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This year’s show hasn’t even finished but already the ESA, organiser of E3, has named the dates for 2010’s event. The organisation also says this year’s event has been a major success. E3 2010 takes place from June 15th to 17th, once again at the Los Angeles Convention Center, USA. …
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Xbox Originals service draws to a close
Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no further releases on its Xbox Originals digital download service. The retail channel, which arrived in December 2007, offered 360 owners the chance to download full game releases from its Xbox catalogue. The platform holder told IGN that it has finished its portfolio” …
Read More »JAPAN: Black Wii this summer
The release of the first colour variant always marks a significant point in a console’s lifecycle, so considering the Wii’s slowing sales in Japan news of a new look for the machine is hardly surprising. Kotaku has pictures of a new black Wii variant, which will be released on August …
Read More »The secrets and the leaks of this year’s E3
This year’s E3 was a spectacular return to for the show, with all three of the major platform holders making huge announcements that bode well for their respective platforms. But in today’s day and age of 24/7 reporting, keeping those secrets under wraps has becoming increasingly tough. Here’s a quick …
Read More »PSP Go allows devs to innovate, says Zoë Mode
E3â??09: Singstar and PSP developer praises new opportunities to innovate, applauds the Go design
Read More »PSPgo to cost £200?
Despite the weekend leak of virtually everything Sony had to say about its new machine, the official E3 unveiling of the PSPgo was still exciting – and now thoughts have turned to how much the machine will retail for in the UK. Jack Tretton announced on stage that the PSPgo …
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E3'09: Console due October 1st at same price as PSP 3000
Read More »SONY: Gran Turismo PSP finally nears release
As predicted by MCV, Sony has announced that the long delayed Gran Turismo PSP is alive and will ship to retail on October 1st – the same date that its new hardware PSP Go! is launched. The new Gran Turismo will feature 800 cars, 35 tracks and 65 ‘layout variations’ …
Read More »SONY: PSP Go officially announced
Sony has officially announced its PSP Go, which will launch in the US and Europe on October 1st. The device will retail for $249.99 and will be 40 per cent smaller and 50 per cent lighter than the PSP 1000. The platform holder has also confirmed that they will continue …
Read More »SONY: ‘We’re committed to PS2’
US PlayStation boss Jack Tretton has pledged another strong year of support for PlayStation 2 – and told E3 that over 100 new titles will be released on the platform this year. In a notably noisier conference than Nintendo’s presentation this morning, Tretton (pictured) kicked off proceedings by boasting that …
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