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The battery life for the PlayStation Vita runs at between three and five hours, Sony has confirmed. This puts it roughly on par with Nintendo’s 3DS which, in fairness, has come in for a fair amount of stick for its limited battery life. If you’re just watching video Vita will …
Read More »Release date set for PlayStation Vita
Sony has finally confirmed a release date for the PlayStation Vita in Japan. The unit will launch on December 17th, barely a week before Christmas. The standard wi-fi model will retail for 24,980 and the higher-spec 3D unit will cost 29,980 (248). Those going for the latter unit will be …
Read More »Price drops on Xbox 360 Kinect bundles in Australia
Xbox Australia today announced that it will be lowering the RRP on the Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles by AUD$50 from tomorrow, 15th September. The new RRP of the 4Gb bundle will be AUD$399 and the 250Gb bundle will go for AUD$499. Xbox is also releasing a new entry level …
Read More »iD’s Tim Willits to speak at Qantm and Sydney Opera House
As Bethesda and iD prepare to launch RAGE, creative director Tim Willits is set to speak at Qantm College and the Sydney Opera House today. Willits, who has been with iD since 1995, is speaking at Qantm College Sydney (a videogame design and production college) about his time in the …
Read More »PwC: New Zealand has to catch up in digital media
The PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Media New Zealand Media and Entertainment Outlook 2011-2015 was outlined in an Interactive Games and Entertainment Association briefing recently. The briefing summarised the report with a presentation from PwC, talking about the current and forecasted trends within the New Zealand market thru to 2015. The New Zealand …
Read More »Apple ‘pulls app criticising corporate ethics’ [Update]
Left-wing dev Molleindustria accuses Apple for removing game 'without explanation'
Read More »IOS game tackles iPhone manufacture ethics
Phone Story draws attention to apparent slavery, suicide and eWaste in manufacturing
Read More »Moshi Monsters to release chart single
A new single ‘The Moshi Dance’ is to be released on iTunes on 18th September following the success of online hit Moshi Monsters. The music video for the single on YouTube, starring ‘Lady Goo Goo’ has had over three million hits since it was uploaded in June. If successful, the …
Read More »Nintendo shares drop 83% in under four years
Investors have reacted negatively to Nintendo’s Tokyo 3DS showcase, with the company’s share price falling five per cent overnight. Nintendo yesterday unveiled a host of new 3DS goodies, including a new Pink console SKU for Japan and a Red model for Europe. Key titles such as Super Mario 3D Land …
Read More »Now FIFA takes aim at Football Manager
First Activision, now Sega. Not happy with just challenging Call of Duty in the shooter space, EA?says it has big ambitions for the footie sim category. The company has revamped its FIFA Manager game, and believes that the series can – in the long term – rival Football Manager. We …
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