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SCEE’s president and CEO David Reeves has told MCV that E3 was a phoney war, and that Sony will let off the first of its peak season fireworks” in Leipzig next month. Talking exclusively to MCV, he intimated that a series of big announcements will be made at the Game …
Read More »PS3 passes 1m mark in Japan
Enterbrain, the publisher of Japanese games bible Famitsu, has revealed that Sony’s PlayStation 3 has passed the one million sales mark in Japan – eight months since its launch on November 11th. However, the pace falls significantly short of that boasted by rival Nintendo, whose Wii console reached the one …
Read More »Slim PSP to launch in Japan on September 20th
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 …
Read More »Disgaea 3 heading to PS3
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 …
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