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An aggressive Sony took E3 by storm last week, but says it was only ‘one good day’. The company’s pre-E3 press conference was quite low on new games compared with Xbox. But its decision to not force online checks every 24 hours, or block trade-ins, was a real crowd-pleaser. And …

A new flagship PC processor is on the way from AMD… although you won’t be able to buy it. The freshly announced AMD FX-9590 offers eight unlocked cores with an incredible boost clock of 5GHz. Also on the way is a slightly toned down version called the FX-9370 that offers …

Middleware outfit looking to help facilitate expansion of Linux games library

Sony’s brave experiment that is Wonderbook is to receive two new games in the coming year, including a new Harry Potter entry. E3 saw the announcement of both Wonderbook: Book of Potions and Wonderbook: Walking With Dinosaurs. The former is a fully Pottermore licensed product developed in conjunction with Harry …

But Sony's Andrew House claims internet doesn't necessarily increase consumer enjoyment

Nintendo has been told that it must sell more Wii U’s if it wishes to win back the affections of third party publisher EA. That’s the verdict of EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, who told Joystiq that money is of course the ultimate deciding facts. And Wii U’s numbers don’t …

New section to display all children's apps under one roof

MSE Group will be bringing new gaming tablet Wikipad to UK retail later this year. The device is an Android-powered tablet with nVidia graphics technology. It comes bundled with a special cradle that provides traditional gaming controls. Wikipad launched in the US last week, and is expected to arrive in …

Xbox One games will not cost more than Xbox 360 titles. That’s the pledge from Microsoft, with a rep telling Polygon that "I can confirm that Microsoft Studios games on Xbox One will be $59.99”. Which seems pretty definitive. For once it seems to be Sony that is being less …

Xbox Live capabilities allow studio to create 'on-going two-way dialogue' with community in Sunset Overdrive