Maybe he mis-spoke, maybe it was a slip of the tongue – or maybe, just maybe, EA boss John Riccitiello has accidentally leaked the name of Sony’s upcoming WiiMote contender, which until now has simply been referred to as the PlayStation motion Controller. In the coming year, both Sony and …
Read More »New Transformers game rolls out
The latest issue of US games mag Game Informer has revealed that Activision will next year release a brand new game based on the cherished kids’ franchise Transformers. While the series’ recent Hollywood rebirth has brought with it two commercially successful video games, you have to go all the way …
Read More »Simon Cowell courts PlayStation
It’s as upsetting as it is admirable, but everything Simon Cowell touches seems to turn to gold: And now he’s fixing his sights firmly on the video games industry. According to an interview with the high-waisted mogul in this month’s GQ, Cowell is teaming up with Topshop entrepreneur Philip Green …
Read More »Yakuza 3 coming to the West
Sega has announced that Yakuza 3 will be released in Europe and the US in March 2010. The news follows repeat requests from fans to get the game released in Western territories, after it’s release in Japan saw it sell through half a million units. The game will feature English …
Read More »PSP Minis set for PS3, Sony confirms
Will PSP Minis compilations on UMD come next?
Read More »Sony patents Motion Controller attachments
Sony has filed a patent for several attachments that could be released for the firm’s upcoming Motion Controller. The patent details an Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment” and shows a number of accessories that enhance the controller’s abilities, according to Kotaku. One example shows an attachment that joins to …
Read More »Quantum Theory goes multi-platform
Publisher Tecmo Koei has confirmed that its upcoming third person shooter Quantum Theory is no long a PS3 exclusive and will be released on both Sony’s console and Xbox 360 in spring next year. The original IP is Tecmo Koei’s first ever title in the genre as the publisher looks …
Read More »Dead Space 2 confirmed
The news is not surprising, but EA has for the first time officially confirmed what we all suspected – Dead Space 2 is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Much like its predecessor, Dead Space 2 is being developed by Visceral Games. It will once again star protagonist …
Read More »US: PS3 shifts 440k during Thanksgiving
While Nintendo had to contend with year-on-year decreases in Wii sales for the crucial Thanksgiving week at North American retail, Sony claims that the PS3 enjoyed its strongest ever sales performance in the period. In total, the recently resigned and slimmed down machine shifted 400k units in the week ending …
Read More »Ubisoft studios given 15 Natal and Wand projects
Publisherâ??s CEO Yves Guillemot indicates a move away from the Wii and towards Sony and Microsoft
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