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Namco Bandai is to resurrect the Dead to Rights franchise with a new title for Xbox 360 and PS3 named Dead to Rights: Retribution. Framed in what is described as an intensely dark, dangerous and tragic narrative”, the game promises an innovative new hybrid combat system” including both melee and …
Read More »New Wii controller unearthed
Nintendo has quietly announced a new controller for the Wii on its Japanese site called the Classic Controller Pro. On the face of it the device appears to be a standard Classic Controller with some sort of additional housing on the back, but the shift of the secondary shoulder button …
Read More »iPod Touch could halt PSP resurgence
Sony’s surprise announcement of a number of big-hitting PSP titles yesterday proves that it remains firmly committed to its portable platform – but one analyst has said that Apple could yet prove to be a fatal thorn in Sony’s side. Speaking to MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz today, Game Brief’s Nicholas …
Read More »Has Capcom confirmed Lost Planet 2 exclusivity?
Following its reveal of Lost Planet 2 on Xbox Live earlier this week, Capcom has confirmed that the game is in development for Xbox 360 – and seemingly, exclusively so. Whilst the game’s 360 arrival is now certain, there has been no mention of other formats – but importantly, the …
Read More »PS3 price cut rumours intensify
Whilst a PS3 price cut of some sort seems certain within the coming months, one analyst has gone one further by predicting that a drop will be confirmed within days. Recent channel checks indicate increased speculation for a PS3 price cut announcement from Sony in the next couple of days,” …
Read More »PSN exceeds 20m registered accounts
Sony has announced that its PlayStation Network now boasts over 20 million registered accounts, successfully establishing it as a robust network business platform”. It has taken two years and three months to reach the milestone, and expansion has been accelerating. After one year and two months PSN’s user base stood …
Read More »Sony speaks out on PlayStation Rash
We’ve had epilepsy and ‘vibration finger’, and now the latest medical condition to be linked to gaming is all over the press, who have given it the soundbite-pleasing name of PlayStation Rash. The Mirror, amongst others, reports on a new skin condition” that is apparently the result of long periods …
Read More »Activision dates Indiana Jones
Publisher Activision Blizzard has dated the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, which will be released on May 22nd on Wii, DS, PSP and PS2. Also pencilled in are DS title Animal Planet: Emergency Vets (April 24th), Monsters vs. Aliens (May 27th) and movie tie-in X_Men Origins: Wolverine …
Read More »PSP: Sony wants a piece of the casual market, too
Whereas Nintendo’s DS has traditionally been the casual gamer’s handheld of choice, Sony has made clear that it is serious about making inroads into the portable casual sector, too. As part of its shock triple-A lineup for PSP announced today, Sony has also confirmed some very casual-specific SKUs targeting the …
Read More »PSP: Rock Band also on the way
As if the sudden announcement of LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm, Assassin’s Creed and a new Buzz for PSP was not enough, it has also been confirmed that EA’s Rock Band is on its way to the machine, too. Dubbed Rock Band Unplugged, it’s the first portable version of the popular musical instrument …
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