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Sony has confirmed that it will release PSP 3000 in Japan on October 16th at 19,800 Yen, the same price as the existing console, according to Reuters. Sony sold 3.72 million units of the PSP between April and June worldwide, while Nintendo’s DS sold 6.94 million units. Despite DS’ huge …

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Few will be surprised to see EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 head straight to the top of the Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week – but most will be surprised to hear that’s the first time the Tiger has debuted in the top spot. Ten years on …

As part of its Japanese press conference in which it was revealed that Xbox 360 hardware would be receiving a significant price cut in Japan , Microsoft has also lifted the lid on a brand new ninja title from Japanese developers From Software – entitled Ninja Blade. A half-minute trailer …

Almost everywhere you look, Jonathan Blow’s ambitious Xbox Live Arcade platformer Braid is garnering praise. But one of those fans may surprise you: the notoriously game-hating Daily Mail. For the full story head over to MCV’s sister site Develop.

A video interview with GameSpot SCEA’s director of hardware marketing John Koller has revealed that the new model has a shorter battery life than its predecessor. "Battery life will decrease by a small amount; it’s material, but it’s about 20 minutes, maybe 30 minutes,” said Koller. And that’s because there’s …

Gamescom will emerge as the leading European trade and consumer games event next year, as top industry executives back the Cologne show – leaving the future of Leipzig Games Convention hanging in the balance. Despite the success of GC 2008 – which drew upwards of 200,000 visitors – Gamescom’s favourable …

Creator of Devil May Cry Hideki Kamiya has launched a scathing attack on Ninja Gaiden, the most recent game from cult developer Tomonobu Itagaki, saying that he’s not interested” in the series. The comments come after Itagaki accused the Devil May Cry man of being asleep in the eight years …

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