Having arrived on Xbox 360 on February 1st, Call of Duty: Black Ops’ first DLC release First Strike will hit PS3 on March. The reason for the delay is the deal struck between Microsoft and Activision last year that will see all Call of Duty DLC enjoy a period of …
Read More »Kevin Butler makes PS3 gaffe
In what can only be described as one of the worst corporate Twitter faux pas’ of recent times, comedy PlayStation executive-come-marketing character Kevin Butler has accidentally tweeted the PS3’s root key to his 70,000 followers. The root key is the piece of code that has opened the door to PS3 …
Read More »Mortal Kombat films include DLC
Buyers of Mortal Kombat on Blu-ray will receive a DLC code for extra costumes in the PS3 version of the upcoming game. Both ‘90s films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation are being re-released on Blu-ray on April 19th to tie in with the release of Warner Bros’ new game. …
Read More »LG calls for US PS3 ban
LG Electronics has called for the International Trade Commission to block sales of the PS3 and other Sony products in the US. The firm claims Sony’s Blu-ray players – including the PS3 – infringe on four patents regarding data streaming, while some of the Japanese corporation’s high-definition TVs infringe on …
Read More »Sony looking to punish more PS3 hackers
Sony is taking its fight against PS3 piracy to new levels with a fresh drive to round up more hackers involved with security breaches of its PS3 console. The company is already embroiled in a legal dispute with notorious hacker George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz but now sites such as YouTube, Twitter, …
Read More »DC Universe Online subs discounted
From tomorrow gamers will be able to claim a significant discount off the price of a subscription to the recently released PS3 and PC MMO DC Universe Online. The PlayStation blog reports that 25 per cent has been taken off the price of a three month subscription, dropping from $41.99 …
Read More »Inversion set for February 2012
Namco Bandai’s upcoming shooter Inversion will hit European shelves on Friday, February 10th 2012. The publisher told MCV it was planting its flag in the ground early” so that rival firms know to avoid releasing anything similar. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game is a third person shooter that …
Read More »Levine: I don’t want new hardware
Famed developer Ken Levine has confessed that he has no appetite for a fresh generation of home console hardware. "At this point I have no desire as a developer and zero desire as a gamer to see the next generation come out from where I’m sitting right now," he said …
Read More »Treyarch has flipped its PS3 security switch
Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch has said that it has implemented a number of security measures it had already put in place in case of a potential hacking epidemic on PS3. Sony’s machine has come under fresh attack from pirates and modders in recent months, with piracy finally …
Read More »Saints Row 3 due autumn
Saints Row 3 will arrive in UK retailers during Q3 this year, THQ has confirmed. The third instalment in the popular sandbox shooter series will arrive on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and is being billed as a key growth driver for the publisher. In the fall, we plan to …
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