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A bitter war of words has erupted between Tom Watson’s gaming pressure group Gamer’s Voice and Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. Yesterday MCV reported that Gamer’s Voice is to send a petition to the Office of Fair Trading regarding complaints about alleged bugs in the PS3 and PC versions of …
Read More »Two-month TV campaign for LBP2
Sony has launched a mammoth marketing campaign for its acclaimed release, LittleBigPlanet 2. Ads are appearing in film breaks on Five, Fiver and Five USA and will run for two weeks, while sponsorship will continue for two months. Sony is also launching its own LittleBigPlanet online hub where every level …
Read More »Infinity Ward taking on PS3 hackers
Those using hacks to exploit the online component of Modern Warfare 2 are on borrowed time, according to the game’s developer Infinity Ward. Last week Activision warned that it might be forced to withdraw online support for its Call of Duty games on the PlayStation Network unless Sony moves to …
Read More »Sony vs Hotz sends dangerous message
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has spoken out against Sony’s efforts to prosecute George Hotz, the man behind the PS3 hack. The civil liberties group claims that the legislation that forms the basis of Sony’s lawsuit – the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – can …
Read More »Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm demos out today
EA has uploaded demos of its key Q1 FPS games Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm to Xbox Live today. Gold Live subscribers will be able to download both demos on Xbox 360 for free, with a PS3 demo of Bulletstorm arriving on PSN tomorrow (Wednesday, January 26th). The Crysis 2 demo …
Read More »Cousens backs up PSP2 power claims
Earlier this month MCV revealed that Sony is touting the PSP2 to publishers as being "as powerful as the PS3". Many scoffed at the claims, but one industry veteran has backed them up. Speaking to Eurogamer, Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens stated: "You’re going to have statements, which are already out …
Read More »Silent Hill: Downpour coming this autumn
Publisher Konami has announced that Silent Hill: Downpour will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this autumn. The game, the name of which was revealed earlier in the month, will be the eighth title in the spooky series, the first incarnation of which dates back all the way 1999. …
Read More »UK devs lead Kinect charge
Video games trade association UKIE has championed the role of UK developers in the early success of both Microsoft’s Kinect and Sony’s Move. In the ten weeks ending January 15th 2011, games made by UK developers account for 42 per cent of Kinect software sales in the UK. The best …
Read More »Gamers Voice rallies against Black Ops
Consumer pressure group Gamers’ Voice is campaigning for Activision to resolve issue with the PS3 and PC editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops. The organisation is preparing to petition to the Office of Fair Trading about glitches and regular freezing after Activision ignored its open letter, according to IncGamers. …
Read More »UK CHARTS: LBP 2 reaches No.1
LittleBigPlanet 2 has topped the All Formats Top 40 charts this week following its release on Friday 21st January. The PS3 exclusive outperformed its predecessor which only managed to reach No.4 when it was released in the week ending November 8th, 2008. It then dropped to No.19 the following week …
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