Consoles

SSX gets US release date

Publisher EA has confirmed that its snowboarding series reboot SSX will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in the US on February 14th. This almost certainly points to a European release date of February 17th. The game was first announced in December last year, with then EA Sports president …

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Namco confirms Vita launch line-up

Buyers of the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld will be able to take home new Ridge Racer, Katamari and Shinobido games at launch. The console will arrive on February 22nd 2012 in the UK, US, Europe, Middle East and Australasia. Namco Bandai says the three games will be available at launch …

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PS3 piracy rears its ugly face once again

Having seemingly closed the door on PS3 piracy earlier this year, Sony once again faces the prospect of another piracy threat looming over its console. Digital Foundry reports that a new USB dongle device, dubbed the JB2 (JailBreak2) is reportedly now available in Indonesia. When plugged into a PS3 it …

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Battlefield 3 will be ‘standard def’ on HDD-free Xbox 360s

Though Battlefield 3 will undoubtedly offer a real graphical treat, DICE has warned that those without a hard drive on their Xbox 360 will not receive the same visual experience as HDD-owning users. The game gives players the option of installing a hi-res texture pack stored on the second disc. …

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Nintendo UK promotes Dawn Paine

Nintendo UK’s Dawn Paine has been promoted to assistant general manager and marketing director, MCV understands. She will still hold her responsibilities as marketing director, we believe, but also takes a broader role in the business operations at Nintendo UK acting as a conduit for cross departmental projects and championing …

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