything just looks very flat and a bit rushed. Konami games are usually quality but this one isn’t. Hellboy should go back from where he came. It gets 3 out of 10.

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If you still want more Batman action them get ready for Batman Arkham Asylum heading your way in 2009. The game sees the caped crusader trying to escape the mental institute after things go a bit wonky. Publishers Eidos promise it will be very dark indeed.

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There’s yet more hints that Max Payne 3 may be on the way thanks to actress Mona Sax hinting she could be providing a voice for it at the Comic Con event earlier this week. The flawed but interesting bullet-time inspired film noir comic book game is already a probably rubbish film out in October.

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So with three very big games (GTAIV, Bioshock and Final Fantasy XIII) going multi-format, does this mean that one of Sony’s key PS3 titles. So when is the Little Big Planet Xbox 360 version being released? Well even though the Xbox 360 has shown itself to be more than a match for the Playstation 3 in terms of graphical power, a game like LittleBigPlanet is likely to have a small appreciative audience on the 360 and may not be worth the extra development time needed to port it over. A PC version is much more likely though as another game by the same designers; Rag Doll Kung Fu, is available on the PC through Steam. However, seeing as the games title is a registered trademark of Sony and not Media Molecule, we really don’t think you’ll see this title anywhere else, which is a shame really as the pointer and motion control of Wii would’ve really suited it. The LittleBigPlanet release date is 30th October.

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