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PSP Minis games will soon be available to PS3 owners, Sony has confirmed. A PS3 firmware update, set for release on December 17, will install a Minis ‘emulator’ on the console, allowing people to buy and play the sub-100MB games. We are working on getting the majority of the current …

Sony has filed a patent for several attachments that could be released for the firm’s upcoming Motion Controller. The patent details an Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment” and shows a number of accessories that enhance the controller’s abilities, according to Kotaku. One example shows an attachment that joins to …

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Hot on the heels of the Australian government’s decision to ban Sega’s Aliens vs. Predator from sale in the territory – and the subsequent statement of protest from developer Rebellion – God of War creator David Jaffe has slammed the country’s ratings structure. There’s a government board and if they …

South Peak is to give Horrid Henry: Missions Of Mischief a shot in the arm with a renewed marketing push. The publisher has drawn up a second marketing campaign to raise awareness of the Wii version, which hits shelves today. The move has also been prompted by the success of …

A hero of British publishing and development for the past four decades, Ian Livingstone finds himself at the centre of Square Enix’s ‘new’ Eidos. Tim Ingham catches up with Lara Croft’s right-hand man…Can you give us a general impression of how the Square UK ‘merger’ has gone – and how …

Sega has called Bayonetta the first triple-A launch of 2010 following its perfect score from Edge Magazine. The action adventure title developed by acclaimed studio Platinum Games is due for release on January 8th in Europe, and has also received a 40/40 from Famitsu and 9/10 from Eurogamer. And Sega …

So it’s with wide arms that we welcome Alworths to the retail fold. It’s not been an easy ride for Andy Latham’s new chain. One of the original architects, Tony Page, left the project early on, while Shop Direct – owner of Woolworths.co.uk – is threatening legal action over the …

Sony Europe’s intention to further the recognition and muscle of the PlayStation brand throughout 2010 has been bolstered with news that SCEE ahs signed Target Entertainment as a consumer product agent for PlayStation. Included within the deal is the PlayStation brand itself as well as the PS3, PSP, PS2, PSOne …

Another big publisher has made the move to open a dev base in subsidy-supported Quebec, Canada – with THQ the latest to establish a Montreal studio. The new studio, called THQ Montreal, will open in mid-2010. The studio will make titles for the publisher’s Core Games division, plans to create …