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Any consumers who pre-order the hotly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from GAME will receive an exclusive Classified Intel Pack. GAME will be handing over these special packs along with 360, PS3 and PC copies of the game when it is released on November 8th. Modern Warfare 3 …
Read More »Kinect lightsaber peripheral spotted
Whatever your feelings about Kinect Star Wars, only the coldest of hearts could fail to be excited about this news. Eurogamer reports that two German retailers have listed a lightsaber peripheral that is Kinect compatible and designed to work with Microsoft’s upcoming Kinect Star Wars. It is said to have …
Read More »HMV handing out One Direction Miis
Retailer HMV has joined forces with X-Factor band One Direction for an iexclusive in-store give-away. As of Monday August 22nd the first band member to be transformed into a Nintendo Mii – Liam – will be distributed as a QR code on the One Direction Facebook and Twitter streams. Then …
Read More »Vita RAM confirmed at 512MB
Handheld's specs comparable to PS3's
Read More »Valve: We need to reward Sony for opening PS3
PlayStation 'will gain value by opening its console to outside networks'
Read More »INTERVIEW: Andrew Wilson, EA Sports
The new EA Sports president has an ambitious plan to have all the label’s games run as connected cross-platform experiences. But, he tells Michael French, that means some tough decisions for retailers, publishers and console manufacturers During your Develop conference keynote last month you said customers had lost interest in …
Read More »Xenoblade suffers stock shortages
The long-awaited cult JPRG Xenoblade Chronicles has finally arrived in the UK today, but consumers might not be able to get their hands on it just yet. Online retailer ShopTo.net has confirmed to MCV that the game is suffering from stock shortages after a surge of last-minute demand has exceeded …
Read More »US retailers see PS3 sales spike
Two of North America’s leading retailers have reported significant uplifts in sales of PS3 consoles. This is thanks, of course, to the recent Sony PS3 price cut that came into effect in key territories on Tuesday. "In terms of recent trends, clearly, we’ve had two major events recently with the …
Read More »Sony’s House pays tribute to new SCEE boss
SCEE is in safe hands with Jim Ryan at the helm, says PlayStation’s incoming CEO Andrew House. In his final interview as SCEE boss, published exclusively in MCVnext week, House paid tribute to the man he has worked alongside for more than two years. He said:You could not have had …
Read More »Vita specs comparable to PS3
Sony has at last revealed some of the internal specs of its PlayStation Vita handheld. And claims that the machine is comparable to a PS3 in your pocket are seemingly quite legitimate. Joystiq reports that Vita will house 512MB or RAM and 128MB of video RAM. That compares to 256MB …
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