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Development legend Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed tantalising first details for its new Zelda game on Wii. Discussed during a roundtable and reported by Gamespot, Miyamoto said he hopes to see the game hit shelves next year, and incorporates Wii MotionPlus – so much so that it may require the device …

E3â??09: New title targeted for 2010 launch, with Wii MotionPlus likely to be necessary to play the title

All of publisher's internal and external teams now able to use Emergent's tech

With Microsoft having thrown such a great show yesterday, the pressure was on Sony to do the same tonight – a challenge it certainly rose to. It’s motion tech may be a little me-too, but seems technically sound. Where it really impressed though was with its blossoming support for PSP …

Sony weighed in with yet another heavyweight gameplay demo of its original IP tonight – God of War III. And to top it off, the publisher also announced a release date for the game – March 2010. The demonstration rounded off an impressive E3 for Sony, with a number of …

Sony has showcased The Last Guardian in trailer form at its pre-E3 press conference in LA. Previously known as Project Trico, The Last Guardian was confirmed with the very video that was previously leaked to the press last month. Few further details were announced, with Sony Computer Entertainment of America …

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 …