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Speaking to press at E3 yesterday, Sony Worlwide Studios Europe boss Michael Denny has said that "to the best of his knowledge" PlayStation Vita will be region free, IGN reports. This will open the door to the possible importing of systems and games to Europe if, as is now looking …

If left unchecked the ongoing expansion of supermarkets poses a serious threat to the UK High Street. That’s according to HMV boss Simon Fox, who speaking to The Sun has said that checks need to be put in place to protect British shops. "We have to be very careful about …

Respawn Entertainment will compete in the increasingly populated sci-fi shooter space, a key EA exec has said. EA Games president Frank Gibeau said the newly-formed studio will be used to fill opportunistic gaps” in release schedules and game genres – while two other key EA studios build military-based FPSes. Unlike …

I’m beginning to think Satoru and Reggie glimpsed a bit of my script before they took to the stage. Yesterday I wrote about Microsoft’s notable efforts to appeal to a wider market. Then this morning I detailed Sony’s attempt to cement itself as the central games platform for the traditional …

Though most of the Wii U software shown off at E3 today remains in what American boss Reggie Fils-Aime describes as "the conceptual phase", a host of publishers have already committed some of their greatest core IP to Nintendo’s new baby. Amongst the games confirmed are Warner’s Batman: Arkham City, …

It’s finally here. Nintendo has tonight at its E3 press conference finally revealed its next home console – The Wii U. As widely reported, the machine uses an iPad sized touch-screen (6.2-inch) controller which in itself can clearly be used as a standalone unit – though Iwata has stressed that …

Nintendo has confirmed that Starfox 64 3D will – in North America at least – hit retail in September. In addition, the company has confirmed an interesting new feature. When playing online against other players their player icons will be replaced with live video footage of their reactions recorded via …

And we come to the moment we’ve all been waiting for. There are few things as exciting in this industry as a new Nintendo console. What to expect? Who knows. And that’s the beauty of Nintendo – never try and predict it. Surprises surely await. For all the news the …

Deep Silver has confirmed that zombie outing Dead Island will be released in Europe on September 9th. It will arrive slightly earlier on September 6th in North America. The publisher has also announced a special pre-order edition of the game. The SKU will include the Bloodbath Arena DLC, which offers …

SCEE has confirmed that the Team Ico Collection will be released in Europe on September 28th. The SKU will include two classic PS3 games from developers Team Ico – Ico and spiritual successor Shadow of the Colossus. Both have been remade in 1080p HD and both support Trophies and 3D. …