News// HMV Slashes PSP Go Pricing (Spong)

(30 Nov 2009) Sony helps out with some tweets
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09:00 (BST), 30/11/2009 Dracula - Undead Awakening Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS United Kingdom, 30th November … (gamesindustry.biz)

United Kingdom, 30th November 2009 – Games publisher Chillingo today announced that Dracula – Undead Awakening is available for download from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s PlayStation® Store as a PSP™ Mini title for the PSP™ and PSP®go.
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FOR SELL BRAND NEW APPLE IPHONE 3G S 32GB (eyefortravel.com)

LANAGRADE LIMITED we are one of the leading mobile phone distributorsis. We are Legitimate registered company under government registration and licensed, Registered No.03190119
Posted: 11/29/2009 in:

Nintendo Wii most popular console among female gamers (Daily Telegraph)

Around 80 per cent of female gamers prefer the Wii to other consoles, say Nintendo
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News// PSP Comics - Some Publishers, Little Spark (Spong)

(27 Nov 2009) Plus: more freebies
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14:34 (BST), 27/11/2009 Mercury Meltdown Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV … (gamesindustry.biz)

Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Enterprise - a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, is pleased to announce the release of Mercury Meltdown which is now available for download from the PlayStation®Network for the PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) in the PAL territories.
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News// Royal Naval Seamen to Get All over the PSP (Spong)

(27 Nov 2009) Naval gazing with the portable
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News: DSi LL gives Nintendo Japanese bump (Eurogamer)

While Left 4 Dead 2 does suprisingly well. Nintendo wrestled dominance of the Japanese hardware market back from Sony this week, launching its new DSi LL to enviable success. Regional data collector Media Create counted 100,553 sales on 22nd November - one day after the handheld's launch. That's more than Sony's PSPgo has sold in Japan (54,102) since it went on sale on 1st November. Add DSi (32 ...
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News: PSP Comic Store aims for 500 at launch (Eurogamer)

Sony lists publisher support, saves trees. Sony has promised a selection of more than 500 comics when its PSP Comic Store arrives in mid-December. Comic publishers pledging support so far are Marvel (Astonishing X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Amazing Spider-Man), 2000AD (Judge Dredd, Durham Red), Disney (Mickey Mouse, Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck) and IDW (Astro Boy ...
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News: Gravity Crash heads PSN Store update (Eurogamer)

Plus: Borderlands DLC! Madden Arcade! It's not like us Europeans to take a day off work just to say thank you and shove large chunks of turkey in our gobs. No that wouldn't do at all. Instead here we are, WORKING, and telling you what's on the PlayStation Store. To start there's Gravity Crash (£6.29), a rare PSN exclusive made by Just Add Water and heavily promoted by Sony presumably as a game ...
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Navy hopes the PlayStation will help officers sail through exams (Times Online)

The Royal Navy has begun issuing handheld PlayStations to sailors to encourage them to study while at sea.
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Xbox 360 Beating Playstation By 3:1 But Nintendo Wii Beats Them Both (Press Dispensary)

According to Darren Mckillop of DMC Media - owner of the UK's leading price comparison sites dedicated to games consoles - Xbox 360 and Playstat ...
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Game review: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier - Sony PSP (Wandsworth Guardian)

This adventure game from Sony is a Jak of all trades and master of none.
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News// No Uncharted 3 Would Be Irresponsible (Spong)

(26 Nov 2009) Plus: new multiplayer map revealed
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News// Sony’s House & The Confused PSP Go Economics (Spong)

(26 Nov 2009) Price can take some blame
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Sony says PSPgo ‘lifted’ sales (Ferrago)

As in lifted, you mean lowered
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Sony see retail releases sticking around (Ferrago)

SCEE chief sees boxed copies dominating for now
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Sony Computer Entertainment (gamesindustry.biz)

While the release of the PSPgo demonstrated Sony's intention to cater for the consumer that prefers digital downloads over packaged media, the latter is "not going away any time soon".
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12:45 (BST), 25/11/2009 Kingston University games lab Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS It’s every child’s fantasy … (gamesindustry.biz)

It’s every child’s fantasy – a room full of Xboxes and PSPs, big screens, secret Sony software and the freedom to go and play.
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10:15 (BST), 25/11/2009 Borderlands Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Windsor, UK - November 25, 2009 – 2K Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Windsor, UK - November 25, 2009 – 2K Games announced today that the first game add-on content for Borderlands™, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned*, is now available for download from the Xbox® LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®Network for 800 Microsoft Points and £6.29, respectively.
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10:36 (BST), 25/11/2009 Two Worlds II Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Las Vegas, November 25th, 2009 - Two … (gamesindustry.biz)

Las Vegas, November 25th, 2009 - Two Worlds II is officially announced for release on the Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®.
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23:28 (BST), 24/11/2009 Major League Baseball 2K10 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS New York, NY - November 24 … (gamesindustry.biz)

New York, NY - November 24, 2009 - 2K Sports announced today that Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays®, a 2009 American League Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award recipient, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for Major League Baseball® 2K10, the next iteration of the popular Major League Baseball® 2K series.
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News// DSi XL Conquers Japan’s Weekend (Spong)

(24 Nov 2009) New revision sells over 100,000 in first two days.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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10:43 (BST), 24/11/2009 Rising Star Games’ Q1 2010 line-up Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Rising Star Games … (gamesindustry.biz)

Rising Star Games’ first-quarter releases – confirmed to Hoshi members ( HYPERLINK "http://www.risingstargames.com/hoshi" "_new" www.risingstargames.com/hoshi) last night – cover all formats and all genres.
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F1 2009 (Games Radar)

So, if F1 2009 on the Wii has been created for father-son gaming and presented in a fashion that caters for the differing skill levels of both, F1 on PSP is obviously for the motorsport fan on the move.
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16:00 (BST), 23/11/2009 Dante’s Inferno Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Redwood City, Calif. – November 23, 2009 … (gamesindustry.biz)

Redwood City, Calif. – November 23, 2009 – Visceral Games, an Electronic Arts studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced ‘Go to Hell’, an all-new social application inspired by the upcoming game, Dante’s Inferno™.
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News// UK Video Game Charts: Modern Warfare 2 Drops 86% (Spong)

(23 Nov 2009) Quite a lot really but still winning
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Game review: F1 2009 - Sony PSP (Wandsworth Guardian)

No race fixing, no political in-fighting and definitely no sex scandals – F1 2009 is all about the adrenaline-pumping g-force action on the track.
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Sony launches Playstation video delivery service for Europe (Digital Television Group)

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has announced the launch of the PlayStation Network video delivery service for Europe.
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PlayStation dominates Japanese charts (Ferrago)

PS3 and PSP set weekly pace
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News: Sony still bossing Nintendo in Japan (Eurogamer)

Is the tide on the turn? Sony's PSP and PS3 are still selling better than their Nintendo-made competition in Japan. This week (ending 15th November) the PSP (45,197) and PS3 (38,498) combined to sell 83,695 units, whereas the DS (38,785) and Wii (26,764) banded together to sell 65,549 units, according to Media Create data. That's about as exciting as the software charts. Those are dominated by ...
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News// PSP Get Your Comics Reader - Just no Comics (Spong)

(20 Nov 2009) Plus: new Media Go features
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News: New PAL Releases Roundup (Eurogamer)

Assassin's Creed II! L4D2! LBP PSP! Saw. Bye bye then 2009. Thanks for all the games. Some of them were very good, actually, and you are at least going out with a bang - perhaps even a series of bangs. Assassin's Creed II has ended up one of the best openworld games of the year, despite the silly futuristic Scooby Doo soap opera Ezio's adventures are used to justify. If you like collecting ...
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18:18 (BST), 19/11/2009 My Ballet Studio Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - Nov. 19, 2009 … (gamesindustry.biz)

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - Nov. 19, 2009 - 505 Games today announced that My Ballet Studio for Nintendo Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ is now available at retail outlets nationwide.
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News: LittleBigPlanet on PSP Store today (Eurogamer)

Despite US digital delay. Sony has told Eurogamer that the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet will be uploaded to the PlayStation Store in Europe today ahead of the game's retail release tomorrow. It will cost £21.99 online. The news comes after US gamers were told they would probably have to wait a little while for LBP due to "hiccups", in the words of senior producer Mark Green on the US ...
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Interview// SCEE’s Alison Turner on the PSN Video Store (Spong)

(19 Nov 2009) PS3 Movies and Shakers
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Sony ironing out LBP creases for PSN (Ferrago)

Not long now for digital release
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PSN Video Service launches in Europe today (Ferrago)

Special offer is go, too
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News// PlayStation Video Store Hits Europe Today (Spong)

(19 Nov 2009) SCEE launch over 2,000 films for the service.
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Game review: LittleBigPlanet - Sony PSP (Wandsworth Guardian)

LittleBigPlanet is a sensory and creative delight – one of the very best games on the PSP.
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Game review: Ghostbusters: The Video Game - Sony PSP (Wandsworth Guardian)

If you want to play a game on your PSP, who you gonna call? Not Ghostbusters.
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News: PS3 and PSP both get new firmware (Eurogamer)

6.2, half a dozen the other. No, wait. Sony has updated PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable with new firmware. PS3 gets the bump to version 3.1, introducing a little bit of Facebook integration, changes to photo viewing and friends list tweaks. We wrote some more about that the other day, and now the European PlayStation blog has pictures and stuff. PSP, meanwhile, is up to version 6.2, again ...
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17:13 (BST), 18/11/2009 Discovery Kids: Spider Quest Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (Nov … (gamesindustry.biz)

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (Nov. 18, 2009) - Global videogame publisher, 505 Games U.S. and Discovery Communications today announced that Discovery Kids: Spider Quest for the Nintendo DS™ has shipped to retail stores nationwide.
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00:31 (BST), 19/11/2009 PlayStation 3 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS LONDON – 19th November 2009 : Sony … (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON – 19th November 2009 : Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) further expanded its PlayStation® entertainment experience today with the launch of the PlayStation®Network video delivery service for Europe.
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Interview// F1 2009: Sumo Digital’s Ned Waterhouse (Spong)

(18 Nov 2009) Respecting the licensed Formula
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23:11 (BST), 17/11/2009 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tagforce 4 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - November … (gamesindustry.biz)

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - November 17, 2009 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Yu-Gi-Oh! Tagforce 4 is now available in retail stores nationwide. Marking its highly anticipated return to the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system in North America, Yu-Gi-Oh!
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17:12 (BST), 17/11/2009 Mushroom Wars Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS November 17, 2009 – Creat Studios (Canton … (gamesindustry.biz)

November 17, 2009 – Creat Studios (Canton, MA) today announced the release of a free-to-play demonstration version of Mushroom Wars for the PlayStation® Network.
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PSPgo off to slow start (Ferrago)

Stop and go
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14:00 (BST), 17/11/2009 F1 2009 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Tuesday 17th November/… FORMULA ONE™ fans … (gamesindustry.biz)

Tuesday 17th November/... FORMULA ONE™ fans around the world will get the chance to take to the virtual grid and emulate their heroes as F1 2009 on the Nintendo Wii™ and PSP® races into stores across North America today, sprints into PAL territories on 19th November and accelerates onto UK streets on 20th November.
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Nibble// adhocParty Coming Soon To PSN (Spong)

Follow us on... Share on... Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced on its PlayStation Blog that adhocParty for PlayStation Portable is coming soon.
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Nintendo (gamesindustry.biz)

New DS handheld for 2010?
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PS3 wins Japanese hardware race (Ferrago.co.uk)

Sony's box comes out on top
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News// Japan Hardware: Portable Sales Down, PS3 Still Top (Spong)

(16 Nov 2009) Pro Evo 2010 leads Sony's console to ultimate victory.
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News: PSP’s adhocParty system for Europe (Eurogamer)

Play ad hoc-only games over the internet. Sony has announced plans to launch the adhocParty system for PSP in Europe. Although there's no word on exactly when, the software will be free to download from the PlayStation Store. adhocParty allows you to play PSP games that normally only have ad hoc Wi-Fi multiplayer support over the internet anyway, by using the PS3 as a bridge. Read more...
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News: PS3 tops weekly Japanese hardware sales (Eurogamer)

Sony welcomes a rising sum. Sony's PS3 finally appears to be selling to Japanese consumers in quantities that wouldn't embarrass the PS2. This week (ending 8th November), buoyed by PES 2010 taking top software chart honours, the PS3 managed to shift 48,925 units - numbers that beat even the DS (42,936). Sony's PSP also fared well (33,784), and finished comfortably above Nintendo's Wii (31,810 ...
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News: PSP SOCOM Fireteam 3 supports 16 online (Eurogamer)

Has clans, customisation, kitchen sink. Sony has confirmed 16-person multiplayer for SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 on PSP. There will be eight custom maps and seven new game modes, each with custom objectives, said the company on the US PlayStation blog. There's a brand new Leader mode that assigns one person who all team members will spawn next to on their mission toward objective points. Plus, there ...
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09:50 (BST), 13/11/2009 Bubble Trubble Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS November 12, 2009 – Creat Studios (Canton … (gamesindustry.biz)

November 12, 2009 – Creat Studios (Canton, MA) today announced that Bubble Trubble is now available as a PSP® Mini title for PSP® and PSP®go. The title is available for download on the PlayStation® Store for the PSP®, PSP®go and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
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News: October NPD: Uncharted 2 sells big (Eurogamer)

DJ Hero, Brutal Legend miss out. October's NPD results are in and a big winner is Uncharted 2, with 537,000 units sold. But with exclusives like Wii Fit Plus in second (441,000) and Wii Sports Resort in fourth (314,000) Nintendo's Wii has regained dominance in the US, and shifted a meaty 506,900 units. Last month's leader, Sony's PS3, finished as second best console (320,600), while Microsoft's ...
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Microsoft (gamesindustry.biz)

Sony's PlayStation 3, which sold the most of all home consoles in September at 491,800, dropped to 320,600 in October. Despite the sharp decline in monthly sales, the PS3 still managed to outsell its main competitor, Microsoft's Xbox 360, which sold 249,700 units.
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Games review: Invizimals (Independent)

Oneof the first great examples of augmented reality going mainstream, Invizimals is a monstercollecting game with a thoroughly modern twist.
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Games review: Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (Independent)

Rebellion’s StarWars:Battlefront series continues on Sony’s and Nintendo’s handhelds but rather than offering refinement, the series’ long-standing problems – fiddly controls, camera issues and lack of mission variety – continue unchecked.
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Modifying the rules of the game (BBC News)

Gamers speak out about why they choose to modify their video games consoles.
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Facebook ‘coming to Sony PlayStation 3′ (Daily Telegraph)

A software update will bring Facebook integration to Sony's PS3 games console according to reports.
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Mod cons (BBC News)

Why gamers choose to modify their consoles
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New PSP Go colours considered (Ferrago)

Fresh hues to enliven system
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News: New PAL Releases Roundup (Eurogamer)

Don't mention the Modern Warfare 2. So, Modern Warfare 2's out. But that's enough of that. More than enough. The brave few who also chose to dance into shop-land this week struggle to nominate a leader, with honours probably falling to SimBin's Race On for PC, another no-doubt expertly observed simulation, this time covering Touring Cars from 2006 to 2008. New tracks include Laguna Seca and Road ...
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Apple passes Nokia, scares Nintendo (The Register)

One device, multiple battles Apple has passed Nokia to become the world's most profitable phone maker, and prompted Nintendo's president to note that if his company can't differentiate its games from those on the iPhone, "then our future is dark."… The power of collaboration within unified communications
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News: Pinball Heroes gets Uncharted theme (Eurogamer)

Sony plundering portfolio for PSP. Sony appears to be converting top-notch PS3 titles into Pinball Heroes games for PSP The ESRB has rated four: Pinball Heroes: Uncharted, Pinball Heroes: High Velocity Bowling, Pinball Heroes: Hot Shots Golf and Pinball Heroes: PAIN. Each will be designed around the artwork and themes of the subtitled game. Pinball Heroes: Uncharted has you "hit a ball around a ...
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Santas get gadget training (Daily Telegraph)

Santa Clauses have been receiving gadget training to make sure they understand the presents children are asking for this Christmas.
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Ghostbusters The Video Game (Games Radar)

If you're a PSP owner who correctly answered the query "Who you gonna call?" when the other versions shipped back in June, then you've been waiting a long time for Ghostbusters: The Video Game to hit Sony's portable.
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15:00 (BST), 10/11/2009 Dante’s Inferno Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Redwood City, Calif. – November 10, 2009 … (gamesindustry.biz)

Redwood City, Calif. – November 10, 2009 – Spend the holidays in hell! Visceral Games™, the award-winning developers behind the critically-acclaimed Dead Space™ franchise and a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced a demo for Dante’s Inferno™.
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iTunes sync comes to Moto’s Droid (The Register)

Palm still prefers to cheat Motorola's Droid smartphone, which runs Google's Android mobile operating system, may have only appeared on US shores last Friday, but you can already download a free app that'll sync it with iTunes.… What is your recession sales strategy?
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News: Bayonetta tops busy Japanese chart (Eurogamer)

How sabbath that? Bayonetta has stormed Japan and taken top chart honours on PS3 and seventh place on Xbox 360. It's been no picnic. The SEGA and PlatinumGames creation had to fend off hot competition from Final Fantasy Gaiden: Four Warriors of Light (DS), Tekken 6 (PS3) and Persona 3 Portable (PSP) in second, third and fourth. The arrival of strong titles on Sony platforms helped the PS3 and ...
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DSi and PS3 vie for Japanese top spot (Ferrago.co.uk)

A close run thing, this week
Posted: 11/8/2009 in:

Hands down (BBC News)

Handheld game giants face a brand new foe
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02:19 (BST), 04/11/2009 Easy Piano Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Redmond, WA (November 4, 2009) – VALCON GAMES … (gamesindustry.biz)

Redmond, WA (November 4, 2009) – VALCON GAMES today announced that it is the North American publisher and distributor for EASY PIANO. Created by the production company Game Life, Easy Piano is a new innovative piano music game for the Nintendo DS™ system that lets players enjoy a realistic piano experience, thanks to a 13‐note, full‐octave external keyboard peripheral that exponentially amps up ...
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Preview: Formula 1 2009 (Guardian Unlimited)

Wii (£34.99) / PSP (£29.99); cert 3+; Codemasters The first title from Codemasters since they obtained the Formula One license from Sony in 2008, and coded by Sumo Digital on Codemasters own EGO engine (of DiRt 2 fame), F1 2009 suffers from high expectations. This release is in some ways a taster for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, titled F1 2010 and due out next year, which will be much more ...
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LittleBigPlanet Review (Ferrago)

Out of this world
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15:31 (BST), 06/11/2009 Rock Band Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Cambridge, Mass. – Nov. 6, 2009 - Harmonix and … (gamesindustry.biz)

Cambridge, Mass. – Nov. 6, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of tracks from The White Stripes and singles from The Damned and Kasabian will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™. Tracks from No Doubt and ...
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Game review: LocoRoco Midnight Carnival - Sony PSP (Wandsworth Guardian)

LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is like a little ray of gaming sunshine.
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Nibble// Pretty Japanese Non-Go PSPs for Xmas (Spong)

Follow us on... Share on... Sony in Japan has four coloured, good, old, UMDd PSP "Value Bundles" to arrive on December 3rd in that country this year. RRP is 19,800 yen (including tax) (.
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10:00 (BST), 06/11/2009 F1 2009 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Friday 6th November/… With the 2009 FIA … (gamesindustry.biz)

Friday 6th November/...
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16:42 (BST), 05/11/2009 Trine Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Finnish game developer … (gamesindustry.biz)

Finnish game developer Frozenbyte and French publisher Nobilis Publishing are proud to announce the release of a demo for Trine™ on the US PlayStation Store.
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62 PSOne Classics we want on PSN (Games Radar)

If you were to look at the PlayStation Network a few years ago and compare it to its competitors, there wouldn't be very much to say. “It's free” was usually the best argument you could offer.
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PSP Go could be ’slow burner’ (Ferrago)

Handheld could still succeed, says retail boss
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News: Buzz! Quiz World available now (Eurogamer)

Over 5000 new questions promised. New PS3 title Buzz! Quiz World is out now, Sony has informed us. (UPDATE: This story previously said it would be released on 10th November, but that's the US release date - the game is already available in shops in Europe. Apologies for the error.) The new instalment in the popular quiz series stars host Buzz once again. There are new customisation options for ...
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21:55 (BST), 03/11/2009 PES 2010 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - November 3, 2009 … (gamesindustry.biz)

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - November 3, 2009 - GOOOOOAL!! Pro Evolution Soccer is back and better than ever!
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16:16 (BST), 03/11/2009 Video Delivery Service Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Sony Computer Entertainment … (gamesindustry.biz)

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is excited to announce a ‘Must have’ list of blockbuster hit films that will be available on the PlayStation®Network Video Delivery Service before Christmas.
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Game review: Marvel Super Hero Squad - Sony PSP (Wandsworth Guardian)

Sometimes you get a video game based on a TV show, or a brand of toys, or a comic book franchise.
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Santas get training on high-tech presents (Times Online)

Keeping up with the latest gizmos and gadgets that kids want these days is hard. Sometimes the jolly one needs some help
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Nintendo considers Amazon Kindle killer (PC Advisor)

eBook model could work for Nintendo DS In an interview with the Financial Times, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata states that the company is interested in exploring an 'Amazon Kindle' like service for the future of the Nintendo DS. "I'm interested because it's a new business model in which the user doesn't bear the communications cost," he said. Amazon's Kindle portable reader connects to a ...
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Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier (Games Radar)

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Jak & Daxter?
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Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier (Games Radar)

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Jak & Daxter?
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Turner in PlayStation deal to back Ben 10 (Media Week Online)

LONDON - Turner Media Innovations has secured a deal with Sony PlayStationPortable to sponsor hit children's programme, Ben 10: Alien Force and film Ben 10: Alien Swarm.
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Sony PSP Go sees quiet debut in Japan (Macworld UK)

Sales of Sony's PSP Go, the disc-less version of the PlayStation Portable gaming console, got off to a low-key start in Japan on Sunday.
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