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Sony is to launch a red PlayStation 2 and two blue PSP packs in Japan next month. Joinign the ‘cinnabar red’ consoles and ‘metallic blue’ portable will be a new PlayStation Eye bundle. According to Next-gen.biz, the platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3rd at …

Capcom has officially unveiled Spyborgs for Wii at its 2008 Captivate event. Developed by Bionic Games, Spyborgs follows a team of super spies and takes its inspiration from TV cartoons with levels split into episodes, complete with ad breaks. Spyborgs coming exclusively for the Nintendo Wii is a departure from …

MMO and complementary TV series set for 2010 launch

According to Gamespot , a Guitar Hero: Metallica game has been confirmed by Activision in an SEC filing. Wedbush Morgan analyst Edward Woo dug out information on the title, which will be in a similar vein to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game released earlier this year. It will be released in …

Eidos’ Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has taken the top spot in the US PC sales chart. According to the NPD Group, the MMO beats Vivendi’s World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest into second. Age OF Conan also take third position with the collector’s edition of the game. Two EA The …

Square Enix has launched the official website for upcoming release Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The portal offers fans information about the game’s story and the latest news and pre-order deals – as well as media assets and free game related downloads. Crisis Core is due for a European release …

'White Space' development supports games tech and computer arts research and teaching

The Sun’s sister publication TheLondonPaper – owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News International – has added a major casual games area offering over 200 titles. For the full story, visit www.casualgaming.biz .

Digital distribution of games doesn’t hurt traditional retail outlet sales – that’s the message Steam platform holder Valve Software told assembled media journalists at a briefing in its Seattle offices today. The US independent developer, responsible for games like Half-Life and Portal, also runs the popular Steam digital distribution service, …

Following an exciting couple of days for French publisher Ubisoft, chief executive Yves Guillemot has told Reuters that he sees continued growth in the games market for at least another three years. "There could be a peak in the consoles market in 2009, which means a peak in the games …