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Tesco Direct is listing Sony’s PSPgo for 199.97 – 25 less than Sony’s recommended price. Other retailers are sticking to the 224.99 pricetag, but may now feel pressured to cut the price of the system to compete. The site states a launch date of October 2nd – a day later …

SCEE president Andrew House has answered those who claim that Sony’s 50 PS3 price cut didn’t go far enough by saying that a 50 drop was simply as far as the platform holder could go. Of course consumers will absolutely always say 100 off is better than 50,” House admitted. …

Mediatonic to develop a number of digital titles for the PSPgo

Studio is now working on developing Rock Band 3, MTV Games confirms

PlayStation platform holder Sony is in bullish mood ahead of the upcoming launches of both PS3 Slim and PSPgo, believing that its two new machines have given it the footing it needs to square up to the challenge posed by Microsoft’s Xbox 360. We’ve competing very seriously, head-to-head, with Microsoft …

HMV’s allocation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition has sold out. The retailer secured exclusive rights to the special edition in July, with the Xbox 360 set selling out first. Despite the sell-out HMV has told MCV that it is looking to secure extra units. However, that …

Whilst we’re all aware of Nintendo’s lofty achievements in the video games sector, the Japanese gaming specialist is making major progress in other industries too and has now been named the leader of the global toys and games market. A new report from CompaniesAndMarkets, as spotted by Spong, claims: Video …

PopCap has confirmed a boxed retail release for PC hit Plants vs Zombies in North America, where it will cost $19.95 and hit shelves late this year. Furthermore, having already enjoyed great success on PC, the publisher has officially confirmed what we all suspected – that Plants vs Zombies is …

GameStop has reported the second highest summer quarter in the company’s history. For the three months ending August 1, 2009, GameStop achieved net earnings of $38.7 million, second only to $57.2 million for the same quarter last year. However, sales took a 3.7 per cent decrease from $1.80 billion last …

Despite yesterday’s warning from retailer Amazon that the new PS3 Slim is likely to be in short supply come its release next month, SCEE president Andrew House has claimed that his firm has ensured that the transition from the old to the new will be seamless I’m very pleased with …