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A new app claims to finally achieve the dream of every child of the 1990s: make the world of Pokmon a reality. Of course, having an electric mouse and psychic ghosts run around the streets of London is a little outside the realm of possibility, but free mobile game Pokmon …
Read More »Sky Player gets Xbox rebranding
Though it will make little difference to users of the service, Microsoft has confirmed that as of tomorrow (July 6th) the Xbox 360 Sky Player will be rebranded as Sky Go. Users will have to accept new T&Cs, though all other conditions remains the same – users must have a …
Read More »Now the PSPgo is hacked
After news of a serious security lapse on PS3 emerged earlier today, sources are now claiming that the PSPgo is the latest Sony device to succumb to hackers. VG247 reports that hackers have successfully installed homebrew ISO loading software onto the machine from which games copied from UMD can be …
Read More »Mixed fortunes for PSP
Sony’s PSP surged to the top of the weekly hardware charts in Japan this week, but Media Create’s official figures show that the picture is far from rosy for Sony’s enduring handheld in its homeland. The PSP-3000, complete with UMD drive, shifted 71,186 units last week – beating the Wii …
Read More »Sony extends PSPgo promotion
SCEE has announced that it has extended its free game promotion for new owners of the digital-only PSPgo. Originally set to expire on January 10th, the deal will now run until January 31st and allows those who buy a new machine the chance to download one of either Gran Turismo, …
Read More »PSPgo sales ahead of Sonys forecasts
Despite its controversial decision to ditch UMD functionality with the recently released PSPgo, Sony has claimed that the device has sold more than it had expected at this early stage in its lifecycle. We are over-forecast on what we thought we’d be selling on PSP Go, so we’ve been very …
Read More »PSPgo UMD attachment rumoured
Consumer website CVG is reporting that leading peripheral manufacturer Logitech has plans to launch a UMD drive attachment for the PSPgo that will allow users to play their existing catalogue of disc-based titles. CVG offers no price or date for the peripheral which, if real, will most likely work by …
Read More »PSPgo ‘will die without price cuts
Sony’s handheld ‘for the digital lifestyle’ will die out if its downloadable software keeps to UMD prices, according to Traveller’s Tales director Jon Burton. I’m betting on Sony making PSPgo games much cheaper than the UMD versions, or the PSPgo will die,” he told Develop. He went on to describe …
Read More »More freebies for PSPgo buyers
Anyone who buys Sony’s UMD-less PSPgo will now be entitled to a free full game download, the platform holder has announced. Anyone who signs into an existing PSN account or registers a new one on the PSPgo will be free to choose from one of the following titles – Gran …
Read More »PSPgo slashed to £150
Shoppers traversing the UK High Street this weekend would have seen a number of impressive video game savings – but few would have topped HMV’s current deal on Sony’s PSPgo. The retailer’s website is offering the latest iteration of the PlayStation portable in black for just 149.99 – a massive …
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