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Games analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that Sony will slash the price of the 80GB PS3 in North America from $399 to $299 this April. The news follows reports in the Japanese press claiming that Sony will report a $1.1bn operating loss for its financial year ending March 31st. The …

Leading global electronics manufacturer Sony has confirmed that the lessening value of the Pound has forced it to raise the trade price of many of its products – though it has insisted that the price of its PS3 is staying put. The Pound has lost 40 per cent of its …

Despite repeatedly confirming there will be no official price cut for the PS3, Sony is offering significant savings to consumers who purchase various models of the console directly from its website. Available in 40Gb, 80Gb and 160Gb versions, current prices for the PS3 on Sony Europe’s direct sales division Sony …

Following on from last week’s aggressive cut to Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 , rumour has it that Gamestation will shortly announce that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Fable II is next in line for a spot of festive discounting. VG247 is carrying a picture of the retailer’s in-store advertising, …

UK supermarket chain Asda has implemented its planned range of festive discounts across over 4000 of its in-store products this week, and has highlighted its game offering in the process. In addition, the chain has pledged to pass on the full benefit of the government’s recent VAT decrease to its …

Hot on the heels of the arrival of the new Community Games digital distribution channel which formed part of Microsoft’s redesigned Xbox 360 UI, one developer has hit out at the platform holder for its rigid online pricing structure, claiming that it undervalues many titles. Click here to head over …

A new study by Electronic Entertainment Design and Research claims that Wii titles are far more likely to receive an early publisher wholesale discount than titles for either Xbox 360 or PS3. The practice, known as ‘price protection’ in the US, describes a publisher lowering the trade price of a …

SCEA has denied recent reports that the company is looking to re-evaluate the price of PS3 early next year. Amongst the plethora of titbits revealed in SCEE’s leaked internal meeting yesterday was the claim that the company intends to make the European PS3 price more competitive” next March. However, a …

GAME-owned UK games retailer Gamestation has launched a Half Price promotion as the festive push steps up a gear on the High Street. Titles leading the selection include the PS3 version of EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company for 19.99, Sega’s Wii outing Samba De Amigo for 17.49, Atari’s What’s Cooking with …

Sony has confirmed that its Wireless PS3 Keypad will be released in the UK on November 28th and will retail for 24.99, according to Eurogamer . The kit was originally unveiled at the Leipzig Games Convention in August, and will allow users to more easily compose messages to friends, as …