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A standard edition of popular PS3 RPG Demon’s Souls has been confirmed by Namco Bandai, and will hit stores on August 20th. The publisher released the UK version of the game last month in limited numbers. It was only available as a ‘Black Phantom Edition’ with a CD soundtrack, art …

The upcoming Sly Cooper Collection could be the first 3D game on PS3 to include a software ‘slider’ that would allow the user to control the amount of 3D effect applied to the graphics. A Sony producer told Kotaku that such a feature would prevent a user having to position …

SCE has patented new stereoscopic screen sharing technology, making it possible for gamers to look at their own individual imagery on the same 3DTV. In theory this technology would prevent players from looking at their opponent’s moves when taking part in split-screen multiplayer games. It works by splitting the TV …

Kinect is good value. Kinect is far too expensive. Kinect should have been cheaper. Whichever one of those statements you choose to believe, Microsoft has rationalised its belief that Kinect is better value than either of its rivals by putting it down in two graphs. Here they are, courtesy of …

SCEA deal with independent publisher Codename will see new titles released inside virtual world

Budget multiformat game Pure Football has been advertised by Blockbuster for 9.99 – less than two months after it hit store shelves. The retailer has placed a series of ads in Metro listing the game at 9.99. It is selling copies of Ubisoft’s five-a-side footie title on its website as …

Mafia II is the latest title to deter pre-owned sales with DLC incentives – this time exclusively on PS3. 2K Games have announced that a code for the PS3-exclusive downloadable mission pack The Betrayal of Jimmy will be included with every new copy of the game. Pre-owned buyers will have …

The official guidelines for developers working on 3D titles for the PS3 recommend that studios avoid trying to make their 3D games support 1080p, instead suggesting that they stick to the less demanding 720p resolution. A true 1080p image consists of approximately 2m individual pixels. This is about twice the …

Industry analyst Michael Pachter expects Activision to introduce a paid-for Call of Duty online subscription model by the end of this year. The news comes following comments made from Activision boss Bobby Kotick last month, who said he’d like to set up an subscription service for Call of Duty. Wedbush …

Activision has today officially confirmed the existence of James Bond Blood Stone, a brand new game based on Britain’s favourite secret agent currently in development at British developer Bizarre. The game is primarily an action title though will feature plenty of driving action. Joss Stone is set to star as …