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Xbox 360 not so hot.
The Nintendo DS is continuing to prove hugely popular with Japanese consumers, accounting for more than 70 per cent of sales - while the Xbox 360 is struggling to break the 1 per cent barrier.
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Comments follow criticism.
SCEA boss Kaz Hirai has said that he expects around 15 software titles to launch with the PlayStation 3 this November, responding to comments from publishers criticising the firm's slow release of information to developers.
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To a certain extent.
A group of Xbox 360 devotees have put together a firmware hack that modifies the console to run backed-up, and by extension pirated, versions of original Xbox and Xbox 360 games.
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Baking sim on the rise.
Ever wanted to work in a bakery? Then you're an idiot, as anyone who once spent a long hot summer in a bakery in Peckham selling doughnuts to patients from the mental institution next door under the watchful eye of a racist boss can testify.
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Relatives of victims speak out.
The creator of an online game based around the Columbine high school massacre has defended his decision to make it after victims' relatives spoke out against it.
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Others chime in too.
In what makes a refreshing change from the usual hair-pulling and bitch-slapping we've seen from the likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo lately, Yuji Naka has gone on record to say they're all super.
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PS3 and X360 - shots and date.
Sonic the Hedgehog is on its way to next-generation formats as predicted, SEGA announced in Japan today, and should appear on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next year as part of a wider celebration of Sonic's 15th anniversary.
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Sonic Riders 2 for PS3/X360, Space Channel 5 to return?
Riders could also appear on PSP.
SEGA will release a sequel to its racing game Sonic Riders on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 according to producer Takashi Yuda.
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Says top SEGA bigwig.
SEGA Europe CEO Mike Hayes has confirmed that our old friend Sonic the Hedgehog will get his first outing on next-gen consoles next year.
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And some old faves return.
If we've learned one thing from this year's E3, apart from the fact that 2006 is going to be very exciting, it's that there's no such thing as a retirement age for game characters. Mario, Donkey Kong and Link are all still going strong, not to mention Pac-Man - who's been popping pills for more than 25 years now.
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Demos of Sonic, Virtua Fighter, House of the Dead and more shown.
SEGA today unveiled a quartet of exciting next-generation technical demonstrations in its Next Level cinema on the E3 show floor, giving us a glimpse of how Virtua Fighter, Sonic the Hedgehog, what we think was Afterburner and what plainly was House of the Dead will look like on future console systems.
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SEGA won't talk about Sonic on PSP, if it exists, but still managed to indicate that we'll see more Sonic at E3 in the process.
SEGA of America has refused to confirm that it has a Sonic title in development for PlayStation Portable, but in doing so has also revealed that it plans "to support its iconic brand with a complimentary line-up of new Sonic products which will be introduced at E3".
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Buttery.
As I had chosen the (almost definitely incorrect, when it comes to the matter of time management) plan of playing the Wii games in the order they were presented when walking round the hall in the correct direction, I didn't actually get to this game until after I had played all of the Wii Sports games, and by then I'd become somewhat accustomed to playing using the Wii controller. Despite this, were Nintendo planning on recreating the glory days of consoles being released with a 'pack-in' title, I'd recommend above all it includes WarioWare: Smooth Moves in the box.
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It's for fans and non-fans alike.
Blizzard bigwig Paul Sams has declared that the World of Warcraft movie is coming along nicely, thank you - and that unlike most big screen game adaptations, it won't be completely rubbish.
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I believe in a thing called next-gen.
The Darkness isn't a game you'll have heard that much about. You might know that it's by Starbreeze, the guys that put out the rather wonderful (but criminally ignored) The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. You might also know that it's based on 'The Darkness' comic book, by Top Cow. For bonus points, you might also recall that Majesco originally signed the game. But none of that matters. What matters is that out of all the games we saw at E3, The Darkness is easily one of the most promising.
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CS, DoD: Source updates coming
HDR maps, new features.
Valve's planning to do some updates to the Source Engine versions of Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat "in the next few weeks".
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Plus patch to play the maps.
Star Wars: Empire At War fans can now make their own maps and even units - thanks to a new patch and map editor released today.
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Sony bigwig reckons so.
Despite Sony's efforts to crack down on homebrew coding for the PSP, the company will actively encourage individuals to develop playable content for the PlayStation 3.
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That's the rumour.
Activision will pay $70 million up front for the James Bond 007 license under the terms of its recently announced agreement with movie studio MGM, according to senior industry sources familiar with the deal.
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360 + drive cost less than PS3.
Speaking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, retail sources have said that Microsoft has told them the HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 will be priced so that buying a 360 and a HD drive together will cost you less than the price of a PS3.
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Government backed sequel to The Longest Journey.
Funcom has this week announced that its is developing a follow-up to The Longest Journey called Dreamfall, and that the game will be unveiled in detail at this year's E3 trade convention in Los Angeles. It should be out in time for Christmas 2005.
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Coming to PC this year.
Buena Vista has announced that a new PC game based on award-winning and not very good TV drama Desperate Housewives is currently in development.
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Square Enix quiet on 'World of Mana'
It's been registered, as has a logo, but other than that we'll have to wait and see.
Square Enix has registered "The World of Mana" with the US Patent & Trademark Office, sparking rumours that the renowned developer plans to revisit its Mana line of action-oriented RPGs.
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Senior source suggests so.
A senior source close to Square Enix believes that World of Mana is the previously confirmed Mana title for Nintendo DS, with full confirmation anticipated at the Square Enix Party 2005 event that takes place in Japan at the end of this month.
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Hurrah! No more details!
Square Enix showed off a trailer from its forthcoming World of Mana title at its big fancy Square Enix Party this weekend.
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World in your ear, son.
World of Mana encompasses a pair of new RPGs – one for the DS, and one for what appears to be a current generation console. That's according to Japanese Jump Magazine, which has finally finally finally unveiled the games after literally months of Square Enix's teasing the c[an't say that here, numpty – Ed].
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Next-gen Brothers in Arms news
Gearbox CEO spills the beans.
Randy Pitchford, CEO of Brothers in Arms developer Gearbox, has revealed more of what we can expect from the next-gen instalment in the series.
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Eurogamer signs deal with KISS
You don't have to be rich etc.
Eurogamer Network has signed a brand new deal with KISS that will see our games content splashed all over their radio station, TV channel and mobile offerings.
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20GB will be upgradeable.
Our old friend Internet Reports is looking like a right chump today after Sony told Eurogamer that rumours regarding the 20GB PS3 are "completely false."
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Rather cryptically, though.
Bungie has taken time out from a busy schedule of, you know, doing Halo 3 to answer a few questions about the trailer that was on show at E3 last week.
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