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Platform holder Sony has begun switching back on the PlayStation Network almost one month after it was hacked. The first phase of restoration will allow users to login to PSN and Qriocity, play games online through PS3 and PSP, access Music Unlimited and other third party services. It will also …
Read More »Starhawk announced for PS3
Sony has lifted the lid on the PS3-exclusive Starhawk, the sequel to 2007’s Warhawk. Unlike the multiplayer-only first title, the new game will feature a single-player story mode. Of course a range of multiplayer games will be available. It will also be the first title developed by Texas-based LightBox Interactive, …
Read More »Ubisoft: Wii successor is ‘fantastic’
Publisher Ubisoft has become one of the first prominent publishers to publicly express its excitement for Nintendo’s still mysterious new home console. And while no specifics or tech info was divulged, Eurogamer reports that in a call to investors CEO Yves Guillemot says the HD work done for machine such …
Read More »NPD: US market soars in April
April has been a very kind month. In the UK we get glorious weather, in the US they get an excellent performance from video games at retail. The latest NPD numbers show that the month was 20 per cent up on the same period in 2010, reaching a total value …
Read More »PS3 trade-ins ‘up 200%’
Retail sources have for the first time indicated that PS3 console trade-ins have dramatically risen as the controversial PSN outage continues. In the first week of downtime we did not really see any major change in sales or trades,” an unnamed store manager ‘at a major UK retailer’ told Edge. …
Read More »PSN ‘at least a few days’ from restoration
PlayStation customers have been told not to expect PSN to return in the coming days. "I know you all want to know exactly when the services will be restored," SCEE’s head of communications Nick Caplin stated. "At this time, I can’t give you an exact date, as it will likely …
Read More »Naruto and Dragon Ball games announced
Namco Bandai has announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact for PSP and the ‘Dragon Ball Game Project’ for Xbox 360 and PS3. The Dragon Ball game is designed to be the ‘new landmark’ for the video game series. It is scheduled for release in Europe this autumn and will be …
Read More »Namco’s Tales series heads to Europe
Two games in the popular RPG Tales franchise will get a release in Europe. Hit PS2 2005 game Tales of Abyss is being totally remade for 3DS and is getting a global release. "We were there at the launch of 3DS and we are totally committed to this platform," said …
Read More »New Tekken movie revealed
A brand new movie in the Tekken franchise will be released this summer, and this time to studio is making it. Namco Bandai unveiled Tekken: Blood Vengeance at its pre-E3 event in Dubai. The firm’s Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada announced the game, and he asked fans to forget the previous …
Read More »Ace Combat and Dark Souls set for October
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will be released in the UK on Friday, October 14th. The US version is set to arrive a little early on Tuesday, October 11th. The promising new air combat game is a bit of a reboot for the series, and is scheduled for launch on Xbox …
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