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Retailer Amazon has gone live with its pre-order pricing for Sony’s PlayStation Vita. It concurs with the prices put out by GAME earlier in the week – that being a 279.99 RRP for the premium 3G model and 229.99 for the wi-fi only device. To put that into some sort …

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Speaking to press at E3 yesterday, Sony Worlwide Studios Europe boss Michael Denny has said that "to the best of his knowledge" PlayStation Vita will be region free, IGN reports. This will open the door to the possible importing of systems and games to Europe if, as is now looking …

Sony executive claims there will not likely be any location restrictions on the device

If left unchecked the ongoing expansion of supermarkets poses a serious threat to the UK High Street. That’s according to HMV boss Simon Fox, who speaking to The Sun has said that checks need to be put in place to protect British shops. "We have to be very careful about …

Respawn Entertainment will compete in the increasingly populated sci-fi shooter space, a key EA exec has said. EA Games president Frank Gibeau said the newly-formed studio will be used to fill opportunistic gaps” in release schedules and game genres – while two other key EA studios build military-based FPSes. Unlike …

Square Enix has revealed its Final Fantasy series has surpassed 100 million units worldwide. We are extremely proud of what the Final Fantasy franchise has achieved over the years and continue to be extremely excited about the future. I would like thank all of our fans, partners and development teams …

EA studios Danger Close and DICE are both locked in a project rotation cycle that mirrors how Activision releases games from Treyarch and Infinity Ward. Electronic Arts will "continue to follow our rotation strategy,” said games boss Frank Gibeau. "In general, we’re giving studios a full two-year cycle to get …