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IAB forms games advertising group

The Internet Advertising Bureau has formed a new video games steering group that hopes to drive growth in internet advertising within the sector and to establish a code of best practise within the industry. Companies already involved in the scheme include Microsoft, SCEE and EA, according to NewMediaAge. Gaming is …

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Happy Birthday, PSP

The PlayStation Portable is celebrating its fifth birthday (in the US at least). Throughout its lifetime it has sold 17m units in the country. The machine currently boasts a UMD games library in excess of 520 games, with an additional 300+ titles available to download on PSN. In its time …

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Will failed core Wii games be heading to Move?

Move is the answer to a question the rest of the industry didn’t want to ask with Nintendo wearing the crown: What’s out there for non-Nintendo developers who want Wii functionality but on a platform that is kinder to third parties? Move’s similarity to Wii becomes a benefit to developers …

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Koller: Were focusing on 3D in the home

With 3D gaming still in its infancy, Nintendo’s surprise announcement of the 3DS yesterday marks a surprise new direction for the technology – and it’s one that has failed to convince SCEA’s director of hardware and marketing John Koller. I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with …

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New PSP incoming, analyst predicts

Have you recovered from the shock announcement of Nintendo’s 3DS this morning? Good, because one analyst believes that we should be preparing for the announcement of a further two new consoles in the near future. Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian predicts that Sony will this spring announce a true successor to …

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Sonys pride at BAFTA success

Sony has expressed its pride after sweeping last week’s 2010 GAME BAFTAs, picking up awards for Uncharted 2, LittleBigPlanet and Flower. The PS3 manufacturer took a total of six awards – more than any other company – with four going to Uncharted, which topped the Action, Story, Score and Use …

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Has LittleBigPlanet 2 been confirmed?

Comments from SCE Benelux’s Folkert Langeveld have seemingly confirmed the existence of LittleBigPlanet 2. Furthermore, it’s claimed that the game is set to front Sony’s new PlayStation Move. Little Big Planet 2 will support the Move,” according to a translation from Tweakers.net. Sony has not hurried a sequel to the …

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Reggie: Move feels like Wii-too

Averting any danger that an hour might pass without one platform holder slating another in the press, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has once again mocked the Sony’s Move motion controller for its obvious similarities to Nintendo’s own technology. Interestingly, the exec was less scathing about Natal – though …

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Two God of War SKUs confirmed for UK

Sony has at last nailed down a UK release date for the much-wanted God of War Collection. The game, which includes high-definition reworkings of PS2 titles God of War and God of War II, will arrive on April 30th. Best of all, it will carry a budget RRP of just …

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