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Jack Keane, Imperium Romanum and Agon – Lost Sword of Toledo will lead publisher Kalypso’s Q1 offering this year. Imperium Romanium is a strategy title set in ancient Rome due for release in February/March, while Jack Keane is a historical adventure title set to arrive in February, and fellow adventure …
Read More »SCEJ to undergo restructuring?
Postings on Japanese forum 2ch.net [via Kotaku ] are suggesting that staff at Sony Computer Entertainment Japan might be facing a job losses, or at least changes to employment contracts, over the next few days as the firm starts a possible restructure. Point your browser to MCV’s sister site Develop …
Read More »Take 2 acquires Illusion Softworks
Mafia creator will be rebranded to 2K Czech
Read More »SCE Japan to layoff staff?
Reports suggest substantial changes are on the cards for Sonyâ??s Japanese developers
Read More »CES 2008: Ubisoft teams up with Philips amBX
Philips’ multimedia sensory amBX system has received another boost with the news that French publisher Ubisoft is to incorporate amBX functionality into two of its big upcoming titles. The PC versions of highly anticipated Far Cry 2 and FPS sequel Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway will both be programmed to …
Read More »PS3 sells 1.2m units in North America in December
SCE chief executive Kaz Hirai has stated that Sony’s PlayStation gaming business is hoping to post a profit in its next financial year following some strong Xmas sales of its three consoles in North America. SCEA today confirmed that the firm sold 3.9 million PS3, PS2 and PSP consoles in …
Read More »Bully hitting Wii and 360 on March 7th
IGN claims that Rockstar’s next-gen re-working of its once controversial free-roaming school-based romp Bully: Scholarship Edition will be released on Xbox 360 and Wii on March 7th in Europe. This new edition will include the original game in its entirety along with a host of extras including eight new missions, …
Read More »Even the Queen loves Wii
The People reports that Prince William is struggling to find time to play the Wii he received for Christmas recently – as his grandmother, who is the Queen incidentally, is apparently hooked” on the machine. The paper quotes a Sandringham source as saying: "When she saw William playing a game …
Read More »CES 2008: PSP Slim adopts Skype
As part of its plan to expand the scope of the PSP as a wider entertainment system, SCE has announced that the Slim version of the handheld will be fitted with Skype capabilities, reported Next Generation . The free voice-over-IP service will be available on the console via a software …
Read More »CES 2008: BT Vision coming to Xbox Live
Xbox Live users that subscribe to BT Broadband will soon be granted access to an extensive library of on-demand content including movies, TV, music videos and even BT Vision’s ‘near live’ FA Premier League football matches through their consoles. The new deal marks the coming together of two corporate giants …
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