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Not shy of speaking his mind, the latest outburst from games industry analyst Michael Pachter has seen him condemn PSP to a last place finish in the current handheld war. I think Sony is running into a brick wall, trying to compete in the handheld sector,” he stated in the …

Microsoft is to phase out both the 120GB Xbox 360 hard drive and its range of branded memory cards, the platform holder has revealed. Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb confirmed the news to Joystiq, saying that the channel is being drained” of both SKUs. The decision follows the confirmation that Microsoft …

It has emerged that consumers hoping to upgrade from their existing DSi to the all-new super-sized DSi XL have no way of transferring over any existing DSiWare purchases stored on their old machines. The situation echoes that suffered by Sony when it unleashed its digital-only PSPgo, leaving owners of older …

The next firmware update for PS3, which will be released on April 1st, will remove the ability to install a third party operating system onto the console. The move is designed to dampen the ongoing efforts of pirates to hack into the currently secure machine. It’s thought that the decision …

In claiming number one in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, Just Cause 2 succeeds in justifying Square Enix’s loyalty to Avalanche’s high-octane free-roaming IP by achieving what the first game could not. The original Just Cause, upon its release in September 2006, managed just second …

Tropical action outing Just Cause 2 has become the tenth game to claim the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 since the turn of the year. What’s all the more impressive is that Square Enix’s title had to fend off some very high-profile opposition to …

One of the world’s most recognised hackers has claimed to have developed a method to ‘crack’ the Apple iPad – weeks before the device even arrives at retail. George Hotz shot to fame following his success in hacking Apple’s iPhone, developing a method for users to both use the device …

The man who will be filling the shoes of the outgoing South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is said to be in favour of the introduction of an R18+ age rating for video games in the country – a move that would effectively legalise violent games. Current Attorney-General Michael Atkinson became …

After several weeks undisturbed at the top of the Japanese hardware charts, Sony’s PSP has finally been toppled – by none other than the PS3. Sony’s control at the top of the listings is perhaps as good a signifier as any of the changing times in the traditional video games …

As was rumoured earlier this month, Microsoft is to release a firmware update that will allow Xbox 360 owners to use USB mass storage devices to store all manner of game information. Both flash cards and hard drives will be compatible, though the Xbox 360 will only utilise up to …