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Sony has predicted that its latest Gran Turismo title will single-handedly give a significant boost to hardware sales of PSPgo and PSP 3000 – and that it is expecting huge” consumer interest in the game. Gran Turismo PSP is released on October 1st, the day Sony’s latest handheld hardware, the …

CEDEC 2009: European nominees lose out to Okami, Shadow of the Colossus and more at Japanese developer celebration

Konami has told MCV that Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 will bring lapsed fans back to the franchise – thanks to a return to the franchise’s hallmark realism. The publisher has worked closely with the game’s community to weed out elements that let down PES 2009 – which suffered critically and …

Sony has confirmed a new variation of the Gran Turismo PSP Entertainment Pack will be heading to the UK. The company told CVG: There will be a GT bundle for the UK but it’s different to the US one.” The US edition of this bundle was unveiled yesterday, and contains …

Former Splatterhouse studio's CEO already creating new developer

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MCV’s Recommended Extra dedicated to Nintendo’s Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box is now available to read online. You can click through the pages or download the whole thing as a PDF. As well as everything you need to know about the making and marketing of the game, there’s also a …

Sony has revealed that aside from the technical changes, the re-releases of both God of War and God of War 2 on PS3 are likely to be more or less identical to their PS2 forbearers. The games will, however, boast revamped 720p visuals, 60fps gameplay and run with 2X anti-aliasing. …

Alongside its recently redesigned PS3 logo, Sony has also ushered in a brand new slogan with which it is to push forward its consumer electronics brand – ‘make.believe’. As we move to transform Sony and integrate the very best in electronics, entertainment and technology into the homes of our customers, …