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GAMESCOM: As MCV revealed last month, Sony has dropped the PlayStation 3 to 199.99. UK retail is expected to go even lower than that, with a price of 179.99 expected to be the norm. Although some outlets could be even more aggressive. Sony made the announcement during its Gamescom press …

GAMESCOM: Sony has released new details about the upcoming DanceStar Party. The game is being developed by the team behind the SingStar series, and Sony claims this title will have a similar impact to its sister franchise. "DanceStar Party is not just another dancing game, just as SingStar wasn’t just …

GAMESCOM: Sony has uvneiled its answer to Wii Fit in the form of Move Fitness. Announced at the company’s Gamescom press conference, this new title will be exclusive to PlayStation Move and allows players to exercise with a wide range of minigames. Workouts seen during the demo in Cologne included …

GAMESCOM: In a surprise announcement, Sony has announced a new model of the PSP will be released this Autumn. The new SKU – called the PSP E-1000 – will be compatible with all titles previously released for the handheld and will retail for €99. Crucially, Sony has made cuts to …

GAMESCOM: Sony has announced a new handheld iteration of its popular FPS series, Resistance. Resistance: Burning Skies was unveiled during the firm’s Gamescom press conference. It is being developed by Nihilistic. The action is set before the events of Resistance II as the Chimera is starting to invade the US. …

GAMESCOM: The leading online retailer may have revealed the rumoured PS3 price cut ahead of any official announcement in Cologne. According to Eurogamer, Amazon has dropped the price across all PS3 SKUs. The 320GB PS3 is now down to 215.20 on Amazon, with an RRP of 291.05. The price of …

Online retail giant Play.com has had a makeover, with an emphasis on smoother navigation and tidier pages. The company claims the new site makes it even easier for consumers to find the product their looking for, either via the search bar or drop down menus that appear for each category. …

GDC Europe: Studios looking to make games on PSP successor will only have to pay â?¬1,900

GAMESCOM: An excitable Ken Rolsten announced that EA’s action RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will hit UK shelves on February 10th 2012. The veteran game designer enthusiastically led attendees to EA’s Gamescom 2011 press conference through the game’s features. These include a fast-paced addictive combat system,” variety of attacks and …

GAMESCOM: EA has detailed a swathe of new social networking features that will be packed into its upcoming extreme sports title SSX. Called Ridernet, it’s very much modelled on the Autorun system first introduced with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It will allow gamers to compete with friends who are …