Latest Game Releases
There are plenty of releases of great new games at the moment, the kind of stuff we've been waiting for.
You are sure to find something that will keep you entertained for hours if not days, have a look at the latest releases that are available now.
Best sellers at the moment include Battlefield Company 2, Final Fantasy XIII, DJ Hero and Assassin's Creed II...
Battlefield Bad Company: 2
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Rating: 16+
Price: Around £39.99
Available from: Game | HMV
Get ready for the most spectacular FPS multiplayer experience ever! Battlefield: Bad Company 2 brings the spectacular Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of the PS3 - featuring best-in-class vehicular combat set across 8 huge sandbox maps each with a different tactical focus. New vehicles like the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and the UH-60 transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics in the warzone, extensive tuning ensures that this will be the most satisfying vehicle combat experience to date. Tactical destruction is taken to new heights with the updated DICE 'Frostbite' engine. Players can now take down entire buildings or create their own fire points by blasting holes through cover, thereby delivering a unique experience in every match.
Spawn on your squad to get straight into the action, and use gadgets such as the tracer dart in-conjunction with the RPG to devastating effect.
Excellence in the battlefield is rewarded with an extensive range of pins, insignias and stars to unlock along with 50 dedicated ranks to achieve. Variety also extends into the range of customisable kits weapons and vehicles available. With 4 distinct character classes, 46 weapons, 15 gadgets, 13 character specialisations and over 15000 kit variations to discover and master players will be able to fine-tune their preferred fighting style to give them the edge in combat.
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Final Fantasy XIII
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3
Rating: 16+
Price: Around £49.99
Available from: Game | HMV
Final Fantasy is gaming's favourite role-playing series. Each instalment introduces unique worlds, memorable characters and extraordinary stories, presented with the finest creative vision, standout graphical quality and most accomplished gameplay of its generation. Needless to say, Final Fantasy XIII will be no exception.
Set in a world divided, Final Fantasy XIII will see players plunged into the midst of a conflict between the oppressive forces of the floating city Cocoon, and the freedom fighters of the planet Pulse below it. Rendered in jaw-dropping HD for the first time in the series, Final Fantasy XIII will be one of the very biggest games of the new decade, taking gamers on a magical journey that's not to be missed.
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DJ Hero
 Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii,
Price: around £80
Rating: 12+
Buy from: Game | HMV
Expanding upon the revolutionary easy to pick up/challenging to master gameplay mechanics developed and refined in Guitar Hero®, DJ Hero™ delivers an all-new interactive music experience that allows players to rule the party and not only experience, but to hear music in an all-new way. With over 100 individual songs, highlighted in over 80 unique never-before-released mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock and electronica, DJ Hero delivers the most diverse and international collection of music ever assembled in a music game by incorporating anthems from legendary artists.
 Created exclusively for DJ Hero, the turntable controller immerses fans into the authenticity of DJ culture and a sea of music as they utilize and master various DJ techniques including scratching, blending, cross fading and sampling, while leaving room for creative expression with a variety of effects and player chosen samples and scratches, transforming a face in the crowd into the life of the party.
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Assassin's Creed II
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
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Where to buy: HMV | Game
Assassin's Creed II is the long-awaited follow-up to the 2007 smash-hit free roaming action game, Assassin's Creed!
Assassin's Creed 2 places players in the shoes of Ezio Auditore Di Firenzi, a nobleman-turned-assassin, seeking revenge for the murder of his family.
Set in the vast, open-world of 1476 Italy, 285 years after the first Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II will span all-new types of missions across Venice, Florence and Rome, where players will uncover the full repertoire of Ezio's fledgling assassin skills. Skulking silently across rooftops and employing deadly fighting techniques, they will meet famous faces from Italy's history - including Leonardo Da Vinci, who will provide players with new weapons and contraptions.
But what will begin as a quest for vengeance will take Ezio to the heart of a conspiracy greater than he could ever have imagined...
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