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A new service called Digital Reader is set to launch on PSP this year. The service will launch with Digital Comics, which will give consumers the chance to download hundreds of classic and new comics from the PlayStation Store. Titles including Marvel’s Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four comics will be …

Publisher Codemasters will release F1 2009 on Wii with a special limited edition race wheel. The new accessory is styled after an actual F1 racing wheel, and the Wii Remote slots into the shell. F1 2009 is scheduled for release this Christmas on PSP and Wii, and is based on …

Sega has announced Napoleon: Total War for February 2010. The PC real time strategy game is the sequel to this year’s Empire: Total War, which topped the ChartTrack Top 40 back in February, and achieved critical acclaim. The game is once again being developed by The Creative Assembley. In Napoleon: …

Sony has announced Minis for PSPgo, a series of bite-sized games that will launch with the consoles. 15 titles will be available at launch, with a further 35 expected by the end of the year. Minis follows a similar distribution to the iPhone apps store. For more information, head on …

Sony has officially announced its long expected PS3 price cut during its Gamescom press conference. The new PS3 Slim will cost €299.99, $299 and 29,980 yen, a cost that also applies to the current 80GB model. A UK price has yet to be confirmed. The cut will take effect from …

Sony has officially announced the slimline PS3 during its Gamescom press conference. The hardware will launch worldwide during the first week of September, and is 32 per cent smaller and 36 per cent lighter. Furthermore, the machine is said to consume 34 per cent less power. The machine was announced …

Gamers who register their PSPgo between October 1st and October 10th will get a free download of Gran Turismo PSP. The announcement was made by SCEE president Andrew House during the Sony Gamescom press conference. House said it is the full game, and not a demo, and will be available …

Sony has announced iTunes-style vouchers for its PSN service at Gamescom. 20 Euro and 50 Euro vouchers were confirmed during the company’s press conference. Earlier in the presentation, SCEE president Andrew House announced that over 560 million games had been downloaded over PSN, generating revenue of over $280 million.

EA’s digital-only Battlefield 1943 has been downloaded over one million times. The announcement occurred during EA’s Gamescom press conference ahead of the reveal for retail release, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Last month it was announced that the DICE-developed game had smashed day one and week on sales records on Xbox …

Ubisoft has announced that Silent Hunter 5 will be released on PC in early 2010. The title, which will be shown at this year’s Gamescom, puts players in control of a German U-boat that must take on the allied forces in a battle across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean sea. …