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You’d best get those orders in quick – the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet is just two weeks away, SCEE has today confirmed. Speaking to CVG, a rep for Sony Europe has confirmed that Media Molecule’s handheld version of its celebrated PS3 platformer will be released in the UK on November …
Read More »Marvel names 2011 games slate
Having first been name-dropped by Marvel over two years ago, the dedicated video games for comic favourites Captain America and Thor will finally make it to market in 2011. The news was spotted by Gamespot in Marvel’s recent quarterly financial report. Thor’s outing is scheduled for a May 2011 release …
Read More »Euro PS3 movie service explained
Though the exact launch date and pricing remains a tightly guarded secret at SCEE, Sony has at least revealed a little bit of information about its PSN movie and TV rental service, which is due to go live in the UK next month. Dubbed the PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service”, …
Read More »Ghost Recon: Predator named
It seems that Ubisoft’s next instalment in its successful FPS-strategy series Ghost Recon will be called Ghost Recon: Predator, if a new ruling from the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification is anything to go by. The OFLC has granted a 15+ rating on the mysterious title, which is …
Read More »NFS: Nitro gets early release
With its next-gen cousin Need for Speed: Shift still riding high in the UK charts, publisher EA has announced that it has bought forward the release date for it’s second NFS title of the year, Nitro. Originally scheduled for release on November 20th, the Wii and DS game will now …
Read More »Ju-On to haunt Halloween
Publisher Rising Star Games is looking to capitalise on the Halloween season to drive its milestone release, Ju-On: The Grudge. The social horror title, based on the iconic Japanese movie, holds particular importance for the publisher – as it is the 50th video game that Rising Star has released since …
Read More »First Microsoft store opens this week
Microsoft will open the first of its branded retail stores next Thursday, October 22nd, according to the Wall Street Journal. The date is in line with the release of its next operating system, Windows 7. The site, in Scottsdale, Arizona, is expected to showcase PCs and mobile phones running Microsoft …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 dated
Publisher EA will release BioWare’s much-anticipated sci-fi RPG sequel Mass Effect 2 on Xbox 360 and PC on January 29th in the UK. The game’s pre-order bonuses have also been outlined and will include in-game items such special armour and weapons. Retailers who have signed up to the incentive schemes …
Read More »US: 250GB PS3 confirmed
Hot on the heel of Microsoft’s 250GB Xbox 360 machine – which is set to be included in a number of bundles this year – Sony has announced it’s own high-capacity PS3 SKU. The PS3 platform is poised for a tremendous holiday season,” vice president of product marketing for Sony …
Read More »Microsoft dates Sky on Xbox Live
Microsoft’s Xbox community manager for Europe Graeme Boyd, otherwise known as AceyBongos, has revealed that Sky’s long-awaited Xbox 360 functionality will go live on October 27th. In a Tweet just a few moments ago, Boyd stated: October 27 – that’s the date when you’ll be able to watch TV from …
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