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One of the PC’s biggest boxed gaming franchises of all time – The Sims – is now heading to Facebook. EA’s colossal life simulation franchise will launch on the social network this summer in the form of The Sims Social. Players will be able to create their own sim, build …
Read More »SONY: PS3 gets EA privileges
EA is to continue its ‘special relationship’ with Sony by offering extra content for three of its upcoming key releases on PS3. Highly anticipated shooter Battlefield 3 will get a significant extra on the Blu-ray disc for no extra charge – a copy of Xbox Live and PSN hit Battlefield …
Read More »SONY: Move sales hit 8.8m
With Microsoft making lots of noise about Xbox 360 Kinect in its press briefing, Sony has also highlighted its own motion gaming success. To date the Move controller has sold 8.8m units around the world. It will also feature as part of a new Resistance 3 bundle. The SHKU includes …
Read More »SONY: New Sly Cooper confirmed
Sly Cooper will return to PlayStation consoles next year after what will be a seven-year gap since Sly 3. As the fourth main entry in Sony’s action game series, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will arrive exclusively on PS3 in 2012. Late last year the Sly Collection hit shelves – …
Read More »Bleszinski: Don’t hate on Kinect
If you don't like it, don't play it, says Gears of War director
Read More »SONY: 3D PlayStation monitor announced
One of the more intriguing announcements to emerge from Sony’s E3 press briefing was the reveal of a brand new PlayStation branded 3D monitor. The 24-inch screen comes bundled with cables, a pair of branded 3D glasses and a copy of Resistance 3 and will retail for $499. The PS …
Read More »PSN activity ‘already at 90% of pre-outage levels’
SCEA boss Jack Tretton makes frank apology on the games industry's biggest stage
Read More »EA: Insomniac game is Overstrike
The first game to emerge from the publishing deal between EA and developer Insomniac has been named – it’s Overdrive. The games being developed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, though no release date has yet been given. Overdrive’s main hook is cooperative multiplayer for four gamers, each of whom …
Read More »PSP successor due this year at $249
PS Vita set for Christmas release; â?¬249 for WiFi version, â?¬299 for WiFi and 3G
Read More »SONY: Phaser controller for Star Trek game
Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions have teamed up with Sony to deliver PS3 fans with a special Phaser controller and exclusive downloadable game. During Sony’s E3 press conference, SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton announced that next year’s Star Trek title – which MCV reported on last week – …
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