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The European version of Sony’s PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection has been detailed by SCEE. As revealed at Sony’s E3 presentation last night, PS+ has been revamped with a significant amount of extra content on offer to those who sing up to Sony’s annual 40 subscription service. As of tomorrow …
Read More »E3 2012: Mass Effect for Wii U to be announced tonight?
EA now looks likely to announcement a Wii U version of Mass Effect at Nintendo’s E3 press event that kicks off at 5pm tonight. The German language Mass Effect Facebook page has this afternoon told fans to keep an eye on Nintendo’s event. EA boss John Riccitiello has previously pledged …
Read More »E3 2012: E3 could abandon LA for 2013 event
The Entertainment Software Association has threatened to abandon Los Angeles for next year’s E3 if its concerns regarding ongoing construction of the LA Convention Centre are not addressed. A warning was issued by the ESA last year when it hesitated in renewing its Convention Center contract beyond 2012 due to …
Read More »E3 2012: Nintendo says 3DS XL talk is "speculative"
Nintendo has done little to douse the fires of speculation by describing the speculative report of a new 3DS as… speculative. MCV yesterday reported that Japanese news outlet Nikkei believes that the platform holder will tonight unveil a redesigned 3DS with a bigger screen. It adds that the machine will …
Read More »WATCH THE VIDEO: Star Wars 1313 gameplay trailer
LucasArts has shown off the first ever gameplay video of its gritty sci-fi action title Star Wars 1313. In it we see a mix of both traditional cover and shoot third person gameplay, as well as an Uncharted-style climbing section in which the player must escape an exploding spaceship. Note …
Read More »WATCH THE VIDEO: Sony’s Beyond: Two Souls
Beyond: Two Souls has been officially announced, and you can see the first trailer for the game right here. It’s heavy in atmosphere but leaves us guessing as to gameplay details. It looks likely to play in a similar fashion to Quantic Dreams’ previous title, Heavy Rain, with a large …
Read More »OPINION: The danger of taking E3 out of context
Some surprises are always kept secret, and some expected announcements seem to disappear into nothingness. But, with a certain degree of accuracy, we can always predict what we’re going to get from the platform holders at E3. Is that depressing? No, not really. There are thousands of us around the …
Read More »E3 2012: Sony conference news roundup
Sony this morning treated its E3 audience to a number of new game announcements – and a little magic. Although it won’t have appealed to the very core-centric vocal internet audience, Wonderbook looks like a fantastic innovation – and don’t underestimate the endorsement of one JK Rowling, either. As revealed …
Read More »E3 2012: Large-screen 3DS rumoured for E3 reveal
Nintendo will tomorrow announce a large-screen version of the 3DS, Japanese news outlet Nikkei. As reported via Andriasang, it speculates that the new hardware will boast a 4.3 inch screen – 1.5 times the size of that found on the current device. It adds that the hardware could hit Europe, …
Read More »E3 2012: SmartGlass offers the next evolution for Xbox brand
Microsoft has described its new SmartGlass technology as the next step in its journey to make Xbox synonymous with entertainment” following the 2010 release of Kinect. SmartGlass has been designed to offer creative opportunities both for games developers and content providers. Although no finished products were shown, Microsoft did play …
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