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Sega has announced Napoleon: Total War for February 2010. The PC real time strategy game is the sequel to this year’s Empire: Total War, which topped the ChartTrack Top 40 back in February, and achieved critical acclaim. The game is once again being developed by The Creative Assembley. In Napoleon: …

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A chat with Codemasters Studios VP and GM Gavin Cheshire

Sony has confirmed to MCV the UK prices for the new ‘PS3 Slim’ and PSPgo. The newer slimline PS3 will retail at 249.99 – effectively a price drop of 50, down from 299.99 as the older PS3 units are phased out in favour of the new, slimmer models. The price …

Sony has announced Minis for PSPgo, a series of bite-sized games that will launch with the consoles. 15 titles will be available at launch, with a further 35 expected by the end of the year. Minis follows a similar distribution to the iPhone apps store. For more information, head on …

Sony has confirmed the retail price of its forthcoming virtual pet package, EyePet. The company announced the title will retail at €49.99 during its opening press conference at Gamescom. it was also confirmed the game will be bundled with a PlayStation Eye camera, which will let users interact with a …

Sony has officially announced its long expected PS3 price cut during its Gamescom press conference. The new PS3 Slim will cost €299.99, $299 and 29,980 yen, a cost that also applies to the current 80GB model. A UK price has yet to be confirmed. The cut will take effect from …

Sony has officially announced the slimline PS3 during its Gamescom press conference. The hardware will launch worldwide during the first week of September, and is 32 per cent smaller and 36 per cent lighter. Furthermore, the machine is said to consume 34 per cent less power. The machine was announced …