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Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion on Xbox Live, which came to an end last month, helped the digital portal to a 200 per cent increase in revenues, the platform holder has revealed. Microsoft has also revealed that it’s pioneering online quiz show title, 1 vs 100, was downloaded a total …

Alongside the numerous other revelations that have come to light thanks to a leaked publisher document this morning, it has also emerged that Sony is considering introducing an import games area of PSN. And furthering reports of a Western release for Yakuza 3 over the last few days, it seems …

Following on from the shock news of PS2 and Dreamcast titles on PSN, it has also been revealed that Sony’s PS3 motion controller will be released in Japan in March 2010. Furthermore, Sony has targeted global sales of between 4m and 5m for its upcoming gesture-sensing peripheral. In addition, Sony …

Activision’s Dan Rosenwig has claimed the music games space is far from saturated, with a significant untapped audience yet to be introduced to the likes of Guitar Hero. Speaking to CNBC, the Guitar Hero CEO said: We’re focused on providing value to the consumer, so I don’t think [the music …

MCV can reveal that SCEA is currently in discussions to bring a number of Dreamcast titles exclusively to PSN. Though the releases could yet go multiplatform, Sony is considering signing a dedicated long-term” exclusivity deal for the titles in return for offering additional marketing support. As part of the possible …

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In what would be the most significant development in the history of the PlayStation Network, Sony is planning on bringing the entire PS2 back-catalogue to its digital content platform PSN, MCV can reveal. The move adds credibility to the many cynics who questioned Sony’s insistence that its decision to remove …

Nintendo has today announced that its DSi will be available in three new colours from October 23rd – with Facebook pre-installed on the console. The system will be available in Metallic Blue, Light Blue and Red across Europe on October 23rd. The Facebook feature allows users to post their photographic …

Following BBC show Watchdog’s somewhat farcical attack on PS3 last week, one of the consumers that starred in the segment has come out and claimed that he was encouraged to exaggerate the problems his console had suffered. When asked by TheSixthAxis whether the BBC had told him to embellish the …