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Play the PS3 and Wii in London this week!

Play the PS3 and Wii in London this week!

27th Nov 2006 The 'Game On' exhibition, taking place at the Science Museum in London, will give gamers the opportunity to play with the PS3 and Nintendo Wii later this week. Will you be visiting? [15]

Mark Rein claims 'Gears of War can rival Mario'

Mark Rein claims 'Gears of War can rival Mario'

27th Nov 2006 Riding on the wave of the massive sales of Gears of War, Mark Rein has said the series could go beyond a mere trilogy. Mario, GTA and Final Fantasy - watch out. [23]

'Sick' game gets dropped

'Sick' game gets dropped

24th Nov 2006 Rule of Rose, the game reported to contain scenes of violence and abuse against children, has been dropped by the publisher on the day of release. [27]

360 video service has issues, Gates compares PS3 to brick

360 video service has issues, Gates compares PS3 to brick

24th Nov 2006 Users are downloading video and not getting it. Unsurprisingly, they're turning to the net to vent their anger. Also, Bill Gates goes mental on Sony. [61]

PS3 sold for $0.99

PS3 sold for $0.99

23rd Nov 2006 The world heaves out a collective laugh at the unfortunate fellow who sold his Playstation 3 plus a load of games for $0.99 on eBay by accident. [40]

Thieves pinch £750,000 Xbox 360 shipment

Thieves pinch £750,000 Xbox 360 shipment

23rd Nov 2006 A lorry filled with Xbox 360s has been robbed. It's the second case in a week now with over a million pounds worth of 360 having gone missing. Watch out eBay! [28]

Emulators on the Wii?

Emulators on the Wii?

22nd Nov 2006 An enterprising guy has given a new use to the SD card slot on the Wii - running emulators. Could this challenge Virtual Console? [22]

Gears of War sells 1m copies, gets trilogy

Gears of War sells 1m copies, gets trilogy

22nd Nov 2006 The biggest and fastest selling game of all time for the Xbox 360 is going to get a couple of follow ups - who'd have thought that commercial success would breed sequels? [17]

Sony to fix PS3 upscaling issues

Sony to fix PS3 upscaling issues

22nd Nov 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment America has acknowledged the upscaling problems we reported last week and is reportedly working on a fix... [9]

PSP gets version 3 firmware

PSP gets version 3 firmware

21st Nov 2006 The latest downloadable update adds retro PSOne downloading - as long as you've got a super-duper PS3. Oh, the irony... [18]

Microsoft earning a profit on every console?

Microsoft earning a profit on every console?

21st Nov 2006 Some recent analysis estimates how much money Microsoft is making from their 360 when compared to the Playstation 3. [35]

Wii launched, dissected and... serenaded?

Wii launched, dissected and... serenaded?

20th Nov 2006 Nintendo Wii arrived in the US and practically everyone who wanted one was able to get one. [12]

Robbery, Shooting in PS3 line

Robbery, Shooting in PS3 line

17th Nov 2006 While waiting in an overnight line for the PS3 in Connecticut, someone got shot. This time it's for real - no BBs. [68]

Rule of Rose - the sickest game ever?

Rule of Rose - the sickest game ever?

17th Nov 2006 What could be worse than a game about bullying in a school? A game about bullying in an orphanage of course. [47]

Command & Conquer 360

Command & Conquer 360

17th Nov 2006 The ever popular Command and Conquer series will be exploding on to the 360. Let battle commence. [31]

PS3 can't upscale?

PS3 can't upscale?

16th Nov 2006 Reports are coming in that the PS3 isn't too big on upscaling - older HDTV owners be warned! [43]

Drive-by shooting at PS3 queue

Drive-by shooting at PS3 queue

16th Nov 2006 The hunt for the elusive PS3 has got serious now with some people queuing up for Sony's black box ending up getting shot. We ask: is this really worth it? [25]

Halo 3 public beta announced

Halo 3 public beta announced

15th Nov 2006 OMG! Halo 3! Beta! Public! It sounds great, but details are scarce - but keep yourselves entertained with some new Halo 2 maps, instead. [14]

Is the PS3 backwards compatible?

Is the PS3 backwards compatible?

14th Nov 2006 It looks like Sony is having a few problems with their new Playstation 3. Not only does the console struggle to play old titles but they've also sold fewer games than consoles. [25]

Wii will play DVDs in 2007

Wii will play DVDs in 2007

14th Nov 2006 Now confirmed - the Wii will play DVDs in late 2007. Umm...wow? [0]

PS3 dissection video

PS3 dissection video

13th Nov 2006 Want to see what the inside of a Playstation 3 looks like. You've come to the right place. [19]

Only 100,000 PS3's for Japan Launch

Only 100,000 PS3's for Japan Launch

11th Nov 2006 Sony's PlayStation 3 officially went on sale this morning in Japan, but only 100,000 units were made available for the launch. Chaos followed... [36]

HalfLife 2: Episode 2 delayed

HalfLife 2: Episode 2 delayed

10th Nov 2006 Just in case you thought too many games were coming out, here's one you won't have to look for - Episode 2 has been delayed. [33]

Burning Crusade Dated

Burning Crusade Dated

10th Nov 2006 A late Christmas present is in store for all you Warcrafters. Blizzard has announced the release date of The Burning Crusade. [3]

French Minister wants games classified as art

French Minister wants games classified as art

9th Nov 2006 French minister, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, has called for video games to be classified as an art form. Could Mario ever really aesthetically satisfy you? [14]

Download Movies and TV through Xbox Live

Download Movies and TV through Xbox Live

7th Nov 2006 Microsoft has announced a new video download service that will allow Xbox Live users to download movies and television shows. [0]





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