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Capcom has revealed it hopes to bring Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition to Xbox 360 owners. The game was announced for PS3 at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, and adds support for Sony’s Motion Controller. It also includes extra content, including a playable sequence set in the original Resident Evil …
Read More »360 and PS3 "not mass-market"
The games industry will suffer more staff cuts and studio closures unless its ‘core-market’ consoles begin to reach PS2-levels. That was the warning offered by Miles Jacobson, studio head at Sports Interactive. At the moment I don’t think the Xbox 360 or PS3 are completely mass-market devices,” said Jacobson. The …
Read More »360 and PS3 â??not completely mass-marketâ??
As dev costs rocket, game creators need the â??core-marketâ?? consoles to hit â??PS2 salesâ??, says Miles Jacobson
Read More »Console ports â??rarely succeedâ?? says Trials dev
A game needs to work with its platform for critical and commercial success, says RedLynx CEO
Read More »PSP’s PlayStation Home named Room
Sony has used the Tokyo Game Show to unveil PlayStation Room, a downsized version of the PS3 virtual social space Home. While details about the service are sparse, Room is apparently designed to allow real time communication between users. The service, marketed as PlayStation R∞m, will be made available via …
Read More »Tony Hawk: Ride delayed
Activision has delayed Tony Hawk: Ride until December 4th in the UK. The game was originally scheduled for release on November 20th. Tony Hawk: Ride is a re-boot for the series, and launches in just a few territories this year – including the UK. The game is priced at 99.99 …
Read More »Warner signs up to Brand Licensing Europe
Lego and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment are sponsoring the first ever Interactive Game Zone at next week’s Brand Licensing Europe. The two firms will be using the sponsorship to push Lego Rock Band, which is due for release in late November on Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 to miss 2009
Hopes that Sony’s long-awaited next-gen racer Gran Turismo 5 would arrive at retail in time for Christmas appear to have been scuppered by the news that it will be released in Japan in March 2010. An earlier release in either North America or Europe is not yet completely out of …
Read More »250GB PS3 bundles incoming
As has been rumoured, SCE UK has confirmed that a brand new 250GB variant of its Slim PS3 is heading to retail with a number of bundles based on some of the console’s most popular software releases. Arriving on October 1st, the initial offering will include any two of Sony’s …
Read More »Capcom renovates Resi 5 with PS3 motion-control
Resident Evil 5: Directorâ??s Cut to integrate Sony's new motion controller
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