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A number of big-name franchises were last night announced for Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Leading the way is an HD remake of PS2 RPG Final Fantasy X, which in part is being released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the seminal title. In addition, Japanese mag Famitsu has lifted the …

The battery life for the PlayStation Vita runs at between three and five hours, Sony has confirmed. This puts it roughly on par with Nintendo’s 3DS which, in fairness, has come in for a fair amount of stick for its limited battery life. If you’re just watching video Vita will …

Sony has finally confirmed a release date for the PlayStation Vita in Japan. The unit will launch on December 17th, barely a week before Christmas. The standard wi-fi model will retail for 24,980 and the higher-spec 3D unit will cost 29,980 (248). Those going for the latter unit will be …

Xbox Australia today announced that it will be lowering the RRP on the Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles by AUD$50 from tomorrow, 15th September. The new RRP of the 4Gb bundle will be AUD$399 and the 250Gb bundle will go for AUD$499. Xbox is also releasing a new entry level …

As Bethesda and iD prepare to launch RAGE, creative director Tim Willits is set to speak at Qantm College and the Sydney Opera House today. Willits, who has been with iD since 1995, is speaking at Qantm College Sydney (a videogame design and production college) about his time in the …

The PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Media New Zealand Media and Entertainment Outlook 2011-2015 was outlined in an Interactive Games and Entertainment Association briefing recently. The briefing summarised the report with a presentation from PwC, talking about the current and forecasted trends within the New Zealand market thru to 2015. The New Zealand …

Rockstar Games will release the Game of the Year Edition of Red Dead Redemption on October 14th. The new SKU will be available for both Xbox 360 and PS3, and will feature both the 2010 smash hit and plenty of extra content. Chief among the extras will be the popular …

Left-wing dev Molleindustria accuses Apple for removing game 'without explanation'

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A new single ‘The Moshi Dance’ is to be released on iTunes on 18th September following the success of online hit Moshi Monsters. The music video for the single on YouTube, starring ‘Lady Goo Goo’ has had over three million hits since it was uploaded in June. If successful, the …