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UK supermarket chain Morrisons has cut the price on a number of console SKUs, according to reports. The 160GB version of the PlayStation 3 is now available for 150 with the 250GB cut to 200 – the latter price has been verified by MCV from a North London store rep. …
Read More »Breaking Free
Develop talks to NaturalMotion about the opportunities of high-end free-to-play
Read More »PlayStation France boss: "We’ll be the last to announce new console"
The boss of PlayStation France has stated that Sony is likely to be the last of the platform holders to announce a new console. That’s according to a translation via OPM which quotes CEO Phillippe Cardone as claiming: Sony is under less pressure than it’s rivals and will probablybe the …
Read More »Facebook prepping $100bn IPO
Social giant Facebook is set to file for an initial public offering in a deal which could value the company as much as $100bn. The Wall Street Journal reported that the SEC filing for a public offering of stock could come as early as Wednesday this week. The offering is …
Read More »Sony’s US PSN boss departs
Susan Panico quits; Replacement not yet announced
Read More »Fifth outing planned for Ace Attorney
Capcom’s popular fantasy law series Ace Attorney is getting a brand new fifth outing, the publisher has announced. In addition, the first three games in the series are to get an HD-enabled re-release on Apple’s iOS platforms – or more specifically, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. The three titles …
Read More »Trials Evolution ‘leaked online’
YouTube videos suggest Redlynx's next XBLA game is already out in the wild
Read More »Sony’s US PSN boss quits company
The boss of PlayStation Network at Sony America has left the company. VentureBeat reports that Susan Panico left after a successful spell that saw the service increase its user base significantly and strike a number of important content deals with partners. We can confirm Susan has left SCEA. We thank …
Read More »Fear and loathing in Facebook
Has Facebook been taken over by industry giants? Will Luton examines if mobile is the new creative frontier
Read More »FIFA 12 nets for the 6th successive week
Despite being released in September last year, EA’s FIFA 12 this week celebrates its sixth successive week at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. We do have a new entry though – Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations at No.6. It’s the first new release of 2012 …
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