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Bungie has yet again refused to rule out future projects appearing on the PS3, stating that its options are open” and reiterating that it will develop for whatever platforms it feels best suit its ambitions. In terms of platform, I know these things are all still pending topics in the …
Read More »Cage wants to take Heavy Rain online
Those of you yearning for a sequel to Sony’s successful Heavy Rain are in for some good and bad news. The bad news? That a fully-fledged sequel to the game doesn’t seem to be on the cards. The good news? The game’s creator wants to take the achievements of Heavy …
Read More »Splinter Cell heading back to PS3?
April’s upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction will, thanks to a deal with Microsoft, be exclusive to Xbox 360 – but don’t assume that the same can be said of its eventual successor. I don’t see why it wouldn’t,” Ubisoft Montreal’s Max Beland stated when asked by Edge Online if the next …
Read More »Next Bungie project on PS3?
Bungie has refused to confirm or deny that its next mystery game project could be heading to PS3. The developer was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and has since gone on to make a name itself with the highly lucrative Halo series. However, from the moment Bungie announced its independence …
Read More »Wii 2 to go beyond HD
There’s no way of knowing how far off the announcement of a successor to the Wii actually is, but new comments from Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata suggest that when the machine does arrive it will pack more than simply a high-definition upgrade. If asked if making the Wii compatible with …
Read More »Sony reaffirms PS2 commitment for 2010
PS3 may at last be finding its feet in the international marketplace, but Sony insists that it will continue to wholeheartedly back its PS2 console throughout 2010. We have a very firm stance – we’re going to continue to support the PS2 wholeheartedly,” SCEA’s head of PlayStation marketing John Koller …
Read More »Xbox 720 will be ‘powered by AMD
Just hours after talk of the DS 2 first materialised, eyes has now turned to the next Xbox, with reports claiming that Microsoft’s next machine will use AMD’s GPU tech. Tech site Fudzilla – which has a mixed record of success with trade speculation – is suggesting that AMD will …
Read More »Guerrilla steps back from Killzone 2
On the same day that a brand new map pack (entitled Napal & Cordite) is due for release, Dutch games developer Guerrilla Games has stated that it is to step away from Killzone 2. Speaking on the EU PlayStation Blog, the developer’s Seb Downie stated: Right now we’re going to …
Read More »Spall: Xbox 720 and PS4 will be browser-based
The traditional console hardware cycle is broken – this we know. But veteran games developer Matt Spall yesterday went one further yesterday at the Develop Conference, claiming that we will never see another ‘traditional’ console coming to the market. Speaking of the rising importance of cloud computing, which was made …
Read More »New Metal Gear title confirmed
Some alterations to Konami’s closely followed ‘Next’ teaser site have confirmed that the publisher is building up to the announcement of a new Metal Gear Solid title. Though the last countdown resulted in nothing more than the appearance of a second countdown, the appearance of established franchise anti-hero Big Boss …
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