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Having released in Japan on October 16th, Sony’s redesigned PSP ( dubbed the 3000 ) managed to sell an incredible 141,270 in just its first four days on sale, according to data from Famitsu. Kotaku reports that when sales of the older models are taken into account, total hardware sales …

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For the first time in the series’ history, sales of the new Pro Evolution Soccer have been spearheaded by PS3, which accounted for 58 per cent of the game’s week one performance. PES 2009 shot straight to the top of the Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 yesterday , knocking …

This week’s official GfK-ChartTrack/ELSPA listings are out – and Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 has taken the top spot ahead of its bitter rival FIFA ’09. While EA’s mega-selling football franchise takes second spot, it’s an impressive first week for THQ’s gangster title Saints Row 2, which is the second …

SCEE has confirmed to MCV that LittleBigPlanet will now be released in the UK on November 5th. The news adds to this morning’s announcement stating that it would be released in Europe in ‘the week commencing November 3rd’. All in all the delay, which came about after it emerged the …

Sony’s Trophy system may still be playing catch-up to Microsoft’s popular Achievements, but if rumours are to be believed the platform holder is planning something that could drastically swing the balance. According to CVG, the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine reports that Sony is considering special treats for those …

Ahead of the release of the Xbox 360 and PS3 version’s of Tom Clancy’s EndWar on November 7th, publisher Ubisoft has announced that it is also working on DS and PSP versions of the title, PlayTM reports. EndWar is Ubisoft’s first foray into the RTS genre under the Tom Clancy …

PS3 platform holder Sony has announced that LittleBigPlanet will be released in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand in the week commencing November 3rd – meaning a likely UK arrival of November 3rd, VG247 reports. The title will be released in North America in the week commencing October …

Consumer site CVG is claiming that EA is on the verge of announcing a next-gen addition to its popular Syndicate franchise. The site claims the upcoming title on the way as part of the agreement between EA and developer Starbreeze that was announced earlier this year, in which it was …