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Hear ye! Hear ye! Gather round for the sale of the century! The Xbox Live Marketplace is having a jumbo sale on a large range of items, reducing the costs of some of certain downloadable content for a limited time only. Amongst the list includes such highlights as the Mas...



Last week John Koller said the PSP 3000 would have a slightly shorter battery life. It would decrease about 20 or 30 minutes due to the brighter screen drawing more power. Now he's gone back on that, stating that the battery life will be the same as the current model...



Microsoft announced plans earlier today in a Japanese press conference to drop the price of the Xbox 360 in Japan across the board. The cost of an Arcade model will be dropping 8,000 yen ($73.92) to 19,800 yen. This new price will make the SKU significantly cheaper than t...



According to recent reports from the press, Microsoft has announced price drops on most Xbox 360 add-ons in Australia overnight. Of the most immediately important price drop, the 120GB HDD has droped from A$229.95 ($196.95) to a generous A$199.95. The wireless network ...



A quick update. The Xbox Experience, the recently announced overhaul of the Xbox 360 interface, will officially be hitting the console in November. It will be an automatic download that will occur when you log into your GamerTag while connected to the internet. The upd...



According to comments made Home Producer Martijn Van Der Meulen at the Leipzig Games Convention this week, the highly anticipated by long delayed online PS3 virtual service "PlayStation Home" will hit the PS3 this year. Guaranteed. "First and foremost, M...



A few bits of PS3 news have come out that should please some gamers, courtesy of David Reeves, President Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. First of a new 80Gig PS3 will be available in Europe as of August 22nd 2008. With a limited edition 160Gig version following soon a...



Sony Computer Entertainment America have announced that a new model of the PSP, PSP-3000, will be available in North America this October, in a bundle in the previously announced Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters entertainment pack, which was revealed at E3 2008. Sony say...



We've just found out from third-party publishers at the Leipzig Games Convention that Microsoft is planning to release a revised version of the Xbox 360 controller with a new d-Pad. Microsoft has confirmed the story to be true and has stated that the new D-Pad will b...



And now for the final instalment of our epic trilogy. Regulars will recall the two recent stories concerning Tales of Vesperia, a 360 exclusive, and how the title has performed exceedingly well in a country whose adversity to the Xbox 360 is well documented. It seems l...



No doubt, the downloadable game sensation right now is non other then Braid. Right now, this game is exclusive to Xbox Live Arcade. This is news that says that Braid might be making it's way to Playstation Network. But why isn't Braid coming to the Wii? Jonathan...



So, Sony has decided to enlarge the amount of people able to participate in the Home Closed Beta. The question is, how are they getting the new people into the closed beta. It's really quite creative. If you go into PlayStation Store and download the new Home Theme y...



BioWare, one of the most famous developers of story heavy RPGs is considering doing DS versions of Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Jade Empire and a couple of others. Miles Holmes, lead designer on DS bound "Sonic Chronicles", said in an interview with Eurogamer Germa...



According to a recent article on ArsTechnica, Microsoft may have a full scale price cut across its entire 360 SKU range planned in the US, following heavy rumours revealed earlier in the year about said price drop. The price cut is expected to hit in early September, poss...



Now this was unexpected. According to recent reports from some gamers, certain games on the Xbox Live service (which normally requires a paid subscription to play games online) are now free to play The three confirmed titles are Universe at War, Shadowrun and Lost Plan...



UK Playstation site has just announced that many games coming to Europe, and well as The United States will have Dualshock 3 compatibility. It is a pretty hefty list... So here it is!



While it's all but confirmed in store that the Xbox 360 will see a $50USD cut soon, Sony is remaining with it's current price, at least for now.



At Target.com Xbox 360 Pro is being listed at a $299.99 USD price. However, there is a "stores only" note right underneath it. No word on whether the price cut has actually reached stores but there will likely be gamers lining in wait for it to take effect, making ...



Echodrome is finally up on the European PlayStatation Store, so I can happily say that all is right with the world. Thank you Sony… even if it did take forever! The game is available to download for both the PS3 and PSP.



After a week Sony has made the 2.41 firmware update available. This is a fixed version on the last patch with no real big changes. Anyone with a PS3 can and should go download this new update and experience these newly implemented features as Sony originally intended.



On July 7, also known as Bungie Day, a new frosty map called Cold Storage will be made available to download for the ridiculous sum of free. That's right. Free. Free Halo 3 Map.



This week XBox Live Arcade will see the release of the original Soul Calibur along with 280 new questions for the XBLA game Wits and Wagers.



It looks as though Microsoft has a little surprise in store for gamers who wanted a lower cost 360 premium system. If this scan from an upcoming K-Mart ad is any indication, it looks as if the Xbox 360 premium package will soon see a drop in price to $299.99 USD. The pric...



Today's update brought with it the week-delayed MGS Database and the new Pain Character Nigel, amongst other goodies.



Courtesy of CVG, the PS3 cross media bar's expansion in he next firnware update, 2.40 looks to like it could be quite... well... expansive, if the below list turns out to be true. The aim with the PS3 2.40 Firmware update is to make the XMB (cross media bar) availabl...



Obviously, we have to get version 2.36 first, which we haven't, but today Sony confirmed that with the Playstation 3's version 2.4 firmware update users will finally receive their much desired cross media bar ('bout effing time Sony.)



According to a recent GI story, Nintendo of Europe marketing boss Laurent Fischer has confirmed that a solution to the Wii's clearly apparent storage limitations is on its way... but it won't be in the form of a hard drive.



An insider at Microsoft's former HD DVD department let it slip to tech blog Crunchgear that the console will "get Blu Ray before Christmas." The official Detpress release is to go out tomorrow at 9 a.m. PDT. Though the particulars are sketchy at the moment,...



Lazard Capital's Colin Sebastian announced this morning that while he expects a 360 price drop this year in the $50 region, a PS3 cut isn't likely to happen.



Konami decides to throw the Nintendo DS bound Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia on us, and for the first time in a long while, I'm truly excited about a new Castlevania game.



Nintendo’s announced that Wii's Nintendo Channel launched in Europe and Australia today. According to the firm, the service is "an interactive guide to what’s new in the world of Nintendo. Downloadable free of charge via Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo Channel al...



In a move many had hoped for but few expected, Bioshock is heading for the PlayStation 3. If any move has ever been more denied or danced around, I don't know of it. Even the game's designer, Ken Lavine, once vehemently denied that his pride and joy would ever grace the PS3.



Aaron Greenberg, Xbox’s director of product management, has confirmed today that Live users are now downloading in the region of 1 million pieces of content daily. "People are now downloading about a million things every day from the service," he said. "W...



Now this is a strange week; the PSP is selling so well in Japan right now that it's practically outselling the rest of the competition combined. The Wii is also doing admirable, but it seems like Japan has little love for next generation gaming right now, with portab...



Speaking in a recent GI interview, David Edery, worldwide games portfolio planner for Xbox Live Arcade, confirmed recent rumours that the file-size for XBLA games is to be extended from 150Mb to 350Mb. "Yeah, it's a steady progress," when asked if the new s...



Nintendo's Wii console, which has been on sales since since November 2006, has finally passed the 6 million sales mark in Japan. On top of this, the unique Wii Fit title has already passed the 2 million sales mark in less than 6 months.



Gears of War fans everywhere, here's a little something to make you all have a collective fanboygasm - Gears of War 2 gameplay footage. The following scene comes from the game's campaign mode. Enjoy!



The majority of highlights on this week's PSN update come from Sony’s PlayStation Day event, which was incredibly underwhelming this year. Still, if you’re interested to know what’s up on the PlayStation Store, take a look below. Playable content * Race ...



Somehow, in the middle of the night, with almost nobody noticing, Nintendo today launched The Nintendo Channel. It's a new addition to the Wii that lets users preview upcoming titles, receive news, and download playable demos for the DS.



Recently the BBC announced it's iPlayer video service will soon be available via the Nintendo Wii, thus making it the first of the current generation of consoles to have a truly dynamic range of online video content. The video download and streaming service offered b...



What a turnaround of fortunes this has turn out to be. A survey of over 2,000 Australian retailers has discovered that the country's game-sellers are less than stellar about the Xbox 360. According to a recent GameRush report, PS3 and Wii are being viewed as the main...



With the much awaited and shortly forthcoming arrival of the DualShock 3 controller, Sony has decided to cease production of the feather light, motion sensing Sixaxis controller. Sony expects the remaining Sixaxis units to be gone from store shelves by the summer. Honest...



Firstly, I was exited to hear a rap on the door this A.M. and discover that my Dualshock 3 straight from Hong Kong (thank you ebay) had arrived! I have been testing its vibration "skillz" for the better part of the day and I have some positive feedback.



In the wake of the recent Xbox 360 price cut, sales of the console have risen 35-40 Europe-wide price drop, Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch confirmed today.



Wii owners will be able to get their hands on the latest iteration of the classic Nintendo gaming series Mario Kart on April 27, Nintendo announced yesterday.



Amazon UK has cut the price of all Xbox 360 SKUs on it's website this morning, following news late last night that a Dutch retailer had detailed euro-priced cuts to the console, whilst the German FT ran a story admitting that Microsoft will drop the price of the console today.



Today, news flowed heavily from Sony at its annual Destination PlayStation Conference. First and perhaps most exciting, late in 2008's second quarter, an MGS4 80 GB PS3 bundle with an included DualShock 3 controller will be available for $499.



We’ve heard it all, from Surgeons to video games. But now there seems to be a new edition to the abnormal news gripping the gaming industry. The Nintendo Wii video games console is being used as part of physiotherapy treatment for patients in South-East England. Play...



This goes out to all my fellow 360-ers who are looking for the best HD deal you will probably see. Despite the fact that HD-DVD will be "no more" shortly, there are still some great titles out on the format currently (The Matrix Trilogy, The Bourne Ultimatum, etc.). The deal is the current price-cut on the external HD-DVD drive!



Sony is close to finishing development of their PS3 addon; PlayTV, which allows users to watch and record digital tv. The addon is a small black box which connects to a USB port on the machine. It has an aerial port in (and a pass through port) to pick up digital terrestrial signals.



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