Kinect Star Wars dances up UK chart

Critically panned licensed title breaks EA's stranglehold on top spot is the first Kinect game to be UK number one. Kinect Star Wars has ended EA's five-week run at the top of the UK games chart and has become the first game requiring the Kinect to reach number one. It is also the first Star Wars game to lead the All Formats Chart since Star Wars: The Force Unleashed way back in 2008. The Force rules at number one. Despite losing out at number one, EA still dominates the chart with six games FIFA Street, Mass Effect 3, FIFA 12, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 are at second, third, fourth, and fifth, while SSX climbs to seven and Battlefield 3 remains in the top 10 at ninth. The Easter holiday has seen a boost in sales for the rest of the chart. Up a place to sixth, Modern Warfare 3 received a 76 percen (Read More)

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Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

If baseball is a game of inches golf is a game of degrees. The loft of a driver the slope of a fairway whether a ball lies above or below your feet an open or closed club face even a few degrees variation in any of these respects can significantly alter a shots path. Golf is also an expensive game to play. The necessary equipment alone will set you back at least a few hundred dollars which is to say nothing of concomitant costs such as caddies and carts. EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 represents both those aspects of golf very very well. Editors note: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 includes <a target=_blank h... (Read More)

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Shippin' Out March 25-31: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

Short new release slate led by EA Sports' latest golfing sim final Gears of War 3 DLC, Warriors Orochi 3, and Rayman Origins PC also out. &#160 Real-world golfer Tiger Woods recorded his first victory in 923 days just yesterday, and gamers can help the athlete continue that momentum this week inside Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 . EA Sports' golfing sim leads a sparse new release list that also includes the final Gears of War 3 downloadable content, Warriors Orochi for the Xbox 360, and the PC version of Rayman Origins. EA's trying out a new swing this season for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. Teeing up this week is Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It's a big year for the franchise, as EA Sports has designed what it calls the "most comprehensive swing mechanic revamp in over a decad (Read More)

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New video game releases of 3/26-4/1

Next week's new releases include the console version of Ridge Racer Unbounded , Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 , the PC edition of Rayman Origins , indie survive 'em up Lone Survivor , eerie puzzle-platformer Closure , and alternate-reality shooter/RTS Gettysburg: Armored Warfare . Here's our list of next week's new releases: PC Gettysburg: Armored Warfare and Lone Survivor Gettysburg: Armored Warfare (download - $10) Lone Survivor (download - $10) Rayman Origins Solar Struggle (download) Xbox 360 Capcom Digital Collection Ridge Racer Unbounded Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Tropico 4: Modern Times (XBLA - $20) Rayman Origins and Wrecked Warriors Orochi 3 Wrecked - Revenge Revisited (XBLA) PlayStation 3 Closure (PSN - $15) Ridge Racer Unbounded Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Wheels of Destructi (Read More)

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