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Metal Gear Solid 4 will at last receive a patch that will introduce support for PS3’s Trophy system. Andriasang reports that the news was broken by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima in an interview in this week’s issue of Japanese weekly Famitsu. Trophies will be integrated into disc copies of …
Read More »Valve drops Steam support for Windows XP SP1
There will be no further updates or customer support for Steam users who are running Windows XP SP1, Valve has announced. As of August 31st the company will no longer offer customer care for anyone who has not updated their copy of Windows XP to SP2 (Service Pack 2). This …
Read More »Wii U beats 3DS for day one value
Nintendo may not be prepared to talk about the Wii U price yet, but when it arrives later this year it will have a stronger day one offer than the 3DS launch, Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton told MCV. One of the problems with 3DS was content. When we launched …
Read More »Twin Wii U GamePad support not available at launch
News that Nintendo’s Wii U WILL support two GamePads after all has come as a relief – but don’t expect the feature to be ready for launch. Nintendo had initially stated that the console would only support one GamePad at a time, but this stance was changed at E3 last …
Read More »SmartGlass support planned for all first party Microsoft games
Microsoft has said that consumers can expect its new SmartGlass technology to be incorporated into every first party title following its autumn release. "It just makes so much sense for a developer who wants to supply, maybe not time-critical information, like ‘that enemy is getting ready to shoot you,’ but …
Read More »E3 2012: Sony still keen on 3D, despite E3 no-show
There was a time when Sony wouldn’t stop talking about 3D. That time was a long time ago. But despite the lack of 3D focus from the platform holder at this year’s E3, Sony insists that it’s still committed to the technology – albeit in a more selective way. It’s …
Read More »NINTENDO: Wii U multi-gamepad support confirmed
Nintendo has listened to early critics of its Wii U system by making perhaps the most important pre-release upgrade yet – multiple controller support. The first demos of the console given to journalists saw the Wii U system limited to one Wii U Gamepad at a time. The obvious blow …
Read More »Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to get Kinect support
Bethesda’s smash hit RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is to introduce Kinect compatibility on Xbox 360 later this month. The update will be released via Xbox Live before the end of the month. Once installed it will introduce Voice Commands into the game. These can be used to access …
Read More »REPORT: HMV denies "receiving extra EA support" amidst GAME crisis
There is a sad truth to the seemingly inevitable demise of GAME Group – it’s potentially good news for other video game retailers, in the short term at least. But more than simply picking up GAME’s lost sales on key titles such as Mass Effect 3 and Street Fighter X …
Read More »Sony pledges a decade of support for Vita
Sony sees Vita as a five-to-ten year platform and is bullish on its potential for success, the console giant’s SVP of brand marketing has said. Speaking toGameTrailers, Guy Langworth said that Sony was looking to establish the PS Vita as the number one handheld console in the world”. He added …
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