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Future Publishing has teamed up with Square Enix for next week’s launch of FirstPlay, Europe’s first on-console interactive show. The show will be exclusively available to PS3 owners through the PlayStation Network Store, with the launch episode due for release on Thursday, April 8th. Each weekly episode will deliver high-definition …
Read More »EA: FIFA could head to Natal and Move
Electronic Arts has hinted that upcoming motion consoles Natal and Move could offer FIFA players a different experience waiting to be uncovered”. FIFA World Cup 2010’s producer Simon Humbler told VG247: Whenever any of these peripherals come out we think about what they could add to the football experience. I …
Read More »PSN cut-off for other OS PS3 users
The next firmware update for PS3, which will be released on April 1st, will remove the ability to install a third party operating system onto the console. The move is designed to dampen the ongoing efforts of pirates to hack into the currently secure machine. It’s thought that the decision …
Read More »Bungie on PS3: All options are open
Bungie has yet again refused to rule out future projects appearing on the PS3, stating that its options are open” and reiterating that it will develop for whatever platforms it feels best suit its ambitions. In terms of platform, I know these things are all still pending topics in the …
Read More »Sony prepping Michael Jackson game
A brand new Michael Jackson game seems very much on the cards after news that Sony has swooped to secure a seven-year deal for the rights to release video games based on the late King of Pop. The Independent reports that the $200m deal gives Sony the rights to release …
Read More »Mafia II gets autumn release
2K Games has announced an autumn release date for its upcoming open-world mobster action game Mafia II. The title will hit UK stores on August 27th for PS3, PC and Xbox 360, three days after its US release. It’s in development by 2K Czech – the team behind the award-winning …
Read More »Koller: Were focusing on 3D in the home
With 3D gaming still in its infancy, Nintendo’s surprise announcement of the 3DS yesterday marks a surprise new direction for the technology – and it’s one that has failed to convince SCEA’s director of hardware and marketing John Koller. I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with …
Read More »Sonys pride at BAFTA success
Sony has expressed its pride after sweeping last week’s 2010 GAME BAFTAs, picking up awards for Uncharted 2, LittleBigPlanet and Flower. The PS3 manufacturer took a total of six awards – more than any other company – with four going to Uncharted, which topped the Action, Story, Score and Use …
Read More »Tretton in Natal EyeToy jibe
Is this what it’s going to be like all the way until Q4? The latest action in the war of words between platform holders Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo comes courtesy of Sony’s American CEO Jack Tretton, who has urged gamers wanting to get their hands on Natal to instead drop …
Read More »Killzone 3 confirmed
Its arrival was always inevitable, but nonetheless Sony has for the first time gone on record to confirm that Killzone 3 is definitely on the way for PS3. However, an arrival in time for Christmas this year perhaps looks a little less likely now than it once did. Speaking to …
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