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Sony has confirmed that ModNation Racers will be released on PSP as well as PS3 later this year. The game is best described as a blend of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet, with the light-hearted racing action coupled with a heavy dose of user-created content. PSP owners will be able to …
Read More »PS3 sales reach 33.5m
The long-term aim of surpassing Xbox 360 to cement second place in hardware race looks one step closer for Sony this morning with news that PS3 unit sales have now hit 33.5m worldwide. The most recent figures from Microsoft say that Xbox 360 has sold 39m units globally. It was …
Read More »Sony cuts Minis prices
From tomorrow a number of PlayStation Minis titles will go on sale for two weeks, with savings of between 50p and 1.50. The cuts come as part of what Sony is calling ‘Minis Month’. All the details are over on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Home is a sticky experience
Despite widespread scepticism concerning Sony’s virtual world Home, the service continues to track record user levels and is making a profit for the platform holder, PSN boss Peter Dille has confirmed. We had the highest traffic in December since we launched with 10m users worldwide,” the exec told IGN. The …
Read More »UFC 2009 passes 3.5m shipped
It was one of the surprise hits of last year, and now THQ has stated that 3.5m copies of its licensed fighting simulator UFC 2009 have been shipped worldwide. We are excited that so many fans around the world have helped us achieve these impressive milestones in our debut year,” …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: MAG takes No.1
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Sony’s ambitious online first-person shooter MAG has debuted at No.1 in the PlayStation 3 charts. Given its multiplayer only focus, the game’s success is a testament to how prolific online functionality has become in games. MAG …
Read More »Warner dates LEGO Harry Potter
Growing games publisher Warner Bros Interactive has put a tentative May 2010 release date on the latest brand of the popular brick-building games series, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Focusing on the happening in J. K. Rowling’s first four Potter novels – The Philosopher’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The …
Read More »GTA: Episodes coming to PS3 and PC
Rockstar has announced that the previously Xbox-exclusive Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will be released on PlayStation 3 and PC. The game features two adventures set in the GTA IV world – The Lost and Damned and Ballad of Gay Tony. Both adventures will be available to download …
Read More »GoW III still targeting mid-March release in Europe
Still want to know when God of War III will definitely hit European shelves? Sony Europe still hasn’t confirmed the exact date, but today has said via its official blog that the game is on course for a global launch during the week beginning March 15th. The PS3 game is …
Read More »Hacker releases PS3 exploit
PS3’s days as a piracy-free platform are under threat with the news that famed hacker George Hotz has publicly released the details of the exploit he uncovered over the weekend. Hotz had previously claimed to have found a way to gain read/write access to the console’s system memory and HV …
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