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Yesterday MCV asked ‘Where is the PSP2?‘. The answer appears to be that it’s in the hands of a number of key developers as Sony readies itself for a 2011 launch. That’s according to Eurogamer which claims to have word from three separate development sources. They say it’s comparable in …
Read More »Exspect wins official England licence
World Cup fever will provide retailers with a sales boost this summer with Exspect’s range of England gaming accessories. The company has scored rights to England’s official branding after reaching a partnership with Digital Goals. Exspect will release a wave of ‘three lions’ skins hit retail for the Nintendo DSi, …
Read More »Microsoft cans Courier tablet
Microsoft has shelved plans to launch a folding, two-screen touch-screen device, known as Courier. The highly anticipated product has been much discussed in tech blogs and news outlets in recent months. The two-screen tablet was to incorporate touch-screen and pen-based controls. And although Microsoft has never confirmed the existence of …
Read More »Jagex returns to Apple with Star Cannon
New shmup the first of more iPhone titles from Runescape studio
Read More »Football Manager coming to iPhone
It’s a title that gamers have been demanding for years and now Sega’s Sports Interactive has finally announced that it is coming – and it will be here within the next 48 hours. Football Manager Handheld 2010, as it will be called, should hopefully be on the App Store by …
Read More »Apple reveals iPhone Game Center
Apple has lifted the lid on its next generation of operating software for the iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing with it a brand new game-centric network dubbed Game Centre. The new service will allow developers to implement leaderboards, multiplayer matchmaking and player profiles in their titles – functionality currently offered …
Read More »iPhones Street Fighter IV detailed
Capcom’s iPhone adaptation of combo-heavy 2.5D brawler Street Fighter IV will be released on the App Store next month and will cost $9.99, the publisher has announced. Speaking with GamePro, the company also confirmed that the game will feature just eight characters – less than half of the 19 that …
Read More »Console brands dominate App Store
Twelve of the 20 top grossing games in the UK App Store this week are based on console or PC brands. In fact, the top four places in the chart are filled with console/PC-derived titles: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars; Rock Band; Broken Sword: Director’s Cut; and Call of Duty: …
Read More »Iwata dismisses iPad
It’s a bigger iPod Touch” – that’s the conclusive verdict of Nintendo president Saturo Iwata when asked for his thoughts on Apple’s new iPad by The New York Times. There were no surprises for me,” the exec added, going on to state that he doesn’t believe the machine will pose …
Read More »Elite sets course for iPhone
It’s the game many regard as the greatest ever made, and now David Braben’s defining space epic Elite is making its way to iPhone thanks to Manomio’s C64 emulator app. Read the full story over at CasualGaming.biz.
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