Thursday 21 September 2006 PlayStation boss Ken Kutaragi kicks off Sony's TGS action tomorrow with his keynote speech. The Tokyo-based conference kicks off at 10am local time (1am over here) and our sister mag PSM3 will be bringing you live updates from the ground as Ken tells us more about Sony's plans to dominate next-gen gaming. To find out all the news from the Sony conference as it happens, keep your eyes on PSM3's blog in the early hours of tomorrow morning for live updates - technology ...
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Sep 21, 2006

Building up a Resistance

PS3 News | Resistance: Fall of Man

Thursday, 21 September 2006 A new story trailer has been released for Resistance, the PS3's WWII shooter set in an altogether different World War II where it's our world versus the aliens - and they're the winning team. Check the movies tab above for an introduction to playable character Nathan Hale's UK tour of duty. Starting off grim, with the alien Chimera overrunning Europe, it finishes on another less-than-happy note, with its awfully British narrator Rachel Parker explaining that Hale ...
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Sep 21, 2006

Secret Ubisoft games revealed

PS3 News | PlayStation 3

Thursday 21 September 2006 Far Cry 2, a next-gen Prince of Persia game, Splinter Cell 5: Conviction and a Far Cry PSP title have all been accidentally revealed this morning in a spectacular gaff by Ubisoft. A giant batch of images was downloaded from Ubisoft's own network, containing revealing artwork and images from a slew of unannounced games. The secret shots also shed light on other games we already knew about, like Assassin's Creed. One screenshot taken from the medieval murder game shows ...
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Sep 21, 2006

Japanese Launch Titles

PS3 News from N4G | Ridge Racer 7

PS3 - Ridge Racer 7 - Japanese Launch Titles

Famitsu have managed to score the early scoop on the PlayStation 3's Japanese launch. On 11/11, the Japanese launch date for the PS3, Sony and its third parties will deliver the following titles:

Mahjong Fight Club (Konami, 5229 yen)

Genji 2 (tentative name, SCEJ)

Gundam: Target in Sight (Bandai Namco)

Ridge Racer 7 (Bandai Namco)

Sega Golf Club (Sega)

It's likely that more launch titles will come to light in the coming weeks.
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Sep 21, 2006

GT HD could cost you £300

PS3 News | Gran Turismo HD

Thursday 21 September 2006 Sony will use Gran Turismo HD, the next-gen update to the realism-heavy racing series on PlayStation 3, to showcase its 'micro-transaction' system for the console. The game will appear in two versions - GT HD: Premium, with 30 cars and two tracks included, and GT HD: Classic, a cheaper, stripped-down offering that features no cars whatsoever. To play the Classic version you'll have to download cars and tracks using Sony's online service. This is according to an ...
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Sep 20, 2006

Newsdump 09-20

PS3 News | PlayStation 3

Nintendo throws parties for "normals" In what has been elected today's strangest news story, we find ourselves directing you to some mom's blog. Apparently, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata is so convinced that selling the Wii is like selling cosmetics that he's adopting Avon's business model - Nintendo is now going door-to-door, showing its Wii to any non-gamer who will let it into their living room and invite the neighborhood. So, yeah. Some suburban soccer-madre and her brood have logged more ...
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Sep 20, 2006

Guitar Hero goes multiplatform

PS3 News | Guitar Hero II

When mega-publisher Activision secured the rights to the Guitar Hero franchise, we all expected it to ditch this pesky PS2-exclusitivity business. Well, now that's happened. Beginning next year, the fret-crunching rock series will hit several platforms, the most likely of which will be Xbox 360. Yearly track list updates are also on the horizon. Right now Activision and its publisher buddy RedOctane aren't saying precisely which systems Hero will appear on (or when), but given its incredible ...
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Sep 20, 2006

Gran Turismo HD - New Details and Images

PS3 News from N4G | Gran Turismo HD

PS3 - Gran Turismo HD - Gran Turismo HD - New Details and Images

As still unofficialy stated in day before Tokyo Game Show, Gran Turismo HD should be available in December in Japan for all lucky PS3 owners there.
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Sep 20, 2006

Guerilla Hiring for PS3 Killzone

PS3 News from N4G | Killzone 2

PS3 - Killzone 2 - Guerilla Hiring for PS3 Killzone

Appearently, Guerilla games is now accepting new recruits for the development of Killzone for PS3, which was blatently absent at the last E3. Browse through the site to learn a little more regarding the development.
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Sep 20, 2006

Need for Speed Carbon Soundtrack

PS3 News from N4G | Need for Speed Carbon

PS3 - Need for Speed Carbon - Need for Speed Carbon Soundtrack

EA today announced the soundtrack for their upcoming game Need For Speed Carbon. Developed in Vancouver, B.C. by EA Blackbox Need for Speed Carbon will be available on November 1, 2006 in North America and Europe.
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