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Sony Reveals PSP-3000, 160GB PS3, Bluetooth Wireless Keypad

Hardware announcements and price cuts are big news in this business, but when E3 2008 revealed that both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were simply getting larger hard drives, some were understandably disappointed. Today, at the Leipzig Games Convention, Sony unveiled considerably more; but once again, you’d be ill-advised to expect more than a hardware [...]

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Review: Off Road (PC)

When it came time to play Off Road, a Ford & Land Rover-branded racing game from Empire Interactive, Xplosiv, and Razorworks, my biggest concern was the level of realism involved. When it comes to racing games, I distinctly prefer an arcade experience over a simulation. I’m not saying Gran Turismo or Forza are bad games by [...]

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E3 2008: Sony Software Shown, Sort Of

Sony, you’re such a tease. When GameCyte arrived at the Shrine Auditorium this morning for Sony’s E3 2008 Press Briefing, we noticed something rather curious as we settled into our seats. Though each of Sony’s gigantic monitors displayed PS3 software, the electronics giant wasn’t running looped promotional footage. Someone was actually playing each of four games [...]

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E3 2008: Sony’s TV and Movie Service is Live Right Now

Kaz Hirai reminded us about it last month, but SCEA President Jack Tretton confirmed it this morning, at Sony’s 2008 E3 Press Briefing: TV shows and movies are now available for purchase and rental via the PlayStation Store. Speaking to an eager crowd about upcoming features of the PlayStation Network, Tretton revealed that the new video [...]

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GameSpyte Lyte: Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of ROMs

Hi there, and thanks for consciously choosing not to read GameSpyte instead of just glossing past it. Your brief consideration is all we need. Today, we’ll be celebrating pirates, but not the cool marketable kind with eyeliner and slurred dialogue — the boring, digital kind. Step aboard!

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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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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.17.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Consumer Report: Nintendo Wii Menu version 3.3 update destroys homebrew, Freeloader support (Nintendo Wii Fanboy; Nintendo Everything via videogaming247) Enthusiast: PlayStation 3 “trophies,” in-game XMB finally inbound for firmware v2.40; release date unspecified (PlayStation.Blog) Nintendo’s Laurent “geeks and otaku” Fischer promises some sort of Wii storage [...]

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Crytek To Begin PSP Development?

Though we’ve known since late April that Crytek would begin developing titles for multiple platforms, it never crossed our minds — not for a second — that the team responsible for lush, tropical videogames that eat state of the art videocards whole might find themselves creating a portable title. But unless June 16th is the [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.13.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Updated repeatedly when it suits our diabolical purpose. Enthusiast:  Won’t help you steal high-priced gasoline: Syphon Filter 3 on PSN (PlayStation.Blog) Mod chips gain legal precedent in UK, jury still out on mod dip (Team Xecuter via GameSpot) This week’s Virtual Console lineup rocks for Europe, why the hell don’t we [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.12.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: Cryptic Studios countdown to reveal existence of Star Trek Online [or another blatant asset ripoff] this July 28 (Hailing Frequency Forum via Ten Ton Hammer) X360 Unreal Tournament 3 gets July 7th ship date, contains exclusive new video preview of Gears 2 (BusinessWire) Game “borrowing” Oblivion assets [...]

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