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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has edged out Sony’s PS3 in the US during August, shifting 195,400 units compared to its rival 185,200 PS3s. However, both platforms were eclipsed by the DS (518,300 units), Wii (453,000) and Sony’s PSP (253,000). "The PSP and PS3 systems achieved the greatest percentage gain of all …
Read More »Full PES 2009 details revealed
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will be released on October 17th for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC – and comes complete with a fully-licensed UEFA Champions League mode, MCV can reveal. Konami has also fired a warning shot at rival EA, insisting that Pro Evolution Soccer is still far superior …
Read More »US: Analyst predicts Xbox 360 victory this Q4
Jesse Divinch of analyst firm Electronic Entertainment Design has said that Sony must seriously consider adjusting the RRP of PS3 this Q4 or else face the prospect of being beaten by Xbox 360 in the festive sales war. Edge Online quotes Divinich as saying: Between Sony and Nintendo, Sony should …
Read More »Dead Space release date moves again
Just last week EA announced that the release of its brand new sci-fi survival horror IP Dead Space had been moved forward a week from the initially touted Halloween to October 24th – but seemingly that’s simply not soon enough. The publisher has now stated that the US release has …
Read More »Mattrick: I cant say were going to beat Nintendo
Following the Xbox 360 price drops announced by Microsoft for both Japan and North America , the firm’s VP of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick has spoken of his console’s chances of besting the competition this generation. Speaking to BusinessWeek, Mattrick admitted I’m not at a point where I can …
Read More »Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 blasts into view
Japanese developer and publisher Koei has announced that it is hard at work on Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 for Xbox 360 and PS3. The game offers fundamentally the same formula as is seen in fellow Koei titles Dynasty Warrior and Samurai Legends, but replaces the classical Japanese setting with a …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet beta this month
Ahead of the release of LittleBigPlanet on October 24th, developer Media Molecule has stated that a ‘limited’ public beta will commence later this month – though there’s no news currently on how people will be able to gain access. Speaking on a thread in the Official PlayStation Forum, Media Molecule …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 3 to be PS3 exclusive?
Though Sony is still hurting from the news of the Xbox 360 release for Final Fantasy XIII, rumours are suggesting that another of its loyal PlayStation brands, Kingdom hearts, will be staying that way. Kotaku reports that the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine claims that the third outing for …
Read More »PS3 LittleBigPlanet bundle listed
After the disappointing news that the recently unveiled Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Blu-Ray movie PS3 bundles will not be crossing the Channel to hit UK retail , French retailer FNAC has listed a LittleBigPlanet PS3 bundle on its web site. The pack contains a new 80GB PS3, one rumble-enabled …
Read More »Euro PS3 bundles not heading to UK
Contrary to yesterday’s report that both Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Blu-Ray movie PS3 hardware bundles were heading to the UK in September and October respectively, SCEE has now reportedly stated that neither will be launched outside of mainland Europe. Blog PS3 Attitude claims to have official word from Sony …
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