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Developer CCP has placed a rather big feather in the PS3’s hat by confirming that shooter Dust 514 will be exclusive to Sony’s console. Dust 514 will link players to the real-time goings on of popular PC space MMO EVE Online. The consequences of the battles in the console game …

E3 2011: Trials Evolution in the works for Xbox Live Arcade release

The next instalment in 2K’s basketball sim series NBA 2K will be compatible with PlayStation Move. The publisher has added motion sensing support for the title which will allow players to point the Move controllers at the screen to control the gameplay. And what better way to show it off …

Epic developer Cliff Bleszinski has lashed out at what he sees as the unfair criticism of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect. "I just don’t understand," he told attendees of a behind closed doors session, as reported by Eurogamer. "If there gamers out there that are weird about it, like, what’s the …

Sony has announced that there are more than 80 titles in development for PlayStation Vita. Several high-profile titles were showcased during the platform holder’s E3 press conference, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the cross-platform RPG Ruin, Street Fighter X Tekken and new versions of LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers. Towards the end …

E3 2011: Previously announced EVE-tied massively online shooter Dust 514 locked in for PS3

One of the PC’s biggest boxed gaming franchises of all time – The Sims – is now heading to Facebook. EA’s colossal life simulation franchise will launch on the social network this summer in the form of The Sims Social. Players will be able to create their own sim, build …

EA is to continue its ‘special relationship’ with Sony by offering extra content for three of its upcoming key releases on PS3. Highly anticipated shooter Battlefield 3 will get a significant extra on the Blu-ray disc for no extra charge – a copy of Xbox Live and PSN hit Battlefield …

With Microsoft making lots of noise about Xbox 360 Kinect in its press briefing, Sony has also highlighted its own motion gaming success. To date the Move controller has sold 8.8m units around the world. It will also feature as part of a new Resistance 3 bundle. The SHKU includes …

Sly Cooper will return to PlayStation consoles next year after what will be a seven-year gap since Sly 3. As the fourth main entry in Sony’s action game series, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will arrive exclusively on PS3 in 2012. Late last year the Sly Collection hit shelves – …