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Ubisoft has announced a sequel to its 2007 action title Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, entitled Naruto: The Broken Bond, set to release in time for Christmas this year. The title will feature an online multiplayer mode that gives players the chance to compete in tournaments. Based on the world-renowned …
Read More »E3 's08: Review: Day two
We all know why Little Johnny-friendly Nintendo quickly skirted over the fact that a GTA title would be making its way to DS , but, with the sun well and truly down here in LA, it’s fair to reflect that the shock announcement was possibly the biggest news of the …
Read More »E3 08: Activision hails transformative year
President and chief executive officer of Activision Publishing Mike Griffith has revealed the full extent of Activision’s growth in the last year, stating that the company has tripled in size. The industry-shaking Activision Blizzard deal certainly had a major part to play in that growth, but that’s not all, said …
Read More »E3 08: Capcom unveils Lost Planet: The Movie
Having sold over two million units worldwide, Capcom is taking its new IP Lost Planet to the movies. Screenwriter David Hayter, also known to gamers as the voice of Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid, is penning the movie, which has yet to receive a release date. Capcom president and …
Read More »E3 08: MGS4 on 360 impossible, says Sony
Following fervent speculation that Metal Gear Solid 4 would follow Final Fantasy in becoming a PlayStation-associated brand that moves onto Xbox 360, SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has argued no other console could handle the technical demands of Konami’s the Konami title. Speaking to assembled press at the platform holder’s conference …
Read More »E3 08: Nintendo hits out at rivals imitations
Nintendo has stated at its E3 Media Briefing that the success of Wii and DS has led to ‘imitators’ trying to re-create the features that have made Nintendo’s platforms the market leaders. Both Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and US boss Reggie Fils-Aime took a swipe at companies that the platform …
Read More »E3 08: No other handheld can match PSP, says Tretton
Jack Tretton has told the global media that no other handheld can match the PSP at Sony’s E3 ’08 Media Briefing. Having termed 2008 the ‘year of the PS3′ before unveiling several new PSN features, the SCEA boss moved on to talk about PSP, and revealed new title Resistance Retribution …
Read More »E3 08: ‘PS3 Home will reward your patience,’ promises Sony
Sony pledegd that consumer patience for the long-awaited comunity platform Home will be "rewarded" at its E3 press conference today – but there was no word of an official release date. SCEA CEO and president Jack Tretton revealed that the service has enjoyed "great support" from publishers and evelopers keen …
Read More »E3 08: This is the year of PS3
Sony Computer Entertainment of America CEO Jack Tretton has kicked off today’s E3 press conference in LA by telling a packed auditorium: This is the year of the PS3” and boasting that PS3 has the biggest exclusives in the industry.” Tretton (pictured) promised the crowd that the company was just …
Read More »E3 's08: Review: Day one
As Don Mattrick kicked off E3 today at Microsoft’s media briefing at the LA Convention Centre this morning, one thing was clear – despite fevered rumour mongering, the platform holder believes it is software, not hardware, that will finally see Xbox become a real contender in the casual space. The …
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