In a week likely to be characterised by endless rumour, the latest points to a possible Xbox 360 price cut that could be announced at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. The talk stems from an ad spotted by VG247 for the US retailer Target which lists the Xbox 360 250GB and …
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NGP tech ‘scaled back’
The successor to the PSP will have its memory capacity halved as part of Sony’s bid to cut retail prices, a new report claims. An unconfirmed rumour in circulation suggests that the NGP will come packaged with 256MB of RAM, as opposed to the 512MB flaunted by Sony when the …
Read More »Jurassic Park to go up against Q4 blockbusters
Prehistoric monsters will be competing with some of the biggest names in games this Q4. Telltale Games – which specialises in episodic digital downloads – confirmed to MCV that it is planning to release a retail version of its upcoming Jurassic Park title and Back To The Future: The Game. …
Read More »OPINION: Crime spree
It’s easy to put LA Noire’s success down to the name of its publisher. Having the ability to say ‘from the makers of Grand Theft Auto’ is a strong marketing tool. It worked for Red Dead Redemption last year. Rockstar truly is living up to its name. But to make …
Read More »The Sound of Change
Periscope Studios MD Jan Weikmeister looks at why in-game audio is changing, and highlights three challenges defining the modern industry
Read More »Play.com selling Gears of War gun
Gears of War 3 fans can order a replica gold Lancer gun model exclusively from Play.com. The online retailer is offering the product in the UK for 69.99 following strong pre-orders in the US. GameStop.com listed the product online last week and it quickly became the retailer’s No.1 item. It’s …
Read More »Sniper 2 set for big LA reveal
The sequel to the surprise smash hit of last summer is getting its full reveal at E3. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 – which has been built using CryEngine 3, the same engine that powered recent No.1 Crysis 2 – is one of two video games to be revealed by City …
Read More »NGP downgraded to fight 3DS
Sony has apparently made several cuts to the tech inside its upcoming Next Generation Portable in order to take on 3DS. According to French technology site 01net, translated by IndustryGamers, the base model of NGP could see its RAM memory halved, downgraded from 512MB to 256MB. 01net is the site …
Read More »Disney plans games and movie bundles
Disney Interactive has teamed up with its movie division to launch new video game and DVD movie packs. The publisher is launching three different sets in the UK on Monday, June 27th. The first sees animated movie Tangled combined with its Wii counterpart, while cartoon series Phineas and Ferb will …
Read More »Sony to half RAM on NGP, report claims
Tech downgrade rumoured for the upcoming handheld console
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