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Publishers back Xbox 360 Natal

With Sony wooing attendees at the Tokyo Game Show with a working demonstration of Capcom’s motion-controlled Resident Evil 5, Microsoft has also highlighted a number of key partners currently developing titles for its motion-sensing camera Natal. The list of publishers actively working” on Natal titles includes Activision Blizzard, Bethesda Softworks, …

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Sony, MS and Nintendo will never support OnLive

The Big Three platform holders – Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo – will not support OnLive with their software, according to Gaikai founder David Perry. A pretty obvious difference between Gaikai and OnLive is the fact that they’ll never have a Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft game on their system,” Perry told …

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Sony responds to Koticks PS3 outburst

Following Bobby Kotick’s extraordinary claim that his company, Activision Blizzard, may stop supporting the PS3, Sony has declined to volley back public mud and has instead offered a calm and measured response. "PlayStation has tremendous momentum coming out of E3,” said spokesperson Patrick Seybold, and we are seeing positive growth …

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Activision boss threatens to drop PS3

The boss of the world’s biggest games publisher has issued a remarkable warning to Sony – cut the price of PS3 or Activision could the plug on its PlayStation development. Speaking in an interview with The Times, Bobby Kotick stated: I’m getting concerned about Sony – the PS3 is losing …

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Windows XP support winds down

Microsoft’s XP operating system and Office 2003 software suite have ended their phase of mainstream technical support, meaning that future users of the software will have to pay for it. MCV’s sister site PC Retail has the full story – click here to take a look.

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New family gaming guide arrives online

The Association of Family Gamers has revealed a brand new website aiming to information and support about safe gaming that families can enjoy together. Familygamer.co.uk promises a jargon free guide arrives with over 600 reviews outlining the suitability of a number of titles, as well as guides and editorials exploring …

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Original Xbox comes to an end

The Xbox has taken a step closer to the gaming grave with the news that Microsoft has as of today terminated its service repairs for original Xbox machines that are no longer in warranty. Recently purchased machines will be supported until their warranty until it expires, though faulty machines will …

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PS3 Trophy support confirmed for BioShock

Whilst retroactive developer support of PS3 Trophies seems a little uncertain at the moment, the hope is that upcoming titles will all support Sony’s new Achievement system – and the upcoming PS3 version of BioShock is the latest title to join in the fun. In an article on the 2K …

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Widespread Trophy support promised

Though Sony has experienced a little teething trouble with its long-awaited 2.40 PS3 firmware update, the excitement about the machine’s new Trophy system continues to build – and Sony has now confirmed that Trophies will eventually be rolled out into every single PS3 title. Though Super Stardust HD is the …

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