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The Vita brand reveal would have been the big surprise. But in typical Sony style that was leaked a while back. So this left Sony without any big surprises for its E3 press conference. And it didn’t matter one bit. The contrast between its presentation and Microsoft’s is both obvious …
Read More »SONY: Move confirmed for BioShock Infinite
Ken Levine has confirmed that BioShock Infinite will be compatible with PlayStation Move. During Sony’s E3 press conference, the Big Daddy of BioShock anecdotally described how the platform holder requested a meeting after he was interviewed about motion controls. I had expressed some scepticism about the very concept motion control …
Read More »SONY: Vita line-up detailed
Sony has announced that there are more than 80 titles in development for PlayStation Vita. Several high-profile titles were showcased during the platform holder’s E3 press conference, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the cross-platform RPG Ruin, Street Fighter X Tekken and new versions of LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers. Towards the end …
Read More »World-first: CCP reveals MMO-linked console FPS
E3 2011: Previously announced EVE-tied massively online shooter Dust 514 locked in for PS3
Read More »Levine backs Sony with Move and PS Vita projects
Irrational Games boss announces Move support for BioShock Infinite, Vita project in Bioshock universe
Read More »PSN activity ‘already at 90% of pre-outage levels’
SCEA boss Jack Tretton makes frank apology on the games industry's biggest stage
Read More »EA: Insomniac game is Overstrike
The first game to emerge from the publishing deal between EA and developer Insomniac has been named – it’s Overdrive. The games being developed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, though no release date has yet been given. Overdrive’s main hook is cooperative multiplayer for four gamers, each of whom …
Read More »SONY: Phaser controller for Star Trek game
Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions have teamed up with Sony to deliver PS3 fans with a special Phaser controller and exclusive downloadable game. During Sony’s E3 press conference, SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton announced that next year’s Star Trek title – which MCV reported on last week – …
Read More »EA: Football Club announced
EA has announced that FIFA 12 will mark the launch of a brand new social networking-style service: EA Sports Football Club. The service will be free of charge and launches with the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions of the upcoming sports games. Accessed through the game or easportsfootball.com, this …
Read More »EA: Battlefield 3 dated
At its E3 press conference last night publisher EA confirmed what we had suspected – that Battlefield 3 is to beat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to market. The game will be released in the UK on October 28th, three days after it arrives in the US on October …
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