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Sky Player will be made available to UK Xbox 360 owners in October. The October issue of Sky Magazine revealed the service will soon be available to download, with a web address revealing the month of release, according to Digital Spy. The new service was announced in May, and will …
Read More »Blizzard COO buys Pittsburgh Steelers
Blizzard COO Paul Sams has become one of ten new joint owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team’s official website names Sams, his wife Susan and their three children were named in the list of shareholders that were involved the reorganization of the American football club’s ownership. In addition to …
Read More »US: No PSPgo Rewards scheme planned
Sony is not currently planning to bring its newly announced PSPgo Rewards scheme to North America. The service was announced yesterday for European territories, and entitles current PSP owners to three free downloadable games when they upgrade to the forthcoming PSPgo. Titles on offer include Killzone: Liberation, LocoRoco, Patapon and …
Read More »Next Gears Of War on next gen consoles?
Epic Games president Michael Capps hinted that the next instalment in the highly popular Gears Of War series may not appear until the next generation of consoles arrives. Speaking at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, he explained that the developer has been working on Unreal Engine 4. He later told …
Read More »The Sun shines at Industry Quiz
The Sun were victorious at last night’s MCV/Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz, after fighting off stiff competition from Sainsburys and Turner Media. A mixture of retailers, media and publishers gathered at London’s Sway Bar to battle to be the biggest brains in games, and win some pretty spectacular prizes, including …
Read More »PSPgo Converter Cable Adapter unveiled
Sony has revealed a new PSPgo accessory that will make the new handheld compatible with PSP peripherals. The new Converter Cable Adaptor was announced at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, according to Joystiq. It will allow PSPgo users to use such devices as the PSP camera, which is central to …
Read More »Sony video service to hit Europe in 2010
Sony is set to deliver on its promise of a video distribution service for Europe, announcing the system will launch next year. The announcement came during Kaz Hirai’s keynote speech at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. He told attendees: We introduced a new video distribution service in the US, with …
Read More »PS3 Slim shifts 1 million units in three weeks
The slimline PS3 has already moved more than 1 million units around the world since it was released. Sony announced the Slim edition of its current console has achieved this sales milestone in three weeks. It was launched in the US and Europe on September 1st, and in Japan on …
Read More »Netflix coming to all consoles
Netflix has revealed it aims to bring its service to all formats in future, expanding on its successful partnership with Xbox 360. While the rentailer currently provides downloadable films through Microsoft’s console, the company’s CEO Reed Hastings has stated it hopes to arrange similar deals for Wii, PS3 and more, …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Xbox 360 Elite price cut
The recommended retail price of an Xbox 360 Elite has been cut by AUS $100 in Australia. The high-end version of Microsoft’s console will now retail for AUS $449 in all stores throughout the territory, according to IGN. The Arcade’s RRP will remain at AUS $299, while the last units …
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