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PlayStation Motion Controller named?

Maybe he mis-spoke, maybe it was a slip of the tongue – or maybe, just maybe, EA boss John Riccitiello has accidentally leaked the name of Sony’s upcoming WiiMote contender, which until now has simply been referred to as the PlayStation motion Controller. In the coming year, both Sony and …

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PSP Minis set for PS3

PSP Minis games will soon be available to PS3 owners, Sony has confirmed. A PS3 firmware update, set for release on December 17, will install a Minis ‘emulator’ on the console, allowing people to buy and play the sub-100MB games. We are working on getting the majority of the current …

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Sony patents Motion Controller attachments

Sony has filed a patent for several attachments that could be released for the firm’s upcoming Motion Controller. The patent details an Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment” and shows a number of accessories that enhance the controller’s abilities, according to Kotaku. One example shows an attachment that joins to …

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Download-only Buzz! coming to PSP

Sony has announced that Buzz! Quiz World will be available to PSP owners on December 17th. The game will be released as a PSN-exclusive title, and will boast more than 3,000 trivia questions, according to the US PlayStation Blog. It will also be the first PSP Buzz! title to be …

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SCEE signs Target Entertainment

Sony Europe’s intention to further the recognition and muscle of the PlayStation brand throughout 2010 has been bolstered with news that SCEE ahs signed Target Entertainment as a consumer product agent for PlayStation. Included within the deal is the PlayStation brand itself as well as the PS3, PSP, PS2, PSOne …

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InFamous sales revealed

SCEA has revealed that its PS3-only third person sandbox adventure InFamous has sold 1.2m copies worldwide since its release this summer according to the US PlayStation blog. Whilst selling a million copies is certainly not to be sniffed at, the number is surely below what both Sony and developer Sucker …

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SingStar sells 20m

Five and a half years since it first hit European retail shelves, Sony has confirmed that total worldwide sales of its SingStar series have now passed the 20m units barrier. The news comes as a number of new features go live for owners of the PS3 version, including a range …

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UK games industry spends £97m on Xmas

The UK games industry has slashed a third off its Q4 marketing spend for this year – as the economic slowdown wounds the trade in its most crucial period. MCV estimates show that 2009’s Q4 figure is over 30 per cent down compared to last year’s astronomical 139m total rate …

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