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The FA has sent its list of requirements to the South African base that will be housing the England football team during next summer’s World Cup – and chief amongst the demands in a luxury video games centre. The room is set to be kitted out with Wiis and PS3s, …
Read More »WipEout HD speeds onto Blu-ray
SCEE has confirmed that its technically accomplished future racer WipEout HD, which to date has only been available as a download on the PlayStation Store, is to get a boxed retail release in the UK next month. The package will also include the recently released and critically applauded DLC add-on …
Read More »VIDEO: Sonyâ??s PS3-optimised physics SDK
Physical library built on the renowned Cell microprocessor
Read More »Retail credited for PS3 boom
SCE UK has praised retail for driving consumer interest during the launch of its re-designed PS3. The console arrived last week and caused PlayStation 3 hard sales to rocket 1,000 per cent, which in turn had a knock-on effect on software. Now the platform holder is urging retail to push …
Read More »250GB Movie PS3 this Xmas?
Talk in the channel concerning the possibility of Sony unveiling a 250GB PS3 Slim SKU at this month’s Tokyo Games Show is ramping up, with all signs pointing to an assortment of high-capacity bundles being readied for Christmas. A leading entertainment retailer has backed up the rumours to MCV, adding …
Read More »PS3 SDK â??will integrate voice recognitionâ??
CEDEC 2009: Sony demonstrates the PS3â??s voice recognition capabilities
Read More »US: PS3 sales up 300%
Sales of the PS3 have climbed 300 per cent in North America since the launch of the PS3 Slim last week, according to SCEA. Revenues weren’t up by quite so much, however, thanks to Sony’s $100 price drop for the console. In total, PS3 revenues jumped 140 per cent in …
Read More »NPD: PS3 surges month-on-month
Whilst Nintendo continues to outsell all its opposition in the August hardware sales figures in North America, the biggest gains were enjoyed by the resurgent PS3, according to NPD’s August sales data. PS3 units sales were up an impressive 72 per cent over July, though Nintendo still emerged the clear …
Read More »New 2D Sonic in the works
Sega has confirmed that development is well underway on a brand new 2D Sonic title, which is currently going under the name Project Needlemouse. Little is known about the game as of yet, though Sega’s associate brand manager Ken Balough told GameSpot that the game has been built from the …
Read More »40,000 UK sales for PS3 Slim
The PS3 Slim sold 40,000 units in its first week of release in the UK, MCV can reveal. It was reported earlier this week that sales of PS3 climbed 999 per cent week-on-week following the launch of the new model. However, no sales figures were released at the time. The …
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