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Sony offering PSP developers code to 'slow down' piracy
Sony's senior vice president of publisher relations, Rob Dyer, has always been vocal about the "biggest problem" that plagues the PSP: Piracy. However, a new endeavor by the platform holder may offer renewed hope in the continued battle against illegal downloads. Dyer told Gamasutra that Sony has been helping developers implement some kind of protective code, potentially offering "a 60-day shelf ...read more
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Red Dead Redemption, Split/Second debut on UK charts
Rockstar's dusty western, Red Dead Redemption, has taken the top spot on the UK software sales charts -- Take-Two's first multiplatform title to do so since Bioshock 2, according to Chart-Track. it's also the first top multiplatform title for Rockstar since the debut of GTA IV way back in 2008. That's not to say there weren't other highlights in this week's dog and pony show. Coming in second ...read more
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Los Angeles residents invited to playtest Ghost of Sparta
If you live in Los Angeles, and are at least 18 years old, and you know your way around a God of War game, and you're capable of signing a Non-Disclosure agreement, then this is one heck of a coincidence. Sony is currently looking for people matching that very description to come check out Kratos' next handheld adventure: God of War: Ghost of Sparta, this Thursday. To apply, just email SCEA ...read more
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PS3 not bought for its exclusives, research says
Exclusive PlayStation 3 games are not system sellers. At least that’s what new research from Nielsen Games tells us. And not only that, the release of a new title is actually said to be the least motivating factor when picking up a new console; consumers place far more weight on Blu-ray, price reductions and the console’s online capabilities. The survey that produced the results ...read more
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Modern Warfare 2 DLC breaks PSN records, too
As it did on the Xbox 360, Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Package downloadable content has broken both day one and week one records on PlayStation Network. As written earlier, the content’s release on May 5 was the reason behind PlayStation Network’s “biggest day to date,” but now we can attach a number to that success: 1 million +. Tweets Infinity Ward ...read more
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The Fallout: New Vegas box art
We struggle to find anything else to say about the Fallout: New Vegas boxart that's been revealed via the Bethesda Blog. Depicting a single New California Republic Ranger standing alone (you know, the guy from the first trailer?), he wields his pistol, presumably ready for any ne'er-do-wells lurking. Or maybe he's just showing his gun to us? We can't imagine it's very impressive, what with all ...read more
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Air Force disappointed by PS3's Other OS removal
It seems we'll all have to be a little more careful before we mock PS3 owners that have voiced concern over Sony's decision to remove the "Install Other OS" option from the console (via a recent firmware update). "What nerdlinger would be so bent out of shape about that?" you might wonder aloud. As we've just learned from Ars Technica, that nerdlinger happens to be the United States Air Force. ...read more
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Rumor: 250GB PS3 bundled with MLB '10 in June
An alleged Target inventory listing appears to indicate the impending arrival of a new PlayStation 3 bundle. According to the printout (seen above) and a photograph of a scanner (posted after the break), the bundle includes a 250GB PS3 Slim and a copy of MLB '10 The Show for $349.99. It'll hit store shelves on June 13. We've contacted a number of Target locations, one of which was able to confirm ...read more
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Rumor: Sony prepping PSP 2
A PSP 2 may be Sony’s big ace in the hole for next month’s E3, it’s being rumored. MCV has been informed by “a senior industry source” of two key publishers significantly increasing their marketing spend for Q4 2010 while another has allegedly been forced to wait until Sony makes a certain announcement before it can reveal its future PSP plans. The ...read more
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Sony slapped with two more class-action suits over Other OS removal
As if one lawsuit regarding the removal of the Other OS functionality from the PlayStation 3 wasn't enough, two more class-action suits have been filed against Sony, reports IGN. Earlier this month, Todd Densmore and Antal Herz (of Georgia and California, respectively) filed a class-action suit against Sony, alleging that firmware update 3.2.1 (which removed the Other OS feature) made various ...read more
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