Consoles

Total Console Repair has upgraded its website to provide quicker navigation and a simpler hub of services for its users. The firm offers retailers Kinect repairs, Wii repairs, PS3 repairs, iPhone 3G and 3GS screen repairs and more. Later this year it will offer Amazon Kindle, Nintendo 3DS and Apple …

Tech to remain unavailable to other studios for licensing

Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to download a digital version of Angry Birds later this year. The million-selling iPhone App Store game will also be available on Wii. Finnish developer Rovio has not confirmed whether the game will be digital-only or available at retailers, but it did previously tell …

Upcoming console and PC racing title Dirt 3 will not support stereoscopic 3D visuals because the developer says the technology wasn’t a natural fit for the game. "With it being quite a horizon based racer, 3D isn’t as helpful as it would be in a game like MotorStorm where the …

Developer lauds simplicity of new handheld; PS3 compatibility 'possible'

A new Ridge Racer game is heading to next-gen platforms, Namco Bandai has revealed. The latest in the hit arcade series – entitled Ridge Racer: Unbounded – was unveiled in San Francisco at the publisher’s Ignite event. It is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An action-packed teaser trailer …

Namco Bandai’s upcoming shooter Inversion will hit European shelves on Friday, February 10th 2012. The publisher told MCV it was planting its flag in the ground early” so that rival firms know to avoid releasing anything similar. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game is a third person shooter that …

Virgin Gaming is braced for the big time in Europe after signing a deal with EA Sports. The tournament provider expects a surge in users when it is integrated into the publisher’s FIFA titles. It has already seen almost 40,000 new gamers sign up after running a similar scheme on …

Amazingly, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – or PlayStation Phone, if you prefer – has yet to be officially announced. This is despite the fact that we more or less know everything there is to know about the device, minus the price and release date. We even know that it …

Capcom is the latest publisher to experiment with always-on DRM – this time bringing the controversial security measure to its latest PSN release. Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 will authenticate itself every time PS3 owners boot it up. The company previously used this anti-piracy mechanic with Final Fight: Double Impact, according …