Consoles

In an interview with Steve Boxer on semi-official Sony blog Three Speech , SCEE president David Reeves has said that the fact that PS3 arrived later in Europe than other global territories means that it’s still too early to consider cutting the price of the machine. We’ve only been on …

MCV understands that ‘version two’ of Sony’s PSP will arrive in British stores before the console reaches Japan in September – and will be priced at €169 (around 114). Sony this week announced that the machine would be launched in Japan on September 20th, priced at Y19,800 (around 80). And …

MCV believes that SCEE is readying a number of significant announcements for next month’s Leipzig Games Convention – with a possible European PS3 price-cut leading the way. Whilst Sony has not confirmed its exact Leipzig plan, MCV believes that territories across Europe and other export markets could also be getting …

In an interview with Japanese consumer games mag Famitsu translated by IGN , Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi has unveiled some new details about Capcom’s hugely anticipated upcoming next-gen survival-horror title. Taking place in what appears to be an African setting, Resi 5’s zombies will once again depart from …

Japanese publisher and developer Konami has revealed that the first public unveiling of the PS3 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 will take place at next month’s Games Convention in Leipzig. Situated at Konami’s stand (Hall 4, Booth B11), attendees will be able to play the series’ first outing in …

Though both European and American gamers are still waiting for a firm launch date for Sony’s streamlined handheld, the platform holder has announced that the machine will arrive in Japan on September 20th. Priced at Y19,800 (around 80), the new device, which was first announced at E3 last week, is …

The tactical RPG genre may not be a chart-topper in the West, but hardcore followers of Japanese RPG specialists Nippon Ichi will be delighted to hear that the studio is bringing the latest instalment to its critically acclaimed series to PS3 next year. Though it appears graphically very similar to …

SCEE earlier this morning announced the launch of a new value ‘Start Pack’, comprising a PS3, two first party games and two Sixaxis controllers. Available with immediate effect, priced at Euro 599 (425), the two titles available in the pack will vary from country to country, but are likely to …

Britsoft publisher and developer Codemasters has announced that its recently released next-gen racer Colin McRae: DiRT sold a hefty 500,000 units worldwide in its first week at retail. And more impressively for the publisher, the majority of sales came from North America – a territory in which the rejuvenated firm …

Britsoft publisher Eidos has claimed that its decision to release a download-only version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary on 360 has broken down barriers” for other publishers – and predicted that the move may actually benefit retailers on the High Street. The firm announced its unorthodox release plan for the title …