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The new super-slim PS3 is to be joined at retail by an invigorated PS3 Essentials range. A wide assortment of first and third party titles will be released at retail for around €19.99 a piece. Many of them will also be available to download from PSN with prices starting at …
Read More »Konami details free PES 2013 DLC
Two rounds of free DLC have already been pencilled in for PES 2013. The first will be made available on launch day – which is this Friday, September 21st incidentally – and adds three licensed stadia as well as updates and kits for 37 of the licensed clubs. It will …
Read More »Blockbuster offers F1 2012 to members for £29.99
F1 2012 can be yours for just 29.99 – as long as you’re a member of the Blockbuster VIP Games Club. The scheme, unveiled in May, doesn’t just reward consumers for spending cash – although they will earn 100 points for every 1 spent in-store and online – but they …
Read More »PlayStation Plus hits Vita in November; New Vita colours shown off
Sony has confirmed at the Tokyo Game Show this morning that PlayStation Plus will arrive on PlayStation Vita this November. The service will be free to Vita owners who have already paid for membership on their PS3s. Like on PS3, Vita Plus will offer a changing selection of full games …
Read More »VIDEO: Dead Island Riptide gets emotional debut trailer
Deep Silver has released a teaser video for Dead Island: Riptide. Like the controversial 2011 video for the original Dead Island, the short – called ‘When All Hope Is Lost’ – chooses to focus on the emotional aspect of a zombie apocalypse. Although this time there aren’t any dead children. …
Read More »IN PICTURES: The new-look Europe-only 12GB PS3
Here are the first official shots of the nameless new very-slim-indeed PS3. As well as the shots, Sony has confirmed some other details about its new console. The €229.99 12GB model, the first and only PS3 with flash memory, is only being released in Europe, with Asia and American instead …
Read More »PS3 Super Slim is finally revealed, hits UK next week
Sony has opened the Tokyo Game Show by unveiling the long-awaited PS3 Super Slim. It’s the third iteration of Sony’s PS3 hardware and is the smallest yet, boasting reduced power consumption and a smaller footprint. Pictures of the unit have been available since July and a retail leak yesterday suggested …
Read More »Founders Zeschuk and Mayuka quit BioWare
BioWare founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka have quit EA-owned studio BioWare. The developer’s credits include sci-fi trilogy Mass Effect and recent MMO release Star Wars: The Old Republic. It appeared as if the pair had quit the studio last month, though the claims were at the time denied. After …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 available now for Mac
NCsoft has announced a Mac version of Guild Wars 2 – and it’s available to buy right now. As of today anyone who buys the game is entitled to download the beta version of the Mac SKU. It’s still being optimized, although it already allows Mac players to log onto …
Read More »Mind Candy’s Mr Moshi makes Media 100 list – but Rockstar’s Housers dropped
Given the colossal news that Grand Theft Auto V is going to make, the changes to this year’s MediaGuardian 100 2012 do seem somewhat strange. Rockstar founders Sam and Dan Houser made No.27 in the 2011 list. Since then the studio has released the critically popular Max Payne 3 and …
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