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The latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine in the US has confirmed the existence of the Journey Collector’s Edition for PS3. OPM reports that the SKU will include all three of Thatgamecompany’s PS3 titles – Flow, Flower and Journey – on a disc for the first time. There are a …
Read More »GameStop undercuts opposition with £167.97 price for 3DS XL
The upcoming 3DS XL can now be pre-ordered for just 167.97 from online retailer GameStop. That’s the cheapest price yet seen on the handheld in the UK and suggests that Nintendo’s trade price on the device is directed towards a 200 – or perhaps even sub-200 – RRP on the …
Read More »EA sells Need for Speed film rights to Dreamworks
Dreamworks has acquired the rights to a Need for Speed film from publisher EA. And it seems as if all the pieces are already in place. Brothers George and John Gatins have developed an original story and screenplay which is based on the entirety of the IP rather than a …
Read More »New Super Mario Bros 2 dated; Nintendo goes announcement crazy
An August 17th release date was just one of many announcements made by Nintendo in last night’s Nintendo Direct Conference. As reported earlier, Nintendo has also announced a brand new 3DS and confirmed Namco Bandai as the developer of the new Super Smash Bros. Also announced was Professor Layton and …
Read More »The 3DS XL is real, has July release date in UK
Nintendo has confirmed the news posted by MCV at the beginning of the month – the 3DS XL is real. And furthermore, it will be out in the UK in a little over a month. It will be released in the UK and Europe on July 28th. It boasts a …
Read More »Sine Mora PS3 release announced, coming ‘soon’
Sine Mora is heading for a PS3 release on top of its already confirmed Vita effort, publisher Digital Reality has today announced. Originally an XBLA-exclusive, Grashopper’s shump is set to arrive ‘soon’ on PSN for Sony’s console. After having an extremely successful launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade and revealing the …
Read More »US Xbox 360 ban looms as Microsoft rejects settlement
Motorola demanding royalties from sales of console and Windows operating system
Read More »PSN faces South Korean suspension
Sony has confirmed that it is to suspend its PlayStation Network service in South Korea. The network will be taken offline on June 29th. The move will not affect PS Vita of PSP users. Gamasutra reports that the cause is a new South Korean legal enforcement called the Game Industry …
Read More »Nintendo acquires Fatal Frame publishing rights – Report
A report has claimed Nintendo has now acquired co-ownership status of Tecmo Koei’s horror IP Fatal Frame. Rely On Horror reports that Nintendo has recently changed its copyright status to confirm the move and at the same time has fully acquired Fatal Frame’s spin-off IP Spirit Photography. It now has …
Read More »Crytek CEO: Wii U is ‘minimum as powerful as Xbox 360’
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has weighed in on the Wii U performance discussion, while providing a tidbit about the upcoming console’s tie to CryEngine 3 as well. "From my perspective I do not understand the public’s concerns that the Wii U is weaker than PS3 and 360," Yerli stated to …
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