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Sony is set to demonstrate the latest version of its motion controller prototype at this year’s Game Developers Conference in March. The unveiling will give a rare public presentation of the unfinished peripheral, which was first unveiled at last year’s E3 event. The full story can be read on Develop.

Super Street Fighter HD dev spearheading Sonic 4 development

Despite the last Wii price cut arriving as recently as last September, one analyst has claimed that nintendo needs to drastically reduce Wii’s RRP as soon as possible or else face market share erosions at the hands of Microsoft’s Natal and Sony’s PS3 Motion Controller. Nintendo built the majority of …

ELSPA has confirmed to MCV that Tim Wapshott has departed the trade body. A brief statement from director general Michael Rawlinson reads: ELSPA announces that Tim Wapshott, head of communications, has now left the organisation with effect from February 15th 2010. Tim has made a significant contribution to the company, …

And PS3 power will see Sonyâ??s console become multi-platform favourite, SCEA claims

Several next-gen games affected by publisherâ??s decision to switch off the servers

With Sony adamant that PS3 is closing the gap on Xbox 360, SCEA has said that third party platform exclusives are going to become increasingly uncommon – something that the platform holder believes will work in its favour. We’re not going to get the exclusive games – the Mass Effects, …

Ahead of a year that Sony clearly believes will cement the PS3’s market position ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox 360, the platform holder has claimed that attitudes in the publishing community have changed and that PS3 is now seen as the safe bet for further development. The $299 price point has …

Is the iPhone sparking a small studio revolution?

Outspoken anti-games critic Michael Atkinson has said that he fears for the safety of his family thanks to ongoing threats from gamers due to his strict opposition of legislation that could legalise violent video games in Australia. The South Australian Attorney-General claimed last month that: I’m unlikely I’ll change my …