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Rumour: UK Vita Launch Sales 75% Lower Than PSP's

UK Vita Launch Sales 75% Lower Than PSP's

Slow starter?

After Sony announced Vita sales of 1.2 million, Pocket Gamer claims the system's UK launch week sales were well below predecessor the PSP. When PSP launched in the UK in September 2005 it shifted around 185,000 units in its first week. According to Pocket Gamer, Chart-Track figures claim the console sold "around one quarter"...

Rumour: God of War IV Announcement On the Way

God of War IV Announcement On the Way

By Zeus's beard!

Hold onto your chains of Olympus: we could be nearing a God of War IV announcement. A since-deleted tweet from retailer Future Shop (via VG247 — the same store that broke the LittleBigPlanet driving game story — certainly hints at more GoW action on the way. When asked if God of War IV would be announced "as a final...

Rumour: New PlayStation Set for E3 2012 Reveal

New PlayStation Set for E3 2012 Reveal

E3 head-to-head on the cards

According to UK retail site MCV, we'll see a new PlayStation console revealed at this year's E3. High-level — though anonymous — executives have told MCV the June reveal would prove to third parties it wouldn't get left behind. PlayStation 3 lost considerable ground to Xbox 360 by launching a year after its rival —...

Rumour: Vita Reaches Japan on 12th November

Vita Reaches Japan on 12th November

Rest of world in March

According to an anonymous source confiding in French site GamAlive, PlayStation Vita will be available to buy in Japan from 12th November this year. We're expecting to hear official confirmation of the system's Japanese release date at next week's Tokyo Games Show, and as Sony has pledged the machine will make it to the Land...

Rumour: PS3 to Drop to £199.99 in UK

PS3 to Drop to £199.99 in UK

That's cheap

It's Gamescom in Cologne at the moment and we've just heard an interesting rumour: Sony is about to announce a price drop for its PlayStation 3 console alongside a release date for PlayStation Vita. UK trade retailer MCV posted and quickly rescinded a story claiming the PS3 is set to drop to £199.99 in the UK. Thankfully we grabbed a...

Rumour: PlayStation Vita Not Releasing Before 2012 In Europe

PlayStation Vita Not Releasing Before 2012 In Europe

It's the news we've all been dreading, especially after we've had so many indications pointing towards a 2011 release, but NowGamer's citing retail sources that state the PlayStation Vita will not launch in Europe before 2011 is out

Only last week we got a retail flier indicating that Vita could launch on October 28th, but we stated at the time that the date was probably a guesstimate by the..

News: Notch Teases Minecraft PS3 With PlayStation Move Support

Notch Teases Minecraft PS3 With PlayStation Move Support

A wolf in sheep’s clothing?

The surprise announcement at this year's E3 that the massively successful game Minecraft is coming to Kinect instantly got us thinking; wouldn’t PlayStation Move be a perfect fit too? Move launch title Tumble proved the controller could easily select objects and manoeuvre them in a 3D environment with extreme...

Rumour: The Last Guardian to Support PlayStation Move

The Last Guardian to Support PlayStation Move

Stranger things have happened

We reported on The Last Guardian's PlayStation Move support last year, when Fumito Ueda commented the game 'may' receive optional Playstation Move controls. The trail went cold after that though, but now it's heating up again. As spotted by iWaggle3D, the Sony Computer Entertainment America press site listed The Last...

Rumour: Sony Redesigning PlayStation Store

Sony Redesigning PlayStation Store

"More streamlined" says source

The PlayStation Store holds a huge amount of content but can sometimes be tricky to navigate, but according to a new rumour the shopfront could be getting a new lick of paint soon. Website Reg Hardware claims Sony is testing a revamp behind-the-scenes, with a greater emphasis on images and more easily identifiable...

Rumour: PlayStation 4 with Kinect-Style Controls Due in 2012

PlayStation 4 with Kinect-Style Controls Due in 2012

Apparently so

We're just going to come out and say it: this rumour is almost certainly complete and utter nonsense. Still, it's interesting nonsense, so let's go with it. According to DigiTimes, Sony's PlayStation 4 will feature body movement controls, with production starting late this year ready for a 2012 release. Current PS3 assemblers Pegatron...

News: Sony Developer Site Links to Vita, Rumour Gains Power

Sony Developer Site Links to Vita, Rumour Gains Power

Ready for la dolce Vita?

Yesterday we reported that PlayStation Vita is NGP's real name, and now that rumour has gained a little extra weight with an interesting discovery on the official Sony developer support site. vita.scedev.net links to the Sony Computer Entertainment Development site, as does ngp.scedev.net. We tried various other combinations...

Rumour: Natsume to Show Off Rune Factory: Oceans at E3

Natsume to Show Off Rune Factory: Oceans at E3

Farming comes to PS3 at last

Harvest Moon's RPG spin-off series Rune Factory has been a Nintendo-only affair in the West so far, but Japanese PS3 owners have recently got to grips with Rune Factory: Oceans. So far there's been no word on a Western translation for the HD, Move-enabled farming RPG, but Natsume has just dropped a fairly big hint the...

Rumour: Motion Sports Adrenaline Flowing to Move

Motion Sports Adrenaline Flowing to Move

Ubi gets sporty

Ubisoft released MotionSports on Kinect to almost universal apathy last year, so the rumour that the publisher is preparing a Move-enabled sequel might not fill you with excitement. UK retailer Gamesbasement has listed Motion Sports Adrenaline from Ubisoft, with no information other than an expectd £39.99 price tag. The...

Rumour: Uncharted, WipEout and ModNation Ready for Launch

Uncharted, WipEout and ModNation Ready for Launch

Not a bad line-up

More sources have apparently leaked Sony’s first-party line up for the PlayStation NGP, with four first-party titles set for the system’s holiday launch. The four first-party titles are: UnchartedSmart AsWipEout 2048ModNation Racers. Resistance is supposedly launching in early 2012. The source also claims that the previous...

Rumour: Harmonix to Unveil PlayStation Move Title at E3

Harmonix to Unveil PlayStation Move Title at E3

What do you want to see?

Harmonix, creators of the highly acclaimed Dance Central on Kinect, have dropped a hint or two that they may unveil a new PlayStation Move title at the upcoming E3 conference in early June. The studio's vice president of product development, Greg LoPiccolo, spoke to IndustryGamers about a possible big announcement in June,...

Rumour: Child of Eden Could Feature 3D Support

Child of Eden Could Feature 3D Support

Creating the ultimate game

Last week we revealed you'll be able to play play Child of Eden with PlayStation Move, and now the game's director Tetsuya Mizuguchi has hinted at stereoscopic 3D support too. On a trip to the offices of UK site Computer and Video Games, Mizuguchi referred to the possible combination of Move controller and 3D glasses:...

Rumour: Child of Eden Coming to PlayStation Move

Child of Eden Coming to PlayStation Move

The evidence mounts

We know that you'll be able to play Rez successor Child of Eden on Kinect, but although the game is heading to PlayStation 3 there's been no official confirmation from Ubisoft that the game will support the PlayStation Move controller. However, a recent report from IGN has added fuel to the growing speculation that Sony's motion...

Rumour: We Could See Fan-Made Move Games Come to PC

We Could See Fan-Made Move Games Come to PC

Make your Move

While Microsoft's Kinect has gained itself quite a reputation for the number of hacks and unofficial applications developed by academics, amateur programmers and the frankly bored, but PlayStation Move has missed out on similar functionality. However, that situation may change in future, judging from this snippet from a Game...