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Twisted Metal Comes to the PS3
Twisted Metal will make its long-awaited return in 2011, bringing a host of new car combat match types and twisted, over-the-top crash-and-burn action exclusively to the PS3. David Jaffe and Scott Campbell, the series’ creators, appeared at Sony’s E3 press conference to confirm the game’s return, inadvertently tipped by analyst Michael Pachter in a video…
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Valve: Portal 2 Coming to PS3 [Corrected]
Valve’s Gabe Newell appeared at Sony’s E3 press conference to say Steam is coming to the PlayStation Network, and Portal 2 will be available for the PS3 on the same day it releases for Xbox 360 and PC. CORRECTION: Portal 2 will be “Steamworks enabled,” which includes community support features, such as chat. It will…
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Premium “PlayStation Plus” Subscriptions Coming to PSN
Sony will offer a premium subscription to the PlayStation Network, one that doesn’t replace the current free service but does offer “an enhanced experience,” with additional content, early demo access and more. It will cost $49.99 a year. Jack Tretton announced the plans for the premium service at Sony’s E3 news conference. Subscribers may also…
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PlayStation Move Priced, Dated for September Release
The PlayStation Move controller will release in North America on Sept. 19, in Europe on Sept. 15, and in Japan on Oct. 21. The controller itself will cost $49.99; a bundle with the PlayStation Eye will cost $99.99. Sony’s Peter Dille said the bundle will include the game Sports Champions; that bundle will also be…
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3DS Traces Its Roots to GameCube
In an interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the man behind the development of the Nintendo 3DS said a version of its 3D technology was being tested as far back as the company’s GameCube days. Hideki Konno told Iwata that Nintendo developers had tested 3D technology with Luigi’s Mansion shortly after that game was released.…
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What You’ll Be Playing on the Nintendo 3DS
When Nintendo boasted of a who’s-who already at work on games for the 3DS, they weren’t fooling around. The full list of titles coming for the new handheld feature such names as Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and Assassin’s Creed. The list of Nintendo first- and third-party games, described as a partial accounting, according to…
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Activision Presents A Woman On A Pole
Activision’s big E3 blowout last night featured performances by Usher, Z-Trip, Jane’s Addiction, Eminem, Soundgarden, and this lovely young, scantily clad lady riding a pole 20 feet in the air. After a rapid-fire presentation of musical artist after musical artist, this brave performer came onto the stage at the Staples Center, made her way halfway…
By Mike Fahey