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After showing off Gran Turismo on PSP, Sony had an even bigger shock for racing fans at E3 audience today – a never-before-seen video of upcoming PS3 title Gran Turismo 5. SCEA president Jack Tretton played the short video on stage, which won widespread applause from the crowd at Sony’s …

Sony has shown off Modnation Racers for PlayStation 3 at E3, the spiritual successor to LittleBigPlanet. The game, which is developed by United Front Games, is scheduled for release in 2010 and is part of the Play, Create, Share series – a label previously given to LittleBigPlanet. The title offers …

Sony has joined Microsoft in launching its own motion-sensing controller at E3 – a wand-like device for PS3 which will hit stores in spring 2010. And despite Jack Tretton’s on-stage claim that the news hadn’t been leaked, it had – by MCV, of course. The prototype of the unnamed device …

Assassin’s Creed 2 will connect with its PSP sibling, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Ubisoft has announced. Connecting up the two games will unlock extra weapons in the PS3 version of the game. Both titles are due for release this Christmas, with Bloodlines due in the US on November 10th – the …

Sony has really pulled one out of the bag at its E3 presentation by confirming that Final Fantasy XIV is on the way – and furthermore, it will be exclusive to PS3. With Microsoft still basking in the glow of the news that FFXIII will be coming to Xbox 360 …

E3'09: Brand new game in popular horror franchise coming to Sonyâ??s handheld

Sony has, in what is a genuine surprise to most, announced that Rockstar North is developing a brand new IP that will be exclusive to PS3 – it’s called Agent. Set in the 1970’s, the game sees players travelling across the globe tackling a world of espionage and assassins. It …

E3'09: Console due October 1st at same price as PSP 3000

At its E3 opening press conference, Sony has revealed the success of the PSN online store, which allows PS3 users to download new and classic games. "On PSN we now have 24 million registered users, and 11m in US," revealed SCEA’s Jack Tretton. "So far they have downloaded 475 million …

E3'09: New handheld device works with PlayStation Eye to track gamers' movement; Coming spring 2010