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Sony will launch a new 80GB SKU in Europe and PAL territories on August 27th. The company will phase out the 40GB model, and the new higher capacity machine will cost 299 – or €399 in wider Europe. SCEE president David Reeves told an exclusively invited PAL crowd in Santa …
Read More »E3 08: Review: Day three
After Microsoft’s news explosion on Monday and Sony and Nintendo’s holler-inducing announcements the next morning, Wednesday at E3 was always set up to be a comparatively hushed affair. Take Two kicked off the day, with John Riccitiello’s sparring partner, Straus Zelnick, proclaiming that the success of Bioshock and GTA IV …
Read More »E3 08: Bioshock PS3 to get DLC
Take Two today revealed that the PS3 version of Bioshock will offer its own downloadable content called ‘Challenge Rooms’. The rooms were created by Bioshock developers 2K Boston and were described as being more puzzle-focused than the original game. Bioshock is due for release on PS3 in October.
Read More »E3 08: Take Two confirms Borderlands details
Take Two confirmed that post-apocalyptic shooter Borderlands will be released on 360, PS3 and PC next year – and revealed the first detail sot he game. Speaking at the publisher’s E3 press conference this morning, president of developer Gearbox Randy Pitchford surprised the crowd by claiming that the title contained …
Read More »E3 08: GTA IV and Bioshock just the beginning, says Zelnick
Take Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick warned his rivals that the company’s success in 2008 was just an hors d’oeuvre” at the firm’s press conference in LA this morning. However Zelnick didn’t mention EA’s acquisition bid for the company in his opening speech – but there’s still time for him …
Read More »E3 08: Nintendo roundup
Whether it was the wide-smiled docile tones of Cammie Dunaway, the emphatic wide-chinned confidence of Reggie Fils-Aime or the imperial confidence of Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s confident strides across the E3 stage were a total un-surprise considering the manner in which it is bossing today’s games industry . A quick recap …
Read More »E3 08: Sony roundup
It’s fair to say that most people weren’t really too sure what to expect from Sony this E3. The heavily rumoured , and indeed more-or-less-already confirmed God of War III was a given, but still succeeded in raising the pulse upon its unveiling at Sony’s conference . Arguably more exciting …
Read More »E3 08: Uncharted Trophy support one month away
With Sony’s latest PS3 firmware now out in the wild and seemingly hurting no-one (unlike its direct predecessor ), Jak and Daxter developer Naughty Dog has told Joystiq that a patch which enables Trophy support in its successful PS3 title Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune will be out next month. The studio’s …
Read More »E3 08: Bungie confirms that E3 announcement was pulled
Halo developer Bungie has confirmed that the much-rumoured announcement it was prepping for E3 did exist, but that it was pulled by the developer’s publisher at the last moment. The story so far runs like this: Pre-E3 rumours began to mount that something Halo related was being planned for E3, …
Read More »E3 08: Sega resurrects Golden Axe
A new next-gen outing for retro franchise Golden Axe lead Sega’s offering at this year’s E3. Golden Axe: Beast Rider takes the classic on-foot brawler and throws beast-mounted combat into the mix in a game that promises to expand upon the mythology first explored in the 1989 arcade and Mega …
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