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Sony has unveiled a 3D headset concept that could allow gamers to play future titles without the need for a screen. It is worn like a visor over the user’s eyes and shapes around their head with in-built headphones, reports VG247. It features two displays – one for each eye …
Read More »2K Sports sponsor ESPN NBA show
2K Sports has signed a sponsorship deal with ESPN to become the official sponsor of the broadcaster’s live NBA coverage in 2011. Promos for the publisher’s NBA 2K11 will run around almost 100 basketball games, including the NBA Playoffs and Finals. 2K will also sponsor NBA Action, a series that …
Read More »Sony: We will fix PS3 hack
Sony has vowed to defeat the renewed surge of people breaking through the security measures built into the PS3. Having successfully breached the console last year, hacker George Hotz has shared his knowledge with the public earlier this week, enabling the creation of custom firmware. Sony has traditionally been quiet …
Read More »Zynga buys web browser owner
VC-funded social media firm Flock the latest Zynga firm
Read More »Michael Jackson game hits 2m
Having enjoyed a very strong Christmas, Ubisoft’s Michael Jackson: The Experience has now sold over 2m units across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. There’s more to come from the game too, with a Japanese release incoming and an April release for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions …
Read More »Dismissing those winter blues
And if the rumourmill is to be believed, we’ve got at least one new Sony handheld on the way too. Renewed excitement around games handhelds cannot come soon enough – if they’re not too late. My most enlightening moment at Christmas was when an eight-year-old relative told me that now …
Read More »Epic Diaries: Enslaved
Ninja Theory uses Unreal Engine 3 to double down on creativity
Read More »Pro Evo deal for Windows Phone 7
PES 2011 arriving on the mobile platform
Read More »MX vs ATV series hits 10m
Over 10m units of games in the MX vs ATV series have now been shipped worldwide, publisher THQ has confirmed. The announcement comes as THQ prepares to reveal the next instalment in the series at the Monster Energy AMA Supercross opening event on Saturday in the US. "This record-setting milestone …
Read More »God Eater Burst hits UK in March
Namco Bandai has announced Japanese hit God Eater Burst will arrive in UK stores on March 18th. The PSP action game sold half a million copies during its first three weeks on sale in Japan following its 34/40 score in Famitsu magazine. It went on to become the ninth best-selling …
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