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Microsoft has begun asking US Xbox 360 owners to register for the latest System Update Preview which this year promises something of a surprise. "We are conducting an open call for US based participants for a public preview to help us prepare for an updated Xbox 360 disc format," community …
Read More »NGP: Physical storage confirmed
As revealed by MCV earlier this month, Sony has stuck with physical media for its PSP successor, though it’s opted for a flash card as opposed to disc based system. The advantages fog static memory are numerous. Firstly, the moving mechanisms needed to read data off a disc are eradicated, …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 gets day one PSN release
Triple-A RPG sequel Mass Effect 2 is to break with traditional retail models by releasing both at retail and online simultaneously next week. Speaking on the US PlayStation blog, BioWare’s community coordinator Chris Priestly confirmed that the game will be available to download on PSN on the same day boxed …
Read More »Screen Digest warns of market shrinkage
The UK market won’t recapture the Wii heyday of 2008 for some time, according to Screen Digest. During last week’s London Games Conference senior analyst Ben Keen revealed that even as digital sales grow, and reach parity with boxed products, a spending gap in year-on-year comparisons will emerge. In the …
Read More »Rockstar dates Red Dead DLC disc
Publisher and developer Rockstar has confirmed a November 26th European release for Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare. The SKU will include all of the DLC released for the Wild West title, including today’s release, the Undead Nightmare Pack, which for the first time introduces zombies to the series. It will …
Read More »Digital smash hits the High Street
PC puzzler and download success Deadtime Stories has been released at retail. The budget title is being published in the UK by THQ’s ValuSoft division and distributed by United Software Distribution. It has an SRP of 8.99. Earlier this year it featured in various PC download charts during a 40-week …
Read More »MS aware of Halo Reach disc issues
Microsoft has stated that it is looking to address problems with some copies of Halo Reach that are preventing some gamers from playing the game. A number of consumers have claimed that their Xbox 360 consoles are unable to read the game disc. An isolated report on Maxconsole even went …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet goes digital
Though we’re accustomed to games once exclusive to PSN making the move to retail, Sony has bucked the trend and moved one of its most important retail releases to its digital portal. LittelBigPlanet, which was released in November 2008 on the High Street, will arrive on the UK arm of …
Read More »Move Starter Pack detailed
Sony has listed the demos that will be included in the UK version of the PlayStation Move Starter Pack, that will be launched in the UK on September 15th. The in-game disc will include tasters of Sports Champions, Start the Party, The Shoot, EyePet: Move Edition, TV Superstars and Tiger …
Read More »64% prefer discs to digital
New research claims that consumers consider physical product to be more important in games than in newspapers, films or music. A survey of over 1,000 people by research firm Ipsos MediaCT found that 64 per cent preferred physical discs for their games over digital copies. Newspapers followed closely with 63 …
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