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The upcoming PlayStation Move enabled version of No More Heroes will include an additional mode clearly designed to appeal to a very adult audience. CVG reports that No More Heroes: Red Zone will include what is known as ‘Viewer Mode’. In at players are able to observe, in some considerable …
Read More »LBP 2 gets Final Fantasy VII content
It may be 14 years old but new content based on the much-loved Final Fantasy VII RPG is still being developed. From July 13th owners of Sony’s PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet 2 will be able to download costumes of popular Final Fantasy VII characters. These include Cloud, Tifa, Aeris and Sephiroth. …
Read More »Rockstar ‘will not publish’ next Team Bondi game
Sources claim that Rockstar won't be publishing LA Noire developer's next game
Read More »Now ESRB rates Crysis for consoles
It looks like 2007 PC hit Crysis could be coming to PS3 as well as Xbox 360. Last week a rating from Korean games regulators suggested that the game was to be released on consoles for the first time – a claim supposedly backed up by EA Korea. Now a …
Read More »Sony extends Welcome Back offer
PS3 platform holder Sony has extended its Welcome Back offer for PS3 owners. The scheme was designed to compensate customers for the widely publicised shut down of PSN and offered a host of free content – chief of which was free games for PS3 and PSP. However, many users reported …
Read More »Microtransactions appear on DC Universe online
Could this be the first step in making superhero MMO free-to-play?
Read More »Limbo getting PSN release
One of the most celebrated Xbox Live Arcade titles of 2010 is finally spreading its wings onto new platforms. Developer Playdead has confirmed that puzzle platformer Limbo is due for a digital release on both PS3 and Steam. Having previously said that the title wouldn’t hit PS3 or PC "this …
Read More »Release set for Bodycount
Codemasters’ Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Bodycount will be released in Europe and the UK on September 2nd. The sell for the title in what is a crowded FPS genre is is that it "puts the fun back into the gun with a focus on delivering outrageous and stylish gunfights". …
Read More »Sony denies PS3 160GB phase-out
The entry-level 160GB PS3 SKU is not being phased out at retail, an SCE UK spokesperson has told MCV. GAME was until recently selling it for just 159.99 – a 90 saving over its RRP – but stocks have run out. Play.com has slashed the price to 199.99 while ShopTo …
Read More »OnLive discussing Xbox, PS3 partnership
Cloud gaming platform OnLive has had discussions with representatives of both Sony and Microsoft over a possible console collaboration for the service. OnLive already has some major publishing partners as well as agreements with key ISPs. Any possible tie-up with either Xbox 360 or PS3, however, would be its most …
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