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Read More »UFC Trainer dev: Vita "is a car wreck"
The developer behind recent THQ success UFC Trainer on Xbox 360 has dished out an astonishing attack on both Sony’s PlayStation Vita and Nintendo’s 3DS. "If people aren’t willing to pay $249 for a Nintendo 3DS why would they pay $299 for Vita?” Heavy Iron Studio’s Lyle Hall told Games …
Read More »New Counter Strike heading to consoles
Developer and publisher Valve has confirmed the rumours of a brand new game in the Counter Strike series. Called Counter Strike: Global Offensive, it’s due out not only on PC and Mac but also as a downloadable game on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in early 2012. It …
Read More »Zavvi grabs Metal Gear Solid HD worldwide exclusive
Online retailer Zavvi has grabbed a tasty Metal Gear Solid HD worldwide exclusive. For 69.85 consumers can now pre-order what is being called the Metal Gear Solid: Ultimate HD Collection for PS3. Only 4,000 copies are going be made available worldwide, the retailer claims. And there’s certainly no way anyone …
Read More »Digital deal unites GAME and Sony
GAME will be selling PlayStation Network games in-store across all its 620 UK stores by mid-September. This morning the pair announced a partnership to start selling digital content at bricks and mortar – at first a range of over 50 games will be sold via 42 stores, gradually rolling out …
Read More »EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis 2 skips Kinect
Publisher EA has announced that it will be releasing EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis 2 on Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. It’s the only game to feature the licenses of all four tennis Grand Slams – Roland Garros, The US Open, the Australian Open and Wimbledon. It’s also the …
Read More »New PS3 features blocked from non-subscribers
Sony has for the first time blocked non PlayStation Plus users from accessing some features found in the latest PS3 firmware update. The update offers both automated Trophy syncing – currently Trophies have to be synced manually – and the ability to automatically have game saves transferred to the cloud. …
Read More »Sony reveals its own digital summer promotion
The PS3 version of the PlayStation Store is to receive a promotional summer offer that’s very much in the vein of Microsoft’s established and successful Summer of Arcade promotion. Called PlayStation Network Play, it kicks off on August 24th with the release of classic 2D shooter Street Fighter III: Third …
Read More »The five studios Sony could buy next
Quantic Dream, Insomniac and even CCP Games could join the fleet
Read More »EA questions future of portable gaming
The shockwaves created by the shock 3DS price drop continue to ripple outwards, and now EA has warned Sony that the PlayStation Vita faces some very serious challenges. I think it looks like a great device,” EA Play boss Jeff Karp told MCV. But the real challenge for all game …
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