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It is fronted by none other than Portuguese forward and former Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo. I am flattered that Konami has chosen me to be the face of PES 2012, and by their reasoning behind the cover image,” Ronaldo stated. PES 2012 to me is the perfect recreation of …
Read More »Batman exclusive for GAME and Gamestation
Warner has announced some exclusive content that will only be available to customers who pre-order Batman: Arkham City from GAME or Gamestation. The Tim Drake Robin pack offers Robin as a playable character in a new and improved challenge mode” for the title. Robin himself offers a number of unique …
Read More »Eurogamer Expo gets UK first Vita hands-on
The first chance for the UK public to get hands-on with the new PlayStation Vita will be at the Eurogamer Expo later this month. Units will be available for gamers to try on the show floor ahead of the console’s European launch at some point in 2012. In addition, Sony …
Read More »Sony rebrands its online services
As of today Sony has gathered its numerous online services under a new, single brand – Sony Entertainment Network. It will incorporate all of the company’s online services across its gaming, music and video divisions, CNET reports, and brands such asthe PlayStation Network, Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited – that, …
Read More »Valve attacks aggressive DRM
Valve’s Gabe Newell has criticised publishers that implement the likes of ‘always-on’ digital rights management to monetise their games and tackle piracy, claiming they are making a backwards step. "We’re a broken record on this," said the company president of the studio behind Steam, in an interview with Kotaku. "This …
Read More »Apple loses another iPhone prototype
Apple has reportedly once again lost an iPhone prototype in a bar, echoing the loss of an iPhone 4 prototype last year which was subsequently sold to gadget blog Gizmodo for $5,000. ACNET reportsaid the phone was lost a San Francisco bar Cava 22 in late July. Well-connected Apple last …
Read More »Ministry of Sound comes to We Dance
Nordic Games has inked a deal with Ministry of Sound, that will see the brand contribute five tracks for We Dance. The tracks include Enur’s Calabria, Sidney Samson’s Riverside (Let’s Go), Byron Stingily’s Get Up Everybody. Studio B’s I See Girls (Crazy) and Benny Benassi’s Satisifaction. Downloadable content has been …
Read More »Lord of the Rings: War in the North dated and rated for Australia
Warner Bros Australia has confirmed that Lord of the Rings: War in the North has received an Australian classification and local pricing. The co-op action RPG has been rated MA15+, avoiding the ban hammer, and will be released with an RRP of AUD$79.95 for PS3 and 360, and $69.95 for …
Read More »Playstation sales in Australia jump over 400%
After a huge price slash of the Playstation 3 console on 22nd August, Sony has confirmed that sales in Australia have risen over 400%. The data is based on NPD Group findings and retailers information, and pertains to both the 160Gb and 320Gb models of the console. Michael Ephraim, managing …
Read More »Team Bondi goes into administration
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is reporting that Team Bondi has entered administration after a notification of discharge on 26th August. Develop reported recently that Team Bondi was allegedly going to be acquired by KMM Studios, the Australian developer working on Happy Feet 2. Although the company’s status …
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