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First Yakuza 3 images surface
The latest issue of Japan’s Famitsu magazine contains an extensive preview on SEGA’s upcoming Yakuza 3, showcasing the very first images of the game in action. (Click to enlarge) Due for release exclusively on PlayStation 3 next year, Yakuza 3 continues the journey of Kiryu Kaz...
- Posted Sep 12th 2008
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MotorStorm 2 dated for North America
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has confirmed that Evolution Studios’ highly anticipated MotorStorm: Pacific Rift will hit stores across North America on October 28. Set in a tropical environment, Pacific Rift features a number of highlights such as real-time terrain deformation,...
- Posted Sep 12th 2008
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BioShock PS3 demo due out early next month
According to 2K Games official website, a demo for the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock will be hitting the PlayStation Network October 2nd. "The worldwide release of the BioShock PS3 demo is scheduled for October 2nd," wrote Elizabeth, a 2K Games rep. "That’s less than one ...
- Posted Sep 12th 2008
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August NPD figures reveal strong month for PlayStation
Last month's hardware sales figures from the NPD Group show that Sony's PlayStation platforms had another very strong month. PlayStation 3 itself was only 10,000 units behind Microsoft's Xbox 360, whilst PS2 wasn't far behind either. Nintendo's DS and Wii trumped everything however, with 518,000 ...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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North American PSN update; September 11
Arriving on a grim day in North America, this week's PlayStation Network update may do little to brighten the atmosphere, but at the very least it's stuffed with fantastic content. With quite a few demos, the release of JEOPARDY!, and tons of downloadable content all wrapped into one, today just got...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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PAIN Amusement Park opens up with four new additions
Travis Williams, senior producer with SCEA, has announced that the PAIN Amusement Park is officially open for guests. After a mild one week delay, PAIN has finally released its new expansion that should bring with it uncountable hours of entertainment. On top of being able to purchase new content, p...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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The Agency may feature cross-platform play after all
In his latest interview with Gamasutra, executive producer Matt Wilson has stated that the team behind The Agency is still contemplating cross-platform play between the PC and PS3 versions of the game. Though this remark does contradict lead designer Hal Milton's earlier statements, it provides game...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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NHL 09 Review
The pinnacle of video game hockey has always been NHL 94. Delivered by EA Sports almost 15 years ago, NHL 94 offered an amazing balance of gameplay, entertainment and replay value that most sports games seem to lack…until now. Finally, EA Sports has truly done it again. With the release of NH...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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WipEout HD to cost £11.99
According to CVG, Sony’s hotly anticipated futuristic racer WipEout HD will retail for approximately GBP 11.99 when it hits the European PlayStation Store later this year. Developed by the talented bunch over at Sony’s Liverpool Studio, WipEout HD features beautifully rendered 1080p h...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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PES 2009 dated, UEFA Champions League mode revealed
Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will hit PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 on October 17, according to MCVUK. Of course, no PES reveal would be complete without the odd jab in the direction of EA's rival FIFA series, and PES team leader Jon Murphy doesn't disappoint. “It is all very well fo...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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Fracture demo out next Thursday
LucasArts plans to publish a PlayStation 3 demo of terrain-jiggering shooter Fracture on Thursday September 18. Fracture is set in a post-global-meltdown world split between two factions - the Atlantic Alliance and the Republic of Pacifica. We're still trying to work out which is the USA. Each si...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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Infinity Ward offers half-price COD4 variety maps
Infinity Ward has slashed the price of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety map packs and is offering double experience points to those who heed the Call this weekend. On Xbox Live, anyway, but don't fret - the PlayStation 3 will get its turn around September 18. The developer also plans to ...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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Heavy Rain story continues even if main character dies
Quantic Dreams Founder David Cage has revealed that Heavy Rain will allow players to continue through the main storyline even if the game’s female protagonist is killed. Speaking at the Games Convention last month, Cage commented, “I can’t really tell you too much about what the...
- Posted Sep 11th 2008
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Stormrise 'Sniper' trailer
Set on an earth devastated by a catastrophic event centuries ago, Stormrise sees the Echelon and the Sai battling to survive in a hostile and uninhabitable wasteland. Apparently, uninhabitable wastelands are always very gray. Minor palette criticism aside, the game seems to be shaping up quite well ...
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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UK: Kratos SackBoy with Official PlayStation Magazine
As we approach the release of one of this year's most anticipated titles, it has been revealed that Official PlayStation Magazine (in the UK) will be providing some downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet. In its next issue, the magazine will be giving away a unique code allowing you to download...
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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Moore likens videogaming to a "red-headed stepchild"
EA sports supremo Peter Moore has led an impassioned defence of videogaming in an interview over on gama this morning, expecting sales of Madden '09 to trump efforts of big-budget Hollywood blockbusters this month. "Madden continues to be one of those one or two titles that can deliver $100 ...
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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SingStar Abba coming to PS2/PS3
Abba have become the latest act to cash in on the SingStar phenomenon, set to star in their own version of the karaoke title due out for both PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 before Christmas. If any of you have a sister, cover your ears and get ready for hell. “We are thrilled to be collabo...
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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Metal Gear Solid creator slams game ad campaigns
In a job posting on the Kojima Productions site, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has thrown a bit of a tantrum about modern videogame marketing. Here's the key sentence - you can blame Kotaku for the slightly dodgy translation: "The creativity of video games is now on the verge of crisis....
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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Media Molecule: LittleBigPlanet impossible on 360
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Media Molecule's Alex Evans has declared that LittleBigPlanet could not have been made for Xbox 360. Or not in its present form, anyway. This fact is as much down to Media Molecule's platform focus as it is the unique selling points of the PlayStation 3. &q...
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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Resistance 2 public beta open for applications
We have incoming! Insomniac Games is now inviting applications for the public beta of Resistance 2. Step on over to the official site to sign up for a shot at the PlayStation 3's biggest and baddest mutant shooter yet. You'll need to supply a PSN ID, obviously, plus your full name, postcode and deta...
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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DICE unveils Bad Company trophies, election results
EA DICE has just announced the winners of the Battlefield: Bad Company Conquest map ballot held last week. Rather pleasingly, the two single player levels selected for reinvention as Conquest mode multiplayer maps were none other than those cherry-picked by your humble correspondents - "Acta No...
- Posted Sep 10th 2008
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Project Origin renamed F.E.A.R. 2
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirmed today that the publisher has acquired the rights to the F.E.A.R. name, and has subsequently re-titled its upcoming FPS Project Origin as F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. The game focuses on the efforts of a Special Forces squad dispatched to the city of...
- Posted Sep 9th 2008
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