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One of the highest-ranking executives at SCE has revealed the company is hard at work on future platform developments. In an exclusive interview with Develop magazine, Sony Worldwide Studios (WWS) boss Shuhei Yoshida candidly explained how Sony has learnt from past mistakes and is now building tech that developers can …
Read More »Classic White PS3 Slim announced
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has announced a brand new ‘Classic White’ version of the PS3 Slim that will launch in the territory on July 29th. It will pack a 160GB HDD and will include a similarly white Dualshock 3 controller. In addition to the new colour, Sony will also launch …
Read More »The end is nigh for Eye of Judgement
Three years after it debuted on PS3, Sony has confirmed that it is to pull the plug on the online services connected to card battling title The Eye of Judgement. The game works by using the PSEye to scan real-life cards that are placed on a real deck. These are …
Read More »Will Kinect and Move arrive too late?
A succession of poorly-received software releases for the Nintendo Wii could have a negative impact on the success of the soon-to-be-launched Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation Move, according to one UK retail boss. Market results for the last two quarters have seen Wii sales severely decline,” ShopTo CEO Igor Cipolletta …
Read More »UK retailers talk E3
There was a surprise reversal of roles at E3 this year.Xbox – the home of hardcore gaming – now wants to appeal to the entire family. It’s not just about Halo and Gears of War anymore, it’s about virtual pets and casual sports games that are playable on its new …
Read More »MPs back Early Day Motion for game tax breaks
But one Lib Dem and zero Conservatives back the bid
Read More »INTERVIEW: Disney
E3 saw the games business out in force in California, home to Hollywood and Disneyland, to flaunt an industry producing content that can match the production values and market potential of some of the world’s biggest blockbuster movies. Disney was there for opposite reasons. The group has a famous track …
Read More »Dare 2010: Meet the Teams
Profiles of the competition entries kick-start a new series of articles
Read More »Play Crackdown 2, get Perfect Dark content
Rare has announced an interesting piece of promotional cross-IP marketing with the confirmation of a special reward for Perfect Dark players. The developer has confirmed that its recent Xbox Live release Perfect Dark already has within it a playable version of Crackdown 2’s lead character Agent 4. Anyone who next …
Read More »JAPAN: Xbox sales jump 800%
With the launch of the Xbox 360 S still two weeks away in the UK, the redesigned version of Xbox 360 has done wonders for the machine’s performance in Japan. Andriasang reports that on its first week of availability sales of the machine hit 17,370 – 15k of which were …
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