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No Backward compatability for slim PS3

No Backward compatability for slim PS3

Speaking to Kotaku, Sony America marketing man John Koller told: "Backwards compatibility is off the table". He also added: "Now that we're at a point where we're three years into the lifecycle ... Read More

Playstation 3 Slim is official

Playstation 3 Slim is official

Well, at last the rumors will stop because yesterday at Sony's Gamescom Conference, Sony officially announced and showed the latest model of the PS3, the Playstation 3 Slim. The PS3 Slim will be hi... Read More

Youngsters ready to ditch sex for gaming

Youngsters ready to ditch sex for gaming

So Gamers all around the world prefer to spend more time on their computers and gaming consoles rather than in their bed sheets according to a survey. The survey revealed that for every four gamers 3 ... Read More

Nintendo DSi sold over 3 million units in Japan

Nintendo DSi sold over 3 million units in Japan

In Famitsu, Enterbrain have released the sales figues for the Nintendo widely popular DSi. The handheld has raced to over 3 million units sold in Japan. Its popularity is not only limited to Japan but... Read More

Monster Hunter 3 puts Nintendo Wii on Top

Monster Hunter 3 puts Nintendo Wii on Top

Media Create Hardware sales figures are out and it looks like the Wii is leading the pack. The sales ending August 2nd, 2009 indicates that Wii sales had grown to four times since Monster Hunter 3's ... Read More

50 Cent lending voice in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

50 Cent lending voice in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

On 50 Cent official blog it was confirmed that 50 cent would be lending their voices to the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This what has appeared on the blog: "50 Cent visited Infinity Wa... Read More

Student Facing 10 years of imprisonment for modifying video game consoles

Student Facing 10 years of imprisonment for modifying video game consoles

A South California student has been arrested on the grounds that he modified video games consoles so that he can play pirated games on them. 27-year-old Matthew Crippen was released Monday night afte... Read More

Media Create hardware sales (13th July – 19th July 2009)

Media Create hardware sales (13th July – 19th July 2009)

Media Create has released the hardware sales figur for the period between July 13th to July 19th 2009. The Nintendo DSi is still leading the pack with 96,986 units sold while Sony's Playstation Porta... Read More

Alien RPG canned

Alien RPG canned

Over at Obsdian Forums it was announced that Alien is no longer in developement. "Hi guys, The Guildmaster here. Rumors have circled around a bit regarding the fate of the Aliens role playing g... Read More

Sqaure Enix : PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of FF13 to be the same

Sqaure Enix : PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of FF13 to be the same

Speaking to VideoGamer.com, FF legend and XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has told VideoGamer.com that the development team has not had to make any concessions for the Xbox 360 port. He said: ?The te... Read More

Mirrors Edge 2 in development

Mirrors Edge 2 in development

In 2009, DICE released a new game in FPS genre, a game in which you can feel the adrealine rush, pull off acrobatic moves and loads of other stuff seen in action movies. However Mirrors Edge wasn't ta... Read More

Infamous is now the fastest selling IP on the Playstation 3

Infamous is now the fastest selling IP on the Playstation 3

Sucker Punch's new Excluisve Game Infamous released on may 26th , 2009 has sold more than 1,76,000 copies in its first week of launch according to the latest figures of NPD. Here is the comparison of ... Read More

Capcom wants YOU! to choose the Resident Evil 5 DLC

Capcom wants YOU! to choose the Resident Evil 5 DLC

Resident Evil 5 has done a fantastic job delivering stuff to most people, but with only the release of the Versus Mode,  some people may of gotten dissapointed that there isn't more content , well we... Read More

One Million people have signed up for Free Realms

One Million people have signed up for Free Realms

Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms has reached a new landmark. Over one million people have signed up for the game just about two weeks after launch. Satisfied by its success SOE announced that... Read More

United Front Games developing two PS3 and 360 titles

United Front Games developing two PS3 and 360 titles

Vancouver-based United Front Games has announced that it is currently developing two PS3 and Xbox 360 games. The studio was formed in 2007 by former employees from companies including EA, Radical ... Read More

Microsoft’s Motion Camera in development

Microsoft’s Motion Camera in development

The Wall Street Journal spoiled Microsoft's "surprise" that was going to be at E3, that "surprise" is the Xbox 360's Motion Camera. The journal stated that "people familiar with the matter" as sayi... Read More

Sony showing a Redesigned PS3 at E3?

Sony showing a Redesigned PS3 at E3?

There is a new romur saying Sony will be showing us a re-designed Playstation 3 model at E3 2009. The romur states that "there will be new Hardware", but the re-designed PS3 could also be: A... Read More

Gears of War 2 sells 5 million, new DLC to be availiable on June 28th

Gears of War 2 sells 5 million, new DLC to be availiable on June 28th

Over 5 million gamers have battled the Locust Horde in Gears of War 2 since its launch last fall. To commemorate the milestone, Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games are unleashing Gears of War 2:... Read More

Are Activsion Planning a Call of Duty Movie?

Are Activsion Planning a Call of Duty Movie?

After the huge sucess of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare , Activision are planning to make a movie based on the developers famed series , according to Hollywood Reporter. However, prior to Thursday's ... Read More

Sony Reveal E3 2009 Line Up

Sony Reveal E3 2009 Line Up

With E3 less than a month away, the excitement is already building up. Sony has revealed that its going to reveal the following games : 1. Fat Princess 3.Heavy Rain 4. inFamous 5. MAG 6. Ratche... Read More