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SCEA has confirmed that PSP’s newly found ability to run games using the full 333Mhz power of its CPU compromises the machine’s wireless functionality – meaning developers will have to choose between full-blown processing power or wireless multiplayer. The PSP’s processor had until recently been limited to a speed of …

Patient fans of Sony’s seminal racing franchise Gran Turismo have received a double-whammy of good news today – with the apparent confirmation of a July ’08 release for the GT5 in Japan and the news that the PSP version GT Mobile will see the light of day even earlier. Unfortunately …

Following the tremendous success of Microsoft’s slightly delayed and hugely popular Halo 3 multiplayer beta, word has spread that a second beta may already be underway. Dubbed Halo 3 Epsilon, eagle-eyed 360 gamers have spotted others playing the game on their Xbox Live friends lists. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the …

The Chronicles of Riddick was heralded as one of the Xbox’s best titles upon its release in 2004 – but the bad news for next-gen gamers is that the highly anticipated remake, Assault on Dark Athena, has been delayed until 2008. CVG reports that no reason has been given by …

ALL FORMATS TOP 20 – JULY 2008 1. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (EA) PS2, Wii, DS, 360, PSP, PS3, PC, GBA 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo) DS 3. Shrek The Third (Activision) PS2, DS, Wii, 360, PSP, PC 4. Transformers: The Game (Activision) PS2, 360, PS3, …

Originally announced in June as an outlet for small-scale independent games, Nintendo’s promising WiiWare Channel has surprisingly arrived in the US today – albeit without any games. CVG reports that WiiWare currently offers a streamed preview video of Metroid Prime 3 – though its arrival could mean that original games …

Following Sony’s decision to withdraw PSOne trio Crash Bandicoot 2, Spyro 2 and MediEvil from the PS3 digital download service PlayStation Network, the platform holder has emailed customers to say that refunds will appear in the PlayStation Store wallet within seven days. The mail reads: You will be aware from …

EAResults for the quarter ended June 30th: Net revenue: $395m (Down four per cent year-on-year) Gross profit: $229m (Seven per cent drop year-on-year) What EA said: This cycle is developing quite differently than the last cycle. The next-gen hardware build is going a little more slowly.” John Riccitiello, CEO What …

Famed for its cinematic interpretations of World War II, Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat, which as the title suggests abandons the 1940’s in favour of contemporary battling, will hit UK and European retail on November 9th, Eurogamer reports . The news apparently emerged a press event earlier this …

Following GAME’s acquisition of rival UK High Street games retailer Gamestation in May, the Office of Fair Trading has announced that it is to refer the buyout to the Competitions Commission. John Fingleton, chief executive of the OFT, stated: This merger involves the loss of competition between two parties who, …