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It has been confirmed that consumers who buy DC Universe Online will be unable to trade in their copies of the game. This applies to both the PS3 and PC versions of the game. "Once the PSN key has been consumed with a disk it cannot be resold/ replayed with …

Sony Ericsson lifts bonnet on the Xperia Play

Sony Ericsson finally confirms existence of Xperia Play

Analytics firm says developers are showing belief in new 'Nokiasoft' partnership

Sony’s recent struggles with PS3 piracy have lead to a troubling development – Killzone 3 has been leaked onto torrent sites ahead of its release on February 25th. And it’s not the only title to succumb to pirates either. EA’s Crysis 2, which isn’t due to hit UK retail shelves …

Test Drive Unlimited 2 has topped the GfK All Formats Top 40 this week ahead of EA’s Dead Space 2. The multiformat driving game is Atari’s first No.1 of the year. It is distributed by Namco Bandai in the UK. Nintendo’s new Mario games continued to rise up the charts …

The upcoming launch of the NGP later this year does not spell the death of the PSP, Sony has confirmed. In fact, the platform holder says that it is still "struggling to meet demand" for the handheld, which continues to thrive in Japan. "The NGP features everything Sony can and …

One US analyst has predicted that publisher Take-Two would accept a takeover bid of around $20-$22 per share from rival company Activision. MCV exclusively revealed last Friday that there’s increasing noise about a possible move amongst some of the industry’s highest level execs. And now speaking on Twitter, US analyst …

TV celebrity and retail specialist Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ Portas directed her attentions at retailer GAME this weekend, and highlighted her lack of respect for the ratings system in the process. Speaking on Twitter, Portas was seemingly outraged that the Oxford Street brand of the retailer was unwilling to sell …

It’s one of the worst kept secrets in games – and thankfully, it’s not a secret any more, and it hits shelves in just a matter of days. Sony Ericsson this evening finally took the wrappers off its new PlayStation-oriented games smartphone, the Xperia Play. It is a slide-open device …