The PS3 exclusive title SOCOM 4 has officially been DELAYED until 2011. A blog posting at the developers website apologizes and claims the reason for the delay is because they wanted to deliver the 'most immersive' SOCOM yet and needed to go into extra time for that to happen. However, I'm currently wondering how much Move had to delay with this title? Afterall, Socom 4 was being shown off with Move quite a lot.
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THQ has stepped out to debunk claims that UFC 2010 has severely disappointed from a market-place perspective. Marketing Director Jon Rooke denoted that the game has shipped 2.6 million units and is growing. He supported this by adding this product has a long tail and will continue to consistently sell over a LONG period of time.
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Neither Move nor Kinect are 'winners' in motion sensing technology - that's the verdict of free to read UK paper Metro. Apparently, both devices have their annoying issues and do not represent a big leap in motion sensing. Kinect is said to be 'great' if there was less lag, while Move would be better if the product didn't look like an ice cream cone (bit a cheap-shot isn't it?).
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For a while now, we've been hearing how the 3DS has the ability to display images on par with the current crop of consoles. How mis-informed we have been if the new Street Fighter 3DS screens are anything to go by. Whilst the graphics look fine for a portable, they certainly don't 'look all that', perhaps they will have the wow factor in 3D with all those pixels included!
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Here's your fact of the day. Sony has officially moved up a gear in its grand plan and delivered on its big and long-tail strategy. Its recent financials show that it has sold 118 percent more PS3's than it did in comparison to the same quarter last year. As a point of comparison, Sony sold 1.1 million PS3's this time last year, while it sold 2.4 million in this year's first quarter.
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With 'new tech', you just never know what to expect when it comes to pricing. Luckily, Nintendo has given a strong indication that its 3DS will be priced at an affordable level right from the word go. Speaking about the pricing, an exec remarked that it would be somewhere within the current archictecture (Dsi priced at 130 UK pounds and DSi XL at 160 UKP).
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Nine is fine not just for the goal-scorer, but also the Playstation Move starter pack. The in-game disc included with the respective SKU will include small tasters of the likes of PGA Tour 11, Start the Party, TV Superstars and more. However, the same bundle in the US will include a FULL copy of Sports Champions.
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Comments made by a Nintendo PR manager to Bloomberg denote that the full 3DS release information will be available on September 29th (Japan). So we'll put that date in our diaries and make sure we keep you updated on all activity on that date!
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Both Playstation and Move have revealed the total sold/shipped numbers (big difference) of their games consoles. The PS3 has reportedly sold 38.1 million while the 360 has 'shipped' 41.7 million. Eitherway, it looks like the PS3 is poised to overtake the Xbox 360 sometime in the future, especially when one considers it was released a year later than the 360.
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This is the strongest indication yet that Nintendo has done the right thing by being the first to market with its new portable offering. Waning demand and currency issues resulted in the company making a recent quarterly profit of a little over $266 million. While a lot of companies out there would be hugely happy with this, the figure represents Nintendo's lowest ever quarterly profit at the start of the financial calendar.
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Fantastic news for Sony after much gloom and doom recently. The company has recorded a solid quarterly profit and has now raised its operating profit outlook to $2.1 billion. Great stuff and appparently BIG improvements of the sales of PS3 hardware and software gave a healthy contribution to the state of play.
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A head honcho for Sony's 3D development has indicated that the Playstation team will have a strong focus on combining 3D with Move to provide something that extra bit special. The director noted that it makes for a very compelling experiences and drive people to pick up a PS3 as a result.
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Figures from Bloomberg denote that EA spent a massive $1.23 billion on R&D during its four most recent quarters! That equates to around 34 percent of its revenue and understandably was mostly splashed on online gaming services.
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According to reports, in its latest PS3 firmware update Sony included an 'incremental download patch' which will allow for smaller firmware downloads in the future. Apparently, now you will only need to download what is required rather than an entire firmware with the update.
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Apple has launched its new 'Magic Track Pad', essentially bringing the laptop scrolling system to PC desktops hoping to remove the mouse from common PC set-ups. Personally we will always stick to the mouse no matter how 'uncool' it is, but do you forsee any potential in this from Apple?
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De-classifying previously top secret information, Activision Publishing, Inc. revealed new details today about Call of Duty: Black Ops which will be released on 9th November with the confirmation of an all-new companion game for the Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems, developed exclusively for the platform by n-Space. Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Nintendo DS will put gamers in the boots of CIA-backed operatives that are dropped into the shadowy world of deniable operations with an expansive arsenal of weapons at their disposal. ...

Brett Siddons of Microsoft, is yet another executive to use the same line of argument at MS when defending the price of Kinect. Siddons noted that if you compare Kinect to the Wii or Move, you will find it is very competively priced (in consideration to two player). Siddons urged folks to do the 'maths' themselves and from the sounds of it, the maths are just about right in terms of what the MS camp is promoting.

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Oh dear! Certain publishers on XBLA will not be happy. We have it on good authority from L-S that an exploit has been found in Modern Warfare 2 on the Xbox 360 that allows owners to unlock full versions of some XBLA games. The 'exploit' works on certain games (especially SNK) including Metal Slug 3, Fatal Fury Special, and Samurai Showdown II. Full details inside. *Update* Multiple users are claiming it really does work and with achievements!
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PDP must be really foolish... a listing at EBGames (online) currently has a 'Kinect Extension Cable' from them priced at the crazy region of $49.99. So let me get this straight, Kinect costs $150 and this costs 1/3 of that already very high price? Sounds like optimism at its very best.
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