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Read More »Zen Studios releasing Star Wars pinball tables across various devices
A number of Star Wars pinball tables are being released by Zen Studios. How you can acquire them, however, depends on what device you’ll be playing on. Xbox 360 owners can grab them as an expansion to Pinball FX2 for 800 Microsoft Points. PS3 owners, meanwhile, receive them as an …
Read More »Hotline Miami gets spring PS3 and Vita release date
Indie PC hit Hotline Miami is coming to PS3 and PlayStation Vita. The gory retro-themed game has been an underground success on PC, shifting in excess of 300,000 copies. These new versions are being developed by Dutch outfit Abstraction Games, with creators Dennaton Games overseeing the work. The game will …
Read More »Xbox Durango leaker claims police raid
The man behind many of the recent Xbox 720 leaks claims to have been raided by police. SuperDaE shot to prominence when he listed what appears to be a genuine Xbox 720 dev kit (codenamed Durango) on eBay. The listing has now ended with the winner paying AU $50,000 ($33,400). …
Read More »PS4 announcement hype continues with PS3 retrospective video
The hours are ticking down until the reveal of the PS4 in New York on Wednesday, and Sony’s marketing drive continues with the release of a new video. Following on from its PSOne and PS2 spotlights, a new video chronicling the achievements of the mighty PS3 has gone live, reminding …
Read More »Next Playstation console will use Gaikai to stream PS3 games – report
Sony is reportedly looking to utilize its acquisition of cloud gaming service Gaikai for its next Playstation console. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony’s next console will bring backwards compatibility for PS3 games via cloud-based streaming; stating that the firm is "investing heavily" in preparing Gaikai’s technology for the …
Read More »1m downloads and counting for Jetpack Joyride on PS3
Halfbrick has just sent word that over one million Playstation owners have now taken flight with Jetpack Joyride. The news comes at the same time as an update for the Vita version of the game, which adds Twitter support amongst other assorted upgrades. "We want to extend a massive thanks …
Read More »Retail calls for Wii U price cut and new strategy
UK games retailers want Nintendo to revitalise Wii U sales with a fresh marketing push and a price drop. Console sales have slowed since its December launch. Last week, it lost exclusive rights to Rayman Legends and Ninja Gaiden 3, and Activision boss Bobby Kotick said the publisher is disappointed” …
Read More »Study shows female gamers endure three times the trash talk
Results from an Ohio University study reveal females are much more likely to deal with negative, aggressive chatter than their male counterparts. Research published on Gamasutra shows players identified as women during Halo 3 multiplayer matches received three unfriendly reactions for every standard interaction, compared to male or unidentified players. …
Read More »Hasbro wants in on the Skylanders/Disney Infinity party
First there was Skylanders, thenDisney Infinity was announced- and now Hasbro has entered the new ‘toys to life’ category. The new B-Daman line from Hasbro, under licence from D-rights and with manufacturing assistance from TakaraTomy, has been unveiled at the 2013 American International Toy Fair in New York. Characters and …
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