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Oct 2, 2008

Holy crap! Golden Joysticks breezes past 600,000...

PSP News | PSP

You read that right number fans - this year's Golden Joystick Awards has now amassed 600,000 votes. Immense! ... » Read More

Sep 26, 2008

Reminder: Vote in the Golden Joystick Awards NOW!

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The 26th Annual Golden Joysticks are almost upon us. And, if you’ve still not voted for your favourite games, publisher and developer yet, now is the time. Like, right now ... » Read More

Sep 25, 2008

GamerBlips highlights best of video game blogs

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Take your eye off the Web for a split second and you may not recognize it. Gaming information blasts out in a 24/7 cycle from Websites, blogs, and a barrage of social networking apps that dominate how people converse, socialize, and gather information. ... » Read More

Sep 10, 2008

CVG gets a shiny new relaunch!

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Rejoice, as GamesRadar's sister-site officially joins the network and gets a tasty overhaul to boot. ... » Read More

Aug 21, 2008

GamesRadar is getting even more better

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GamesRadar is pleased to announce that in the next few weeks users will be able to get properly involved with their favourite gaming site and become an important part of the dysfunctional-but-happy GR family thanks to the introduction of a host of dazzling new community features ... » Read More

Jul 25, 2008

E3 08 like a "convention for plumbers" says UK...

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E3 08 was like a "convention for plumbers", Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Ray Maguire has told GamesRadar's sister site, TechRadar, although "behind closed doors, there was a decent amount of business going on." ... » Read More

Jun 25, 2008

PSP phone for Christmas 2009?

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Sony is currently working on a PSP-branded phone for the Christmas season of 2009, Japanese and Korean sources are again claiming.The company is using the PSP as its model for the phone and intends to incorporate many of its key features into the new device.Analysts speaking to Marketing Week also claimed that it would be "relatively easy" to convert as it already incorporates Wi-Fi.The move would put Sony's ... » Read More

Jun 19, 2008

Sony: 'Piracy can fuel hardware sales'

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SCEE president David Reeves has admitted that while piracy on PSP "is a problem", it can fuel hardware sales.The piracy and homebrew scene has thrived on PSP since hackers busted the console's protection software wide open just months after its 2004 release."There is a piracy problem on PSP," he said at the recent DevStation conference in London (MCV reports). "We know about it, we know how it's done."It sometimes fuels ... » Read More

Jun 17, 2008

Sony voted more innovative than Apple

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Remember Sony's Walkman brand? It used to be synonymous with portable music players until Apple's iPod wiped the floor with it, yet it's Sony that's come out on top of a recent survey on brand innovation.Apple had to settle for second in the list after the Incite survey asked 500 people between the ages of 18 and 65 to name the brands they consider to be the most innovative.Nintendo, renowned for innovation among the gaming ... » Read More

Jun 17, 2008

New PSP firmware adds Google search

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PSP firmware version 4.00 is on its way "soon", Sony has officially confirmed, adding a new Google search option into your handheld's XMB (Xross Media Bar). Once installed, the new firmware will boast an Internet Search option within the Network icon that will apparently bring up the same internet search results as a full-fat Google search on PC. ... » Read More

Jun 16, 2008

Crytek's next platform... PSP?

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Far Cry developer Crytek is famous for setting the graphical standard of the generation with its stupidly gorgeous Cry Engine 2, which powers its icy jungle FPS Crysis.We're sure you'll be a bit surprised to see a job ad on its official website then, advertising for a PSP programmer to work in its Budapest office. We don't think they're going to get high-dynamic range lighting working on that machine...The developer ... » Read More

Jun 16, 2008

Golden Joysticks shortlist going live

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Yes, folks – it's that special time of year again. The 26th annual Golden Joysticks game awards are almost upon us, and the shortlist of games that will be put forward for the final vote is about to be announced. It's time to have your say - and you could win some cool prizes too ... » Read More

Jun 13, 2008

Zune can learn from PSP, says Microsoft boss

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Microsoft's Zune can learn from the "cautionary tales" of the PSP, Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Devision boss Robbie Bach has said. Speaking in an interview with Venture Beat, Bach said that while the PSP was "reasonably successful" as a games portable, he thinks that music and video were an afterthought for the platform. ... » Read More

Jun 11, 2008

Atari creator "honored" to be played by DiCaprio

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Original Atari founder Nolan Bushnell says he's "thrilled" to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film about his life.The news of DiCaprio's signing came earlier this week, when it was revealed that Paramount Pictures had picked up the project."I'm very, very thrilled and honored that would be the case," Bushnell told MTV Multiplayer."There's been a lot of books [about Atari]," he said. "Some correct, some ... » Read More

Jun 11, 2008

Take-Two exploring subscription models

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Take-Two is planning to take greater steps into the world of networked gaming in a bid to grow its business.Speaking at the Piper Jaffray conference in New York, chairman Strauss Zelnick told investors that the idea is to "turn packaged goods partially into a subscription business," reports Kotaku.The company is experimenting with ways to incorporate microtransactions into its business, he said."If we can get a good ... » Read More

Jun 10, 2008

MGS rumour chaos

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MGS 4 is finally out this week, and so the rumour mongers are out in force with some willy-teasing info for us to ponder.The most interesting is word of a new MGS game for PSP: Metal Gear 3: Revolver Ocelot. It's said to be set between Metal Gear Portable Ops and MGS2, giving you control of Ocelot. It's tipped to be unveiled at E3 next month.A grainy off-screen pic of what looks like the title screen was posted on the ... » Read More

Jun 9, 2008

THQ: 'Girls have better things to do than play...

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James Scalpello, wireless director of THQ, has claimed that girls don't play as many videogames as guys because they have different lifestyle requirements."When girls play console games, they have to have gone through a whole other list of things they could have done before sitting down with them," he told CasualGaming.biz."Guys get home, have dinner, and play a computer game. It's much higher up the list of priorities. To ... » Read More

Jun 9, 2008

DiCaprio to play Atari-creator in biopic

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Leonardo DiCaprio is signed up to play Atari-creator Nolan Bushnell in a biopic that the movie star will also produce.The movie is currently without a director, but it will be written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, according to Variety.Bushnell has been targeted by various Hollywood studios over the years, but the two writers apparently were the only ones to convince him they could do his life justice.Whether or ... » Read More

Jun 4, 2008

Japan to get new red PS2, blue PSPs & PS Eye

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Sony will release a "Cinnabar Red" PlayStation 2, two "Metallic Blue" PSP packs and a PlayStation Eye bundle next month in Japan.The platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3 at a recommended retail price of 16,000 yen. The light-weight system will feature an in-built AC adapter. In Japan the PS2 is still performing well sales wise - now in its ninth year on the market it regularly runs its successor close in ... » Read More

May 21, 2008

Golden Joystick Awards - Make your vote count

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It's that time already - the Golden Joysticks Awards have opened for the first stage of voting, and it's your chance to have your say on the year's releases. Which is great, of course. But even better is that this year you can win a share of a prize hoard worth over £10,000 simply for hitting up the Golden Joysticks website and choosing your favourite games. ... » Read More