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Read More »Phil Harrison â?? A legend speaks
The former Sony stalwart talks to Develop about two decades at the heart of the games industry
Read More »JAPAN: PES-branded PSP nears
In conjunction with the release of Winning Eleven 2010 (the Japanese name for the Pro Evolution Soccer series) for the PSP next week, Sony has pictured a branded hardware bundle that will launch alongside the game. The machine, which is the UMD-ready PSP-3000 variant of the console as opposed to …
Read More »Ubisoft readies 10 Natal titles
Ubisoft is currently working on up to 15 motion-controlled projects across Microsoft and Sony’s forthcoming hardware, with the majority slated for the highly anticipated Project Natal. During the publisher’s fiscal first half results call to investors, CEO Yves Guillemot revealed the company’s support for Natal is almost double of that …
Read More »US: PS3 shifts 440k during Thanksgiving
While Nintendo had to contend with year-on-year decreases in Wii sales for the crucial Thanksgiving week at North American retail, Sony claims that the PS3 enjoyed its strongest ever sales performance in the period. In total, the recently resigned and slimmed down machine shifted 400k units in the week ending …
Read More »Ubisoft studios given 15 Natal and Wand projects
Publisherâ??s CEO Yves Guillemot indicates a move away from the Wii and towards Sony and Microsoft
Read More »PSPgo slashed to £150
Shoppers traversing the UK High Street this weekend would have seen a number of impressive video game savings – but few would have topped HMV’s current deal on Sony’s PSPgo. The retailer’s website is offering the latest iteration of the PlayStation portable in black for just 149.99 – a massive …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet takes kids BAFTA
Media Molecule has picked up yet another award for its seminal playground platformer LittleBigPlanet, this time receiving a BAFTA Children’s award. The Media Molecule team was up against esteemed competition in the videogame category, with each nomination tellingly having worked on new IP for the current generation of consoles. LittleBigPlanet …
Read More »500 comics set for PSP Comic Store launch
Sony has revealed it hopes to have 500 comics ready for the launch of the PSP’s comic store. As stated in Sony’s European PlayStation blog, the platform holder will release comics from publishers 2000AD, Disney, IDW, Insomnia, iVerse, Marvel and Titan. And that they will ‘announce some more great publishers …
Read More »BioWare: ‘PS3 a key platform
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has outlined a revised strategy for PS3 development, stating that Sony’s console is now a key platform”. The EA-owned outfit has hitherto built its reputation with games for Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox platforms. Titles such as Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect have often …
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