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SCEE boss David Reeves has confirmed that the upcoming Gran Turismo TV will be released in Europe on the same date it arrives in North America – August 1st. That’s also the date that retailers will begin selling PS3 Platinum titles. Pleasingly, it follows Home beta’s lead in maintaining parity …
Read More »E3 08: Euro PS3 Platinum range confirmed
SCEE boss David Reeves last night confirmed that the European version of the firm’s PS3 budget software range, dubbed the Platinum Range in this territory, will arrive on store shelves on August 1st. Games will cost just 19.99 (€29.99 in mainland Europe) – significantly less than the 39.99-49.99 RRP carried …
Read More »1C snaps up Russian publisher
1C Company has acquired BUKA, one of the largest Russian publishing and distribution firms. The new agreement will see both companies develop side-by-side, with no current plans for a merger. "BUKA is one of the oldest players on the Russian game market. I always admired the company, its corporate culture, …
Read More »E3 08: No PS3 video store for Europe this year
Sony’s new PS3 and PSP movie and TV download and rental service was possibly the biggest announcement of the platform holder’s E3 conference , but European console owners will seemingly have to wait until next year to get access to the now-live-in-the-US content delivery system. David Reeves confirmed the news …
Read More »E3 08: Europe and US to get simultaneous Home beta
Whilst Sony’s PS3 conference failed to offer any additional concrete information regarding an arrival date for its much-hyped PS3 social network service Home, SCEE boss David Reeves has at least assured Europe that it will get access to the promised beta at the same time the US does. It’s common …
Read More »E3 08: 80GB PS3 coming to Europe
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 …
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