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Not satisfied with having a luxury jet formerly used by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elton John laid on for her trip to Monaco’s World Music Awards, Destiny’s Child star Beyonce reportedly recently refused to travel to the ceremony unless she was supplied with a PSP and Xbox (360, …
Read More »PSP is Reevoos top gaming pick
Consumer advice portal Reevoo has turned its attentions to the games market – and it has chosen the PSP Slim & Lite as the best choice for gamers this Christmas. The website granted Sony’s handheld an impressive 9.5/10, praising it for the fact it looks cool”, is easy to set …
Read More »JAPAN: PS3 sales slump further
Proving that it’s sales popularity is anything but a passing success , Xbox 360 has outsold PS3 for the sixth week in succession in Japan this week, according to figures from Media Create. Microsoft’s machine sold 7,844 units for the week ending October 26th – nearly double the number of …
Read More »Sony responds to PSP-3000 screen problems
A growing number of users are voicing their complaints regarding the new LCD screen on Sony’s revised PSP-3000 – with concerns focusing on the problem of visable scanlines on the machine’s screen. The new PSP offers a brighter screen with deeper blacks and more vibrant colours, but many are now …
Read More »JAPAN: PSP 3000 enjoys powerful debut
Having released in Japan on October 16th, Sony’s redesigned PSP ( dubbed the 3000 ) managed to sell an incredible 141,270 in just its first four days on sale, according to data from Famitsu. Kotaku reports that when sales of the older models are taken into account, total hardware sales …
Read More »EndWar aims for DS and PSP
Ahead of the release of the Xbox 360 and PS3 version’s of Tom Clancy’s EndWar on November 7th, publisher Ubisoft has announced that it is also working on DS and PSP versions of the title, PlayTM reports. EndWar is Ubisoft’s first foray into the RTS genre under the Tom Clancy …
Read More »Digital distribution can ‘ignite’ developer interest in PSP, says Sony
Developer relations chief Colaço says non-retail content offers new options
Read More »Sony Q4 marketing blitz revealed
Sony will launch its Q4 marketing assault with a huge cinema ad campaign – and has told the trade to look out for a new range of bundles for PS3 and PSP in time for Christmas. Speaking exclusively to MCV, the software and hardware giant said it believed it had …
Read More »Sony dates Q4 line-up
SCE UK has announced the dates for its key November releases for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP. Key PS3 title SingStar Vol. 3 joins Motorstorm 2 on November 14th, whilst highly anticipated first person shooter Resistance 2 is due out on November 28th. The platform holder has also announced …
Read More »PSP strengthens digital disitribution ties
Japan to see simultaneous UMD and PlayStation Store releases of new handheld titles
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