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Sony will court iPhone users and gadget fans when the PSPgo hits retail next week. The device, which only plays digital downloads, launches on October 1st priced 224.99 and will be promoted as part of a 6m warchest being spent on the handheld’s 2009 marketing. The PSPgo is positioned differently …

Microsoft says it can lead the way in Modern Warfare 2 sales and is backing the release with extra marketing support. The news follows the announcement of the Modern Warfare 2 super-elite Xbox 360 earlier this month, which comes with a 250GB hard drive, two controllers and a copy of …

Sky Player will be made available to UK Xbox 360 owners in October. The October issue of Sky Magazine revealed the service will soon be available to download, with a web address revealing the month of release, according to Digital Spy. The new service was announced in May, and will …

Sony has revealed that there will be 16,000 pieces of digital content available at the PSPgo launch on October 1st. The US line-up includes 225 downloadable games – which is a combination of PSN exclusives, UMD legacy titles, Minis and full PSP games – 2,300 movies and 13,300 TV episodes. …

Sony London Studio, Playfish and Revolution speaking at October 27th event

In news that is likely to shock no one, Microsoft’s feverously anticipated Halo 3 ODST has stormed the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Charts and shot straight to the top spot. It does so exactly two years after its predecessor, Halo 3, did much the same. 64 per cent of ODST’s …

Longstanding Capcom maestro dismayed at Japanâ??s TGS offering

Blizzard COO Paul Sams has become one of ten new joint owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team’s official website names Sams, his wife Susan and their three children were named in the list of shareholders that were involved the reorganization of the American football club’s ownership. In addition to …

Sports Interactive studio head Miles Jacobson has insisted he is fully committed to retail partnerships – after announcing that the Steam edition of FM10 will come with exclusive bonus content. In an exclusive deal with Valve, the upcoming Steam version of Football Manager 10 will be bundled with Sega’s acclaimed …

Sega has claimed that Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games is the only game capable of challenging Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 and EA’s FIFA 10 for the Christmas No.1 chart spot. The firm is backing the title with its biggest ever marketing campaign – which will stretch beyond …