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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light arrives on PSN and Steam on September 28th. The digital-only game – which was released on Xbox Live last month – will also get five DLC packs from October to December. These will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The first …
Read More »Interview: EA Bright Light’s Gary Napper
EA Bright Light speak to us about their upcoming sci-fi action game Spare Parts
Read More »Import section coming to PSN
Retro seems to be very much the theme at the moment – following news that cult Saturn shooter Radiant Silvergun is getting an XBLA release, Sony has gone one better by announcing a brand new PSOne Import section on PSN. The new sub-store will offer PSOne games previously only released …
Read More »PS3 sales ahead of expectations
Sony has stated that it’s on track to sell the 15m units it had forecast in the year ending March 2011 and that the machine is now selling at a better rate than the company had forecast. As of the end of August, sales look a bit better than we …
Read More »Move demos coming to PSN
Consumers looking to get involved in the PlayStation Move experience but not intending to pick up the Move Starter Pack will be able to download demos of a number of Move-compatible titles over PSN. The news comes from the US PlayStation forum where the platform holder states: Most of the …
Read More »PSN+ gets early PES 2011 demo
Konami has announced that a playable demo of Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 will be released on PS3 and PC on September 15th. However, subscribers to Sony’s premium PlayStation Plus service will be able to get their hands on it a week earlier on September 8th. A date for the Xbox …
Read More »MAG gets pay-monthly DLC
Publisher Sony has taken the interesting step of offering players the chance to purchase a small piece of extra functionality in online shooter MAG in return for paying a monthly fee. As of yesterday, players are now able to purchase additional character slots for the game that allow them to …
Read More »nDreams: Casual’s future is in narrative
CEO Patrick Oâ??Luanaigh on the changes coming to casual games design
Read More »PSN+ offering cheap Protection Plans
Sony has announced that American subscribers to its PlayStation Plus online service will now be eligible to purchase the PlayStation Protection Plan at a discounted rate. The two-year PS3 cover scheme will be priced at $44.99, a 25 per cent saving. The PlayStation Protection Plan was launched in North America …
Read More »Digital-only Red Fact: Battlegrounds announced
Publisher THQ has lifted the lid on a brand new entry in the Red Faction series – and it won’t be heading to retail. Called Red Faction: Battlegrounds, it will be released exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. In March of this year core games vie president …
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