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Today sees the release of Ubisoft’s Michael Jackson: The Experience on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game, which until today has been available only on handhelds and Nintendo Wii, takes the successful formula laid down by Just Dance and adds a healthy dose of the King of Pop. Last week …
Read More »Mizuguchi: Move and 3D ‘really interest me’
Child of Eden creator hints at hopes for spiritual sequel to Rez
Read More »Sony tablet rumors intensify
US sources suggest â??S1â?? device to be ready for US shipping by September
Read More »Maguire leaves Sony
Ray Maguire has left Sony. The SCEE senior VP and UK MD has departed after 17 years at the firm. He has been at the Sony games unit since PlayStation began, with his role evolving over time to include responsibility over the Irish, Nordic, Benelux and the Mediterranean regions. Having …
Read More »‘SOE long’, as cuts come: 205 fired, 3 studios dead
Production of ambitious MMO The Agency discontinued as Denver, Seattle and Tucson teams shutdown
Read More »Android PlayStation emulator pulled
A PlayStation emulator has been removed from the Andorid Market today – because of the upcoming Xperia Play launch. That’s according to ZodTTD, the developer behind PSX4Droid. The emulator was available to Android phones before it was removed due to content violation”, reports Pocket Gamer. ZodTTD claimed on Twitter he …
Read More »Heavy Fire Afghanistan hitting Kinect
A modern military shooter title has been confirmed for Xbox 360 Kinect. Called Heavy Fire: Afghanistan, Eurogamer reports that the game is in fact an "expanded sequel" to WiiWare pair Heavy Fire: Special Operations and Heavy Fire: Black Arms. The game is currently pencilled in for a boxed release for …
Read More »US: Sony delays PlayStation Rewards
New consumer loyalty program PlayStation Rewards will not launch in the US next month as planned and may possibly never see the light of day. The scheme, which was announced for the American market last year, had been designed to reward PS3 owners for a range of activities including playing …
Read More »O2 delays Xperia Play launch
UK mobile phones provider O2 has announced that it will not be stocking Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play from April 1st as planned. In a blog post, O2’s head of testing Stuart Hibberd blamed the decision on software bugs and SE’s inability to resolve lingering concerns in time for the official …
Read More »Complainants contest OtherOS claims
The ongoing litigation surrounding Sony’s removal of OtherOS functionality from PS3 consoles has taken a new twist with allegations that the move was linked to piracy prevention. Sony has always insisted that the decision to bin the functionality, which was effected by a firmware update to the PS3, was a …
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