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by Mike Bantick
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Along with a new PSP firmware announcement, Sony have given details of the up-coming V2.50 of the PlayStation 3 firmware. Amongst the features included is support for the new Bluetooth Headset and improved background downloading.
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by Mike Bantick
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Just in time for the release of the PSP-3000 comes the announcement of the latest firmware for the Sony hand-held device.
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by Mike Bantick
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BlizzCon 2008 will again feature the same old Blizzard developed universes, World of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo. But this time around they are all playable.
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by Mike Bantick
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Selling 5 million of the original title pretty much guaranteed a sequel would be made. The Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War 2 is ready to ship to retail.
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by Mike Bantick
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Microsoft is buoyant and confident about their role in the Sony and Nintendo homeland of Japan. From out of the Tokyo Game Show comes news of the new Xbox 360 Experience and a raising of forecasts in the region.
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by Hamish Taylor
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An ASUS public relations representative in Australia has released details of a new ASUS Eee PC, the S101. Whilst an official release date was not stated, it is understood that the device is soon to be released in Australia. The spokesperson said that "the S101 is unique to the Eee PC family in terms of its design. Its focus is more as a luxurious Eee PC".
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by Mike Bantick
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Before the end of the year Wii owners will be given a voice with the new Wii Speak peripheral and channel.
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by Mike Bantick
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A video that shows the entire first level of The Conduit, the game produced by the team at High Voltage. The Quantam 3 engine looks to be coming along nicely, The Conduit should fulfil the need of many a Wii owner to have an action game that rivals the Sony and Microsoft peer platforms.
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by Mike Bantick
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Activision / Blizzard are amping up the hype; two new trailers featuring Hayley Williams out front of Paramore along with Black Label Society’s lead guitarist Zakk Wylde have been unleashed for the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour.
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by Davey Winder
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The red rings of death issue simply refuses to go away for Microsoft, and no matter how much it reduces the cost and extends the warranty one simple question remains: will the Xbox 360 ever be fit for purpose?
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by Mike Bantick
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Call them racist, but a new suite of South African zombie laden screen shots from the upcoming RE5 have shuffled forth from the CAPCOM vaults.
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by Mike Bantick
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Allstate Corp – an insurance company in the US – is trialling a program that could see insurance premium discounts given to folks over 50 who gain high scores in video games.
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by Stan Beer
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Sony has announced a new low priced e-reader, while rumours are circulating about the impending release of a new version of Amazon's ground breaking Kindle reader. Can we remain skeptical about the electronic reading revolution with the proliferation of these e-readers at a similar price point to iPods?
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by Mike Bantick
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The GTbyCITROËN has become the first (known) real-life car to be originally born in a video game. The Gran Turismo 5 Prologue car has been unveiled for real at the Paris Motor Show.
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by Mike Bantick
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The SanFrancisco Nintendo press conference has just past, North American Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime’s has expanded on the Nintendo DSi Japanese announcement. A clarification of the release date and specifications caused audience exclamations.
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by Mike Bantick
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The rumoured upgrade to the handheld gaming device from Nintendo has surfaced at the pre Tokyo Game Show press release. The Nintendo DSi sports a bigger screen, camera and more.
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by Stuart Corner
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The State Library of NSW is making historical images from its photographic archive available on Flickr under the Flickr Commons project.
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by Mike Bantick
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Desperate for ideas,and with writer’s strikes causing producers to remove tufts of cranial coverage, Hollywood is increasingly turning other media for inspiration, be it comic/graphic books or video games. Once shelved, now it seems fans of the Halo series might have something cinematic to look forward to.
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