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Playstation Corporate Strategy Updated… or Downgraded?

Sony PlayStation boss Kazuo Hirai did a funny thing this morning — after telling a Tokyo audience of investors and businessmen that the PlayStation 3’s success solidly stems from positioning the device “first and foremost as a gaming platform,” he spent the rest of his presentation at the Sony Group Corporate Strategy Update explaining how [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.19.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: Lightsaber Duels come to Wii, just as disgruntled former LucasArts staffer revealed; producer interviewed at (IGN) Disgruntled staffer kicks himself for forgetting to leak info on the stylus-driven DS clone (IGN) Crysis Warhead runs well on $620 PC, Crytek claims (PC Games via Shacknews) Walking is [...]

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Promises, Promises: Sony PlayStation 3

Today, Sony revealed that they will finally provide the in-game XrossMediaBar functionality that was first demonstrated back in 2006, as well as the “trophy” achievement system promised in early 2007, as a part of their v2.4 software update for the PlayStation 3. They’re not saying when it will arrive, but perhaps that’s a wise choice; [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.11.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: Spore system requirements revealed, as lenient as we could hope for (Spore.com) EVE Online’s free expansion Emperian Age launches (EVE-Online.com) Wii FPS The Conduit dated Q1 2009; will include “competitive online multiplayer component” (High Voltage Software via WorthPlaying) Spyro: A New Beginning, Guilty Gear XX# Reload join Xbox [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.10.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Updated on the fly: Enthusiast: Microsoft shows off Xbox 360 RPG lineup in Tokyo, including The Last Remnant, Infinite Undiscovery and Star Ocean 4 — take your pick of straight/sarcastic liveblogs (IGN, 1UP) Star Ocean 4 arrives 2009 as potential Xbox 360 exclusive; trailer and a few details [...]

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GameSpyte Lyte: Girl, Don’t You Walk Out

Greetings, readers, and welcome to a new experiment here at GameCyte. There may be one or zero of you out there who wondered, last week, why we didn’t post our weekly video feature, GameSpyte. Well, you see, since the accident, we’re still exploring our options after a judge declared it would be a crime against [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.6.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Today, updated on the fly: Gaming: MGS4 80GB PS3 bundle sells out in seven minutes, KOs Amazon.com (PS3 Fanboy via Gaming Today) GTA IV exclusive Xbox 360 DLC delayed until Q1 2009, says Take-Two… (ShackNews) …but Microsoft reminds us that Q1 begins November 2008, and says GTA DLC [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.5.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Gaming: Kojima Productions’ Ryan Payton debunks MGS4’s rumored 90-minute cutscenes, retroactively clarifies reviewer-unfriendly NDA (Kotaku; Kotaku) Despite Crytek CEO’s promise of no more PC exclusives, Crysis: Warhead turns out to be PC-exclusive parallel story starring secondary squadmate (BusinessWire) Metal Gear Solid 4 receives coveted 40/40 from Famitsu, [...]

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MGS4 Limited Edition PS3 More Than ‘Just a Paint Job’

According to a recent post at the official Konami Forums (via Kotaku) entitled “MGS4 Limited Edition PS3 Bundle Clarifications,” would-be owners of the $600 bundle aren’t just paying for paint — they’re paying for some new pieces of plastic, too:

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MGS4 to Include 90-Minute Cutscenes?

Video game safety manuals always warn players against the dangers of eyestrain, advising that one ought to take a break every hour or so. Players who follow this advice while playing Metal Gear Solid 4, reportedly, won’t even get to play any of the game in between breaks. CVG is reporting that a PSW review [...]

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