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  • Square-Enix strives to be diverse

    As we reported recently, Square-Enix is looking for foreign publishers in the United States and European markets, in an effort generate a larger amount of revenue from foreign markets. As the Financial Times article reported, Square-Enix’s foreign sales accounts for no more than 20% of their r...

  • Three new Blu-ray recorders announced for Japan

    Electronics giant Sharp has recently announced three new lines of Blu-ray players for the Japanese market, which are all slated to hit stores by the end of the year. The first is the BD-HDW that will launch in two distinct variations; the HDW15, which comes equipped with a 500GB hard drive, and ...

  • Wal-Mart Canada sale hints at 80GB price drop?

    Wal-Mart Canada is celebrating its anniversary with a sale no potential PS3 owner should pass up. Instead of paying $659 for a PlayStation 3, the retailer has dropped the price by $110, listing the 80GB bundle for only $559. As seen in the ad, the 80GB model comes with MotorStorm and a PS3 Blu-ra...

  • PSP outsells DS fourfold in Japan

    According to Media Create, the Sony's PSP has outsold the DS again this week, sitting at the top of the charts with nearly 280k units sold. Here are the numbers for Japan: - PSP: 277,794 - DS Lite: 70,523 - Wii: 24,992 - PS2: 11,373 - PS3: 10,732 - Xbox 360: 1,687 The cause beh...

  • Folklore Character Design Contest

    Sony is holding a contest for people to design their own character for the fantasy RPG title Folklore. Entries will be judged by a panel from Japan’s Game Republic studios which will include Okamoto-San, executive producer for Onimusha, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, and now Folklore. The r...

  • France to get exclusive PS3+PES 2008 Bundle?

    In an interview with Georges Fornay, Chairman of PlayStation France, it was confirmed that Sony plans to launch a PES 2008 PS3 bundle in November, just in time for Christmas. According to Fornay, due to the popularity of PES in Europe, and the great marketing done by Konami in France, Sony found...

  • Rock Band pricing and release date revealed?

    According to Joystiq, Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band will be priced at $170 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and be released on November 23rd. The PS2 version, however, will be released for $160 on December 10th. As you probably know, Rock Band is the title to go up against Activision's Guita...

  • GT5 Prologue replacing HD Concept

    According to Gran Turismo's official website (translated), GT HD Concept will be pulled from the Japanese PlayStation Store on September 30th, creating speculation that the same will occur in the US and Europe shortly after. This move is being made in preparation for the release of Polyphony Digita...

  • Ratchet & Clank is golden

    The latest and most easily the prettiest iteration of the Ratchet & Clank series, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, has gone gold. Greg Phillips, Line Producer at SCEA announced the news on the official PlayStation Blog. Unfortunately, there is some bad news too. Both the d...

  • Call of Duty 4 and Tony Hawk Dated for EU

    Today Activision revealed release dates for two big hitter titles: Call of Duty 4 and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. For those of you who live in Europe, Tony Hawk's Proving Grounds will be arriving at stores November 2nd, with Call of Duty 4 arriving shortly after on November 9th. For more inf...

  • PlayStation.com shopping service ending soon

    Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan recently reported that they will be putting a halt to their PlayStation.com services. The closing stages will begin with a stop to the e-commerce areas in December with the mail news services ending in February of next year. For those wanting an explanation f...

  • PS3 needs price cut to meet forecasts, says SCi

    Publisher SCi Entertainment has gone on record to say that Sony will need to lower the price of PlayStation 3 if the company is to experience significant growth in sales and meet its current forecasts for the machine. "The Board continues to believe in the long-term commercial success of Play...

  • Kane & Lynch Thanksgiving release announced

    Eidos Interactive & Io Interactive, the two companies behind Kane & Lynch, have set a release date that will coincide with your Thanksgiving festivities. Kane & Lynch will hit the US store shelves on November 20th followed by a Europe and Australian release on November 23rd. Kane &am...

  • TGS 2007 sets attendance record

    Last weeks Tokyo Games Show was one of the most successful gaming conventions ever held. Boasting 193,040 journalists and consumers alike, Tokyo Game Show 2007 turned out to be an energy filled event during its four-day stint. These numbers show a slender improvement from the 2006 show, which pack...

  • PlayStation Stores updated!

    Sony Computer Entertainment's American and European arms have updated their respective PlayStation Stores today, and here's a quick rundown of the new content... US Store: The US Store has been updated with the promised Clive Barker’s Jericho demo and the NBA 2K8 demo. Along with those...

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