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Capcom is targeting thousands of F1 fans as part of a new marketing drive for MotoGP 10/11. The Xbox 360 and PS3 motorcycle racing game – released last month – will be showcased at the Formula One VIP Paddock area at the British Grand Prix. This runs from Friday, July …
Read More »Tretton: I don’t think price makes or kills a platform
Jack Tretton, the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has stressed that he does not believe the price of the NGP – which remains unconfirmed – will be the factor that ultimately decides its fate. "It’s not to say the price of the platform isn’t a consideration, but …
Read More »New Black Ops DLC leaked
GAME Australia has, presumably mistakenly, released details of what appears to be the next DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Called ‘The Escalation Pack’, it apparently contains five maps – Seize the Zoo, Take the Hotel, Secure the Convoy, Raid the Stockpile and Survive the Call of the …
Read More »ME2 free to Dragon Age II buyers
Developer BioWare has announced a fantastic freebie as celebration of Dragon Age II’s sales success. The fantasy RPG has passed the 1m unit sales barrier in less than two weeks on the market – making it faster off the mark than predecessor Dragon Age: Origins. And as a reward anyone …
Read More »Rumor: Silverlight to run on Xbox 360
Will a new Microsoft app framework update open compatibility with the companyâ??s console?
Read More »Anonymous gets personal with Sony
An online campaign has been unleashed against Sony as hacker community ‘Anonymous’ vows to avenge what they see as the rough treatment of PS3 hacker Geohotz. Earlier this week Anonymous stated: "Congratulations, Sony. You have now received the undivided attention of Anonymous. Your recent legal action against our fellow hackers, …
Read More »Morrisons terminates MBL contract early
Supermarket chain Morrisons has ended its relationship with MBL Group five months early. The contract termination has happened immediately and by mutual consent. The partnership was originally scheduled to end on September 14th. MBL announced it was up for sale following the loss of Morrisons. 78 per cent of the …
Read More »PopCap launches ‘experimental’ dev
Casual giant PopCap has opened the doors on a new ‘design centre’, offering its developers and designers a place to realise creations of a more lo-fi aesthetic than typical releases from the Plants vs Zombies outfit. "4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," …
Read More »More Sony tablet rumours
The oft-rumoured but as yet unconfirmed Sony tablet device known as the S1 is now said to be a PlayStation Certified Android 3.0 device ready for shipping in the US by September 2011. According to sources at Engaget, the touchscreen device will cost around $599 (370) for a Wi-Fi only …
Read More »The Sun continues 3DS vendetta
UK newspaper The Sun has this morning stepped up what can by now only be described as a ‘vendetta’ against Nintendo’s 3DS handheld. Yesterday the paper incorrectly claimed that retailers were seeing "record return levels" and that many were offering refunds to customers returning their machines. This was fiercely denied …
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