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Gamecheat specialist Blaze has announced a brand new Sega MegaDrive based handheld, which includes 20 16-bit titles built in out of the box. Due out some time this month, the 29.99 device includes headline titles such as Sonic and Knuckles, Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, Kid Chameleon, Altered Beast, Alex …
Read More »E3 08: Gran Turismo TV for August 1st
SCEE boss David Reeves has confirmed that the upcoming Gran Turismo TV will be released in Europe on the same date it arrives in North America – August 1st. That’s also the date that retailers will begin selling PS3 Platinum titles. Pleasingly, it follows Home beta’s lead in maintaining parity …
Read More »E3 08: No PS3 video store for Europe this year
Sony’s new PS3 and PSP movie and TV download and rental service was possibly the biggest announcement of the platform holder’s E3 conference , but European console owners will seemingly have to wait until next year to get access to the now-live-in-the-US content delivery system. David Reeves confirmed the news …
Read More »E3 08: Europe and US to get simultaneous Home beta
Whilst Sony’s PS3 conference failed to offer any additional concrete information regarding an arrival date for its much-hyped PS3 social network service Home, SCEE boss David Reeves has at least assured Europe that it will get access to the promised beta at the same time the US does. It’s common …
Read More »E3 08: 80GB PS3 coming to Europe
Sony will launch a new 80GB SKU in Europe and PAL territories on August 27th. The company will phase out the 40GB model, and the new higher capacity machine will cost 299 – or €399 in wider Europe. SCEE president David Reeves told an exclusively invited PAL crowd in Santa …
Read More »Unlikely publishing force emerges for studios – it’s UK retailer GAME
SPECIAL REPORT: High Street giant to help small studios possibly ignored by big publishers
Read More »E3 08: God of War III coming next year
It was only a short trailer, but at least Sony has finally pleased fans by finally speaking openly about the PS3 version of its Herculean battler, God of War III. Though it will not be released this year, Kratos looked mightily impressive on Sony’s big screen, and fans will be …
Read More »E3 08: ‘PS3 Home will reward your patience,’ promises Sony
Sony pledegd that consumer patience for the long-awaited comunity platform Home will be "rewarded" at its E3 press conference today – but there was no word of an official release date. SCEA CEO and president Jack Tretton revealed that the service has enjoyed "great support" from publishers and evelopers keen …
Read More »E3 08: Wii Sports 2 confirmed
Nintendo has announced its long-awaited sequel to its popular Wii Sports, dubbed Wii Sports Resort. The game will come bundled with the recently announced WiiMotion Plus plug-in that attaches to the Wii Remote, providing precise 1:1 movement mapping. The title was demonstrated at Nintendo’s E3 conference in LA this morning, …
Read More »E3 08: New Mario and Zelda titles confirmed for Wii
Though nothing has been said as of yet at Nintendo’s press conference (which at the time of writing is only 20 minutes in), Nintendo’s global president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that his Zelda and Mario teams are hard at work on new titles. Addressing the E3 audience, he said: Our …
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