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TGS 10: At Least The New Ape Escape Game Has A Good Logo, Right?

Brace yourself; this trailer for the upcoming PlayStation Move Ape Escape game is packed with smiles and overwhelming happiness. It also looks like a disappointing mini-game collection. Hopefully there’s another Ape Escape game in the works — something a little more exciting than this one. Still, at least the logo’s good.

MAG Update Due Within A Month, Adds In PlayStation Move Controls And More

MAG's Our Favourite Shooter Thus Far This Year, We're Stoked About The Updates. Zipper’s confirmed that the long-awaited “2.0″ title update to MAG will be available within a month. The patch will not only include support for the PlayStation Move, but also a redesigned skill-tree and increased level cap. Zipper reckons that MAG now boasts “the deepest character customization...

Rockstar Drops A Few Tidbits On The Undead Nightmare Pack For Red Dead Redemption

Like This, But With Added Zombie Hordes. Rockstar’s dropped a few details on the upcoming Undead Nightmare Pack for Red Dead Redemption. The pack, which is set to bring zombies to the Westerner, will mostly contain single-player content, and will see protagonist John Marston trying to find a cure for “highly infectious zombie plague that has spread across the frontier”. The pack will feature...

The Latest Mafia II DLC Lets You Play As Ed Baines

We Just Can't Unsee It. We’re not going to drop it. Vito Scaletta’s side-kick in Mafia II, Joe Barbaro, is clearly based upon top restaurateur, and Britains Best Dish judge, Ed Baines. And now he’s due to get his own DLC campaign in Mafia II. No, not Ed Baines; his video game counterpart – Joe Barbaro. The DLC, Joe’s Adventure, takes place during Vito’s stint...

TGS 10: This Two-Tone PlayStation Portable Is Pretty Awesome

It Might Remind Us Of John Terry, But We Think This PSP Looks Pretty Neat. Who cares if developers are already messing around with the PSP2? There are still plenty of original PlayStation Portable games out there; with a few excellent ones still to come. If you’re still lagging behind the curve, and are yet to buy a PSP, perhaps you should consider one of these new Japanese models. The blue-and-white...

Shock: Mortal Kombat Developer Casually Claims NetherRealm Studios Have A PSP2

Hey, Guess What, The Mortal Kombat Guys Have The New Iteration Of The PSP. You know the follow-up to Sony’s PlayStation Portable? Yeah, it’s not been announced. There have been plenty of rumours about the device, but it still feels like an announcement is some way off. That’s not stopping developers from casually revealing they’ve got the device though. Take NetherRealm’s...

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Expansion Launches This Winter

Battlefield: Bad Company 2's Vietnam Expansion Will Add A New Layer To The Game's Multiplayer Component. EA’s finally detailed the anticipated Vietnam expansion for DICE’s popular Battlefield: Bad Company 2 shooter. The package, which is due out this Winter, includes four new maps, six new vehicles, a 60’s soundtrack and 15 time-specific weapons. It’ll basically add...

SingStar: Dance Gets You Jiving To Ricky Martin

Dancing, Karaoke & GaGa. We're Not Sure What We Think Really. We’ve never danced to Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” before, and we never want to. But we suppose we’re going to have to review SingStar: Dance, and that means we might actually have to. Oh motion controllers — this is the reason you’re universally hated? Seriously though, SingStar:...

TGS 10: Valkyria Chronicles III Gets Debut Trailer, Screens

Oh, Hello Young Lady. Look, we’re sorry alright. We know you wanted a PlayStation 3 game, but Valkyria Chronicles III is on the PSP. You’re going to have to get over it at some point. We know you’re mad, but you can’t keep shooting the messenger. Besides, Valkyria Chronicles II was a great PlayStation Portable game by all accounts, and we’re certain the next game will...

Sony: 30.5 Million PlayStation 3’s Are Connected To The PSN, Yearly Sales Targets On Track

Sony Claim That 80% Of PlayStation 3 Systems Are Connected To The PSN. SCE’s president Kaz Hirai has revealed that roughly 80 percent of PlayStation 3 consoles are connected to the PlayStation Network. Hirai said that of the 38.1 million consoles sold, roughly 30.48 million systems are connected to the PlayStation Network, which is a pretty impressive attach-rate. Hirai also claimed that hardware...