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SCEA boss Jack Tretton makes frank apology on the games industry's biggest stage

The first game to emerge from the publishing deal between EA and developer Insomniac has been named – it’s Overdrive. The games being developed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, though no release date has yet been given. Overdrive’s main hook is cooperative multiplayer for four gamers, each of whom …

PS Vita set for Christmas release; â?¬249 for WiFi version, â?¬299 for WiFi and 3G

Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions have teamed up with Sony to deliver PS3 fans with a special Phaser controller and exclusive downloadable game. During Sony’s E3 press conference, SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton announced that next year’s Star Trek title – which MCV reported on last week – …

Beyond Good & Evil 2 won’t be released on Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii, Ubisoft development veteran Michel Ancel has confirmed. The follow-up to the multiformat 2003 action adventure game will instead arrive on the next generation of consoles. It is still alive and we are very far into development …

SCEA boss Jack Tretton opened Sony’s E3 conference last night with what appeared to be a very sincere apology for the PlayStation network outage that has dominated the headlines over the last few weeks. "This isn’t the first time that I’ve come to the stage at an E3 press conference …

Upcoming PlayStation Vita title Ruin will be the first game to offer a seamless gameplay connection between the new handheld and PS3. Described by Sony as a social action RPG”, the title is constantly connected to PSN, allowing gamers to engage with other Vita owners as they play. A cloud …

Sony has revealed that HD remakes of two God of War PSP titles will be making their way to PS3 this September. God of War: Origins Collection will include God of War: Ghost of Sparta and God of War: Chains of Olympus which were previously exclusive to the portable PSP …

Following Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday, the firm announced that Xbox 360 will receive a new cloud storage system. Using this, gamers will be able to sign into their Xbox Live account from any 360 console before accessing their game saves, profile and making purchases. They will also be able …

EA has announced that FIFA 12 will mark the launch of a brand new social networking-style service: EA Sports Football Club. The service will be free of charge and launches with the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions of the upcoming sports games. Accessed through the game or easportsfootball.com, this …