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Coinciding with the launch of the new 3G iPhone, Apple will at 5pm today open the doors to its brand new on-demand iPhone Apps Store – with gaming leading the charge and offering great opportunities for developers. Apple claims that of the 500 applications expected to be available at launch, …
Read More »Xbox.com gets pre-E3 overhaul
Microsoft has given a fresh lick of paint to its official home for Xbox 360 online – Xbox.com . The site contains much the same info as before, covering current titles, upcoming games, Xbox Live, hardware, forums and support. There’s also a dedicated E3 page, fronted by Xbox Live guru …
Read More »Signs point to E3 Animal Crossing announcement
Alongside talk of a new motion-sensing Xbox 360 joypad, another near certainty for E3 appears to be an announcement from Nintendo of a Wii version of its hugely popular Animal Crossing series. VG247 reports that the personal blog of Nintendo Official Magazine staffer Tom East carried a post stating that: …
Read More »Confirmation of motion-sensing 360?
A Microsoft exec has seemingly confirmed that the firm is intending to announce some sort of motion sensing accessory for the console at next week’s E3. Talk of a Wii-like controller for Xbox 360 has been gaining momentum for a few weeks now, with many industry bods believing Microsoft is …
Read More »Sony releases updated PS3 firmware
Following last week’s kafuffle which saw PS3 firmware 2.40 released and then withdrawn following reports of system failures, an updated 2.41 version of the software has been made live on Sony’s PSN network. Speaking of the update on the official US PlayStation blog, PSN operations director Eric Lempel stated: As …
Read More »Argos workers to go on strike
UK retailer Argos has confirmed that staff at four of its major distribution centres are to stage a series of 24 hour strikes – a move that is expected to cause the firm severe disruption”, according to The Retail Bulletin . The Basildon, Bridgwater, Heywood and Magna Park distribution centres …
Read More »PS3 firmware fix this Wednesday?
Following Sony’s decision to pull its 2.40 firmware update for PS3, CVG is reporting that PlayStation customer support is saying that the firm will release an updated 2.41 patch this Wednesday. Many 2.40 users successfully downloaded the update last week and have since been able to access features such as …
Read More »PS3 Home on track for autumn
Whilst Sony works on ironing out the ongoing problems with its recent significant update to PS3, PSN director Eric Lempel has said that the autumn arrival of Sony’s social network Home is on track and will be a full-blooded, non-beta release. Previously, PSN’s Susan Panico had stated the Home’s rollout …
Read More »US: Guitar Hero DS triumphs
One of modern gaming’s biggest success stories is celebrating newfound domination on Nintendo’s DS, with publisher Activision announcing that Guitar Hero On Tour sold over 300,000 copies in its first week on sale in the US, GameDaily reports. The numbers make it Activision’s largest ever DS launch by a considerable …
Read More »Universal PS3 Trophy support thrown into doubt
Despite claims that the PS3’s entire software catalogue will eventually boast support for PS3’s new Trophy system, three developers have now come out and stated that they will not be patching their existing titles. Infinity Ward has said on its forum that it has no plans to patch Call of …
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