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Electronic Arts has revealed the release date for The Godfather II has been brought forward to February 27th. It was previously announced the game would makes its UK debut a week later on March 6th, and will feature an exclusive in-game character for those that pre-order from selected retailers. The …

Trustmaster has announced its new T.16000M joystick will include the peripheral manufacturer’s Halleffect Accurate Technology, or H.E.A.R.T., recently revealed at this year’s CES. H.E.A.R.T uses 3D Hall Effect magnetic sensors built into the stick, which are 256 times more precise than those used in other products. It also removes all …

But, admits lead programmer, there is â??a lot to be dealt withâ?? before it can happen

Mobile games publisher Gameloft has secured the global licensing rights to publish UNO across multiple platforms, including for the first time Sony’s PlayStation Network and Nintendo’s WiiWare and DSiWare. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click here to take a look.

Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced a new partnership with MTV Networks that will see a range of programmes made available through the PlayStation Network. The announcement was made during SCEA’s keynote speech at CES 2009, and revealed the first wave of entertainment, comedy and children’s programmes that gamers will …

Stereoscopic technology gets thumbs up from developers and publishers

Speaking to an audience at the Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai revealed that the firm’s critically acclaimed PS3 title LittleBigPlanet has now sold 1.3m units worldwide. In addition, Kotaku reports that users have to date created over 300,000 levels that are available to play online, whilst …

Enterbrain, the publisher behind Japanese games bible Famitsu and the leading authority on the Japanese games market, has released its 2008 report – and it shows that despite the gains seen in the UK , the Japanese market shrank by 15.3 per cent in 2008. The 2008 market value hit …

Publisher Eidos has lowered its full year forecasts following slow sales of its big 2008 release, Tomb Raider: Underworld. The firm now expects full year revenue to be between 160m-180m, down from the previous guidance of 180m-200m. As a result, the publisher admits that it may have to talk to …

Howard Stringer, the CEO of Sony, told the audience at the firm’s Consumer Electronics Show presentation in Las Vegas that the combined global userbase for its PS3 and PSP consoles now stands at 61.3 million. Edge Online also reports that SCE CEO Kaz Hirai added that $1m worth of virtual …