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Activision trademarks CoD for films, new MW2 trailer released
Last spring, CEO of Activision Blizzard Bobby Kotick leaked that his company was thinking about a reality TV show based on the Guitar Hero franchise. That same article quoted an anonymous Activision source saying that Call of Duty was "being talked about for the big screen." Well, accordin...
- Posted Oct 6th 2009
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PSPgo has performed "in line with expectations," says Sony
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has revealed that UK sales of PlayStation Portable hardware are up a whopping 120 percent on the strength of the launch of PSPgo last Thursday. Speaking to GI.biz, the console manufacturer said that PSP-3000 enjoyed significant growth, with heavy hitters ...
- Posted Oct 5th 2009
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SCEA boss "couldn't be happier" with PS3 sales
Sony America chief Jack Tretton has expressed his delight over the PlayStation 3’s recent success at retail following the introduction of the price cut and revamped Slim model. “Skyrocketing sales, couldn’t be happier with the numbers that we’re seeing, and I think proof t...
- Posted Oct 5th 2009
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Yamauchi-san feeling the pressure to release GT5
Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi has conceded during a recent interview that the pressure from Sony to release PlayStation 3 exclusive racer GT5 has sometimes proven "difficult to bear." “Not in terms of content, but the pressure really, if we can call it that, of the delive...
- Posted Oct 5th 2009
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RE5: Alternative Edition shots showcase 'Lost in Nightmares'
Capcom has released a fresh batch of images of next year’s eagerly anticipated wand-waggling Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition, showcasing the new side mission entitled ‘Lost In Nightmares.’ Set a few years before the events of Resident Evil 5, Lost in Nightmares centres on B...
- Posted Oct 5th 2009
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SackBoy invades North American PSP's next month
According to the chaps at Destructoid, SackBoy’s hotly anticipated handheld romp LittleBigPlanet PSP will be hitting Sony’s slab across U.S. territories on November 17, 2009. Europeans are still none the wiser as to when they can get their mitts on the platform outing, though rest ass...
- Posted Oct 5th 2009
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Zombie Apocalypse Review
Ah, Zombies. If there’s one thing you can say about our shambling, decomposing friends (aside from lack of personal hygiene and possessing an insatiable desire for eviscerating folk bare-handed and scoffing down on human flesh) is that they’ve acquired a certain ubiquity about them over ...
- Posted Oct 4th 2009
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Trine gets U.S. release date
Developer Frozenbyte has finally pinned down a U.S. release date for PlayStation Network action puzzler Trine, confirming the game will be released there on October 22, 2009. Released in Europe on September 17, Trine has players hopping between three different characters throughout the game &ndas...
- Posted Oct 3rd 2009
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New Uncharted 2 TV commercial surfaces
Sony has unboxed a fresh TV advertisement for your consumption showcasing hotly anticipated Naughty Dog adventure romp, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Seen below, the ad focuses on a chap complaining that his girlfriend has been watching him plough through Nathan Drake’s latest outing for the ...
- Posted Oct 3rd 2009
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Naughty Dog would "love" to see Uncharted grow beyond PS3
Evan Wells, co-president of Sony stable mates Naughty Dog, has expressed interest in seeing the Uncharted franchise make the jump to other formats, specifically a handheld device. Uncharted PSP, anyone? Speaking with the Examiner, Wells revealed he would “love” to see Nathan Drake&rsq...
- Posted Oct 3rd 2009
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Demon's Souls launch details; no online play until official release
With the launch of the massive RPG Demon’s Souls, Atlus wants to make sure anyone who has an early copy of the game knows the North American servers will not go live until the game officially launches on Tuesday, Oct. 6. If you do receive the game before next Tuesday, you should understand tha...
- Posted Oct 3rd 2009
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PS3 continues to outsell Wii, 360 in Japan as sales cool off
The latest hardware sales from Japan have started trickling on to the interwebs, confirming Sony’s PlayStation 3 has again managed to outperform Wii and Xbox 360 despite sales cooling off from previous weeks. Sony's platform sold 39,960 units for the period September 22-28, again beaten onl...
- Posted Oct 2nd 2009
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SCEA dev wanted to make God of War III a FPS
Ken Fieldman, art director at Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), has let slip that he tried to sell the idea of making God of War III a first person shooter to game director Stig Asmussen. Chatting to CGSociety, Fieldman felt that the shift in viewpoint would have afforded the opportunit...
- Posted Oct 2nd 2009
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Gran Turismo (PSP) Review
In the racing and driving simulator genre, few games offer up the same allegiance amongst fans as the Gran Turismo series. After an arduous wait, the game was finally skimmed-down for its own PSP release and let loose for fan consumption on October 1, 2009. The game’s launch coincided with Son...
- Posted Oct 2nd 2009
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First Modern Warfare 2 map packs due spring 2010
Activision is at it again. GameSpot recently spied a Modern Warfare 2-themed Monster energy drink pack. And even though Activision has refused to shed light on any of the details, the box shows-off some sort of contest in which participators get a chance to earn a prize. It appears the prizes includ...
- Posted Oct 1st 2009
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North American PSN update; Oct. 1, 2009
Sony Computer Entertainment of America has made its weekly update to the PlayStation Store. This update went live overnight (depending on where you live), and it’s filled with all things PSP to coincide with the launch of the PSPgo. There are more than 100 PSP games available for download, and...
- Posted Oct 1st 2009
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European PSN update; October 1, 2009
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has issued its weekly PlayStation Store update 'heads-up' for your viewing pleasure. As expected, PSP takes the spotlight this week with a plethora of content to coincide with the release of PSPgo today, although there's still plenty of PS3 goodies to sink y...
- Posted Oct 1st 2009
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