| PS3 Firmware patch 2.50 detailed | |
| Posted: 13.10.2008 08:45 by Jamie Davey |  Comments: 2 |
 Sony has updated its official US Blog with news of the next Firmware update for the PlayStation 3. The update contains information on what Firmware patch 2.50 will contain, although no release window was revealed. Check inside for full details. | |
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| SCEE reveals Release Dates for PS3 titles coming in Q4 | |
| Posted: 13.10.2008 07:11 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 4 |
 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced release dates for most of its titles that will be released in the forth quarter of this year, and the list confirms a 28th November release for Resistance 2. PlayStation 3 LittleBigPlanet – October 24th Siren Blood Curse – October 31st Buzz! Quiz TV Special Edition – October 31st Motorstorm: Pacific Rift – November 14th SingStar Vol. 3 – November 14th Resistance 2 – November 28th SingStar ABBA – November | |
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| New 2D, HD Sonic game or remake? "There's always the possibility" | |
| Posted: 13.10.2008 06:15 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 With the recent Sonic games all gone a bit pear-shaped in full 3D, Sonic is facing the same decline that Tomb Raider did before Crystal Dynamics rode in.
Kotaku quizzed SEGA's Akinori Nishiyama, producer on upcoming Sonic Unleashed, and asked if Sonic could embrace his 2D past in our HD present sometime in the A.D. future? | |
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| THQ saves 50 Cent sequel from canning, others still in limbo land | |
| Posted: 13.10.2008 05:55 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 The 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand video game was effectively given a death sentence as Activision decided to drop the title from their line-up.
Now it seems Swordfish Studios hard work won't have been for nothing as THQ picks up the sequel according to the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification. | |
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| Marvel vs. Capcom 2 listed on ESRB website | |
| Posted: 13.10.2008 04:48 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Neogaf users have been digging through the ESRB ratings website and have found a listing for Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which is mentioned for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. "Marvel vs. Capcom 2 CAPCOM Teen Blood, Suggestive Themes, Violence PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3". | |
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| Scurvy dogs leak pirated Fallout 3 weeks before its official release | |
| Posted: 10.10.2008 06:13 by Technet2k | Comments: 7 |
 In a striking blow to Bethesda, an illegal Xbox 360 copy is doing the rounds over a number of torrent sites. This leak started three weeks before retail release.
It's a near shocking indictment to just how poor security is surrounding manufacturing of the game discs. Fortunately the majority of gamers won't risk modifying their consoles. | |
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| Sony reveal publishers signed with HOME, 24 companies so far | |
| Posted: 10.10.2008 05:19 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Proving that they've still got cool muscles to flex whenever they like, Sony have released a list of publisher houses churning out HOME furniture, I mean content.
HOME is Sony's hopeful ace up the sleeve when it comes to offering an interactive and social online environment for PS3 gamers to chill, boast and hook up for multiplayer. | |
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| Halloween Release Date for Red Alert 3 | |
| Posted: 10.10.2008 02:04 by dtungsten | Comments: 3 |
 Eurogamer is breaking the news that Electronic Arts Red Alert 3 will be arriving for PC on October 31st. This release will be followed by a Xbox 360 version on the 14th of November. EA previously announced that a Playstation 3 version has been put on hold and no new information regarding that version has yet been revealed. | |
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| EA and THQ Face Possible Christmas Crunch | |
| Posted: 09.10.2008 21:33 by dtungsten | Comments: 5 |
 Doug Creutz, analyst with Cowen, is cautioning that EA may suffer this Christmas season due to the "limited sales potential" of their upcoming release Dead Space in an article on Gamesindustry.biz. "Although recent press reviews have been positive, we question the degree to which the new owned-IP horror-suspense title will be a hit due to what we view as niche appeal," said Creutz. Creutz also cited his expectation that the Activision Guitar Hero World Tour release will outperform Rock Band 2 as another reason for lackluster EA performance. | |
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| Analysts Undecided on Meaning of EA Cancellation | |
| Posted: 09.10.2008 18:33 by dtungsten | Comments: 4 |
 The recent cancellation of, Tiberium, a first person shooter set in the Command & Conquer universe has given industry analysts plenty of grist for the mill. A recent Gamasutra article shows that no one really knows what it means to Electronic Arts or the industry as a whole. The article quotes Mike Hickey, an analyst for Janco Partners, when he said that EA lacks "management execution and/or product quality," and added that the cancellation "damages new management's credibility." The same article goes on to quote Michael Pachter, an analyst for Wedbush Morgan who gives a contrary opinion when he stated that the cancellation "goes a long way toward preserving the quality of the overall lineup." | |
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