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All the way through Cologne's debut trade fair this week, publisher heads praised Gamescom. Sony’s Kaz Hirai even called it “the third major date on the industry calendar”. Of course they would say that: They were the ones who wanted to up sticks and move the show away from Leipzig in the first place.

Organisers hail “world’s largest trade event”; Next year’s show already dated for 18-22nd of August 2010

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GAMESCOM’09: Digital comic service arriving this year

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GAMESCOM’09: iPhone-style games called minis heading to PSN

GAMESCOM’09: Virtual pet simulator to include PS Eye for €49.99

GAMESCOM’09: New model to arrive in September

GAMESCOM’09: Early adopters will get a free download of Sony's new PSP killer app

GAMESCOM’09: Official version of BBC streaming service coming to Sony’s console

GAMESCOM’09: Almost half of PS3 sales in Europe alone

GAMESCOM’09: Retail to get a piece of Sony's digital empire