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Sony has shown off its latest peripheral the PlayStation Move Racing Wheel. The wheel utilises Sony’s motion controller to create a racing wheel for driving, motorcycles and flying. It features adjustable handles, a twisting grip for motorcycle games and rumble on each side. Games that will support the wheel include …
Read More »New LEGO MMO on the way – focused on Minifigures
Last year’s best selling toy line, LEGO Minifigures, are to be turned into an MMO developed by Norwegian studio Funcom. The studio has scored the licence to the range of collectible figures released in quarterly waves and sold for pocket money prices, inspired by LEGO’s iconic characters. In 2011, the …
Read More »Kid’s BAFTAs welcomes gaming nominations
BAFTA has appealed for nominations for the Video Game category in this year’s 2012 British Academy Children’s Awards. Former winners in the category include LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (2011), Rabbids Go Home (2010) and LittleBigPlanet (2009). Other categories include Animation, Channel of the Year, Feature Film, Independent Production Company …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut on PS3 in Europe delayed by a week
Mass Effect 3’s Extended Cut DLC will not arrive when expected for PS3 owners in Europe. The PS3 version of the free content will now arrive for Europe regions next week, on July 4th reports CVG. The add-on expands on the endings of Mass Effect 3 through additional scenes and …
Read More »Nintendo ready for digital switch
David Yarnton says it won’t be long until Nintendo rolls out its digital games strategy to retailers. Last month, we reported on global plans by Nintendo Japan to start selling more downloadable content via all its retail partners to aid the marketing of digital content and reduce inventory costs. Nintendo …
Read More »No Journey Collection for Europe
The recently confirmed Journey Collector’s Edition for PS3 will not be released in Europe, developer Thatgamecompany has confirmed. TheJourney PS3Collector’s Edition isn’t coming out in Europe,” the studio said on its Twitter feed. We wish Europeans could get it, but there’s nothing we can do. The best thing for you …
Read More »Nintendo: We won’t repeat 3DS pricing errors with Wii U
Nintendo will not make the same mistakes with the Wii U as it did with the 3DS, the console giant’s CEO has claimed. As reported byAndriasang, Satoru Iwata said it had learned from its latest handheld release and admitted consumers thought the price for the 3DS was relatively high”. An …
Read More »Ofcom outlines UK’s "three strikes" net policy
The most contentious element of the Digital Economy Act has at last been outlined by Ofcom. The three strikes” policy is designed to afford content holders with a means to disconnect pirates from the internet. These companies will be allowed to send infringement reports to ISPs who will then in …
Read More »Pokemon Black & White 2 sells 1.6m in two days
Nintendo’s Pokemon IP has once again flexed its commercial muscle in Japan. Andriasang reports that the game sold 1.619m units in its first two days on sale in the region. That makes it the third best DS launch ever and the first million+ unit seller of the year in the …
Read More »Journey Collector’s Edition confirmed
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 …
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