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The somewhat threadbare US SingStore is to be significantly beefed up with the addition of content that until now has only been available to European gamers. In addition, Sony has secured a new agreement with universal Music that will mean that all future digital track releases for SingStar will be …
Read More »Pachter questions Nintendos Wii strategy
Analyst Michael Pachter has lamented Nintendo’s reluctance to release a successor to the Wii this year, claiming that the decision will allow Sony and Microsoft to make significant strides into Nintendo’s core markets. Keep in mind that my early 2009 prediction of a Wii HD expressed my view that Nintendo …
Read More »PS3 gets Mass Effect 3
With Mass Effect 2 preparing to land on PS3 on January 21st 2011 – one year after its debut on Xbox 360 and PC – EA has confirmed that the next game in the series will not suffer a similar delay. Mass Effect 3 will be released on PS3, Xbox …
Read More »ITV and Ch4 to hit PS3 this week
Sony’s PS3 will add to significant strings to its digital content bow this week with the addition of streaming content services from both Channel 4 and ITV this week. That’s according to The Guardian, which claims that the launch will mark a change of strategy for ITV which, until now, …
Read More »Kratos to star in Mortal Kombat
It has been confirmed that Kratos, the god-killer made famous by Sony’s God of War series, will appear as a playable character in Warner’s upcoming new game in the Mortal Kombat series. With him will come a God of War arena, specific fatalities tailored to the character and moves that …
Read More »Sony unveils Sharp Shooter accessory
Sony has announced a PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter gun attachment will hit stores in time for Killzone 3 next February. The first party peripheral houses both the PS3 Move motion and navigation controllers to transform them into a machine gun-style device. It also features a reload button, firing mode selector …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV on PS3 delayed
Sony fans will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on Final Fantasy XIV. Square Enix has announced the PS3 version of its MMO has been delayed in order to allow for further development and some planned improvements. This is despite reports that work on Final Fantasy …
Read More »NPD: DS and 360 dominate
Nintendo DS was the best selling console of November in the US, according to NPD. Nintendo said its family of DS products sold 1.5 million units last month, driven by the new red SKU. Meanwhile, Xbox 360 was the biggest selling home console by shifting 1.37 million units – an …
Read More »Next-gen SSX in development
The SSX snowboarding franchise could be getting a revival this year after a three-year absence. Vancouver-based EA Black Box has been working on a new SSX game for PS3 and Xbox 360 during the past two years which will feature controls similar to Skate, according to Kotaku. A source ‘familiar …
Read More »UK console installed base exceeds 32m
32.4m current generation game consoles are now in circulation in the UK, according to Gfk Chart-Track. That means retail has sold 5.2m DS, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP consoles this year. However, that’s a 26 per cent slowdown in hardware sales compared to 2009. For the same year-to-date period …
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