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Sony has revealed the UK pricing plan for its new premium iteration of PSN, PlayStation Plus. PS3 owners will have to pay 39.99 for a 12-month subscription, or 11.99 for 90 days, according to Videogamer.com. Sony claims that full-year subscribers will receive approximately 200 worth of free and exclusive content, …

Ubisoft has announced it will launch a new online community towards the end of the year that will be based solely on user-generated content. ManiaPlanet was first revealed during the publisher’s E3 press conference and unites fans of Nadeo’s Mania titles with its accessible toolset and focus on popular genres. …

Ubisoft has announced Battle Tag, a unique title that lets players engage in real-world shoot-outs. The game comes bundled with a range of peripherals, including a sensor harness, laser guns and ammo refill packs – similar to those found in ‘90s laser tag games. Battle Tag uses the console as …

Ubisoft has revealed Innergy, a new peripheral that monitors body readings and aims to lower stress. Key to the game, unveiled during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, is the Innergy Sensor – a biofeedback tool that measures heart rate variability, blood flow and pulse, akin to Nintendo’s Vitality Sensor. The game …

Gran Turismo 5 will finally hit shelves in the US on November 2nd, 2010. The date was revealed at the end of a trailer shown during Sony’s E3 press conference, putting an end to years of speculation as to when the game would eventually emerge. The trailer confirmed a number …

Sony has lifted the lid on PlayStation Plus, a new premium version of PlayStation Network that gives subscribers access to new content. The service was announced during the company’s E3 press conference, and will cost $17.99 for three months or $49.99 for a full year. MCV reported last month Sony …

A new campaign designed to boost the PSP will kick off this week. Two of the new ads were shown during Sony’s E3 press conference. They star Sony mascot Kevin Butler and a new character, Marcus PSP: a tough-talking PSP fanatic who educates reluctant gamers on why they should play …

Sony has announced Sorcery, a new third-person fantasy adventure that uses the Move motion controller. Developed by the workshop, the game was demonstrated during Sony’s E3 press conference and puts players in the role of a Harry Potter-style sorcerer’s apprentice. Sorcery boasts full one-to-one control, with the player on screen …

Nintendo failed to give a release date for its new handheld, the 3DS. The device was unveiled for the first time today at the platform holder’s E3 press conference. It was first announced back in March, with a targeted launch window of the current fiscal year, which ends in March …

Nintendo has revealed Kid Icarus: Uprising, the first game developed specifically for the 3DS. The game was developed by Project Sora, a new studio formed in 2009 by Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata said: Project Sora was actually established for one reason: to create a game …