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Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has spoken on how online services have driven the expansion of the PlayStation business, and has implied that Sony is set to push the PSN service on other devices. We will be expanding the PlayStation Network to hardware other than the PS3,” he said in …
Read More »Katamari Forever to be Blu-ray game in Europe
Publisher Namco Bandai has told MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz that the upcoming PS3-exclusive Katamari Forever will be a boxed title in Europe. Click here to take a look.
Read More »Ghostbusters will hit 360, Wii and DS eventually
Ghostbusters on 360, Wii and DS will be published before the end of the year, Atari has told MCV. Concerns were raised over the non-PlayStation editions, following news that Sony had picked up the rights to the PS3, PSP and PS2 versions of the game. An Atari spokesperson told MCV: …
Read More »Sony to publish Ghostbusters
Platform holder picks up title from Atari in shock move; Release date on track for June 19th; 360 version coming â??later in year'
Read More »JAPAN: PS3 betters Wii for second successive month
PS3’s Japanese resurgence is showing no signs of abating with news that Sony’s console has successfully outsold Nintendo’s Wii for the second month on the trot in the territory. Reuters reports that Sony sold 108,530 PS3 console in April. That’s down on the 146,948 sold in March but still ahead …
Read More »Sony readying motion-sensing controller for E3?
E3 is nearly here, and with it comes the traditional pre-show rumour-mongering – this time it’s the turn of PS3 with talk of a possible reveal of a new Wii-like motion-sensing controller. Variety has published a seemingly quite definitive story claiming that a gesture-based PS3 controller does exist and that …
Read More »David Reeves’ last ever Sony interview
David Reeves retired as SCEE president yesterday after 15 years at the platform holder – taking with him incredible knowledge of the industry… and its pitfalls.In an exclusive final interview, MCV asks Reeves about his biggest highs and lows in an incredible career – and the veteran doesn’t disappoint when …
Read More »Katamari Forever confirmed for European PSN
Cult favourites The Price and King of All Cosmos will be returning to Europe later this year with the confirmation of an autumn release for Namco Bandai’s PSN-only Katamari Forever. The game, which has until now been known as Katamari Damacy Tribute, will support 1080p graphics and a range of …
Read More »JAPAN: Killzone 2 debuts in third
Guerrilla’s PS3-only first person shooter Killzone 2 has enjoyed a strong debut in the Japanese charts, with only the combined forces of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Monster Hunter G keeping it from the top spot. The Wii debut of Capcom’s Monster Hunter G unsurprisingly shot straight to the top of …
Read More »Is new Sony handheld called the PSP Go?
The rumour mill has not been shy of hurling around random speculation relating to Sony’s E3 PSP redesign reveal, but an interesting titbit has emerged regarding Sony’s branding of the new device which, if sources are to be believed, will be called the PSP Go!.1UP reports that the Go! moniker …
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