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Rumour 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 UK trade retailer MCV posted and quickly rescinded a story claiming the PS3 is set to drop to £199.99 in the UK.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...
News Scratch That, Air Conflicts: Secret Wars is Out 8th July
Taxiing for approach
Confused why you couldn't find a copy of Air Conflicts: Secret Wars in Europe last week? Probably because it's not released yet, despite proclamations to the contrary. The game was delayed from its original 1st July release date to this Friday, 8th July, when it'll land on the PlayStation Move runway. We're already putting the...
News Get Grease on Your PlayStation Move This November
Shake and shimmy with Sandy
The inexplicably popular musical Grease is coming to PlayStation Move later this year, with UK publisher 505 Games planning to unleash it on the Christmas crowds on 4th November. Last year the game released on Nintendo Wii to less than glowing reviews, but earlier this year 505 promised an improved Grease for Sony's...
Out Today Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (UK)
Shoot for the skies
Today Move finally becomes a flight stick as Air Conflicts: Secret Wars is released across the UK, with a European release to follow in two weeks. The World War I and II aerial combat game takes to the skies with 3DTV support and the ability to use Move to pilot 16 aircraft through nearly 50 missions. We've taken possession of a...
News Dive Into World War I & II with Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
Take up the tail gun with Move
For all its myriad uses, Move is yet to take flight and allow control of an aeroplane, but that all changes next month when Air Conflicts: Secret Wars takes flight in the UK. The dogfighting game puts players into the cockpits of real World War I and II fighters, letting Move owners tilt the controller up and down to...
News PlayStation Move Up for Big Technical Innovation Award
Will it beat Kinect?
Prestigious UK industry magazine Develop has announced the list of nominees for its upcoming awards ceremony, and PlayStation Move is up for the Technical Innovation category where it competes against Kinect for Xbox 360. One of Move's biggest successes so far, Killzone 3 is also up for a well deserved Visual Arts award, and...
News Killzone 3 Beats Bulletstorm to Top UK Charts
Gunning down opponents
The long-awaited Killzone 3 blew up all-comers in the UK charts this week, outselling every other game to make it all the way to the top. The week's other high-profile release was Epic Games' multiplatform Bulletstorm which, in its Xbox 360-exclusive Epic Edition comes with beta access to Gears of War 3, but not even the...
News Amazon Announces The Acquisition Of LOVEFiLM
Amazon's announced that they've acquired the European-based DVD-rental (and streaming) service LOVEFiLM for an undisclosed amount
LOVEFiLM launched an application on the PlayStation 3 late last year. According to VentureBeat, Amazon went ahead with the purpose because of the company's streaming solutions. Apparently, with 20 percent of the service's...
News A Few UK Bundles for LittleBigPlanet 2, With Love from Sackboy
Grab a console or Starter Pack
LittleBigPlanet 2 is on course for a big debut when it reaches PS3 owners later this month, but if you're in the UK and haven't yet got a PlayStation Move Starter Pack – or, more importantly, a PlayStation 3 – there are a few packages on the way to cater for your needs. Game is offering a 320GB PS3 with the game...
News HMV Nabs UK Exclusive on Killzone 3: Helghast Edition
Preorders start today
UK gamers keen on picking up the special Helghast Edition of Killzone 3 will have to heed His Master's Voice, as retailer HMV has announced it has the exclusive on the limited edition title. Available to preorder online or in-store today, the Helghast Edition will set you back £112.33 and contains a stack of exclusive content...
News Sony Launches Move Software Deal Across UK
Buy one, get one half price
Several online retailers in North America have offered cut price Move software, but now Sony's UK wing has launched a marketwide buy one, get one half price mechanic on its Move software. Major retailers including Game and Gamestation are both participating in the offer, so now might be a good chance to stock up on some...
News Sony Launches £14m Advert Campaign to Counteract Kinect Effect
Will have sold 500,000 Moves in UK by Christmas
With six days before Kinect for Xbox 360 lands in the UK, Sony has kicked off a high-profile advertising campaign for its own motion controller across the country. Sony's spending £14m to reach three major audiences: families, social players and core gamers. It's formed partnerships with Channel 4,...
News Get More from Your Workout with Mel B's Accessories
Workout mat and weights
Get Fit with Mel B is out now in North America, but any UK-based readers with one eye on making the most of their fitness experience might want to check out these performance-enhancing accessories available from Blaze. Officially endorsed by both Mel B and Fitness First, the BLAZE Fitness First Wrist & Ankle weights are...
News This Week's UK All-Formats Chart Light on Move Games
Down from seven to five
It's that time of the week again: the UK sales charts are in and it's time to see how the Move is faring in software sales. Last week's line-up saw seven titles across the top 40, whereas this week sees a slimmed-down proportion with five motion-supported titles in the chart. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 is the biggest-selling...
News More Move Games Break Into UK Chart
EyePet and Resident Evil 5 jump in
Sports Champions continues to be the biggest-selling Move-specific title, occupying 7th position in the UK all-formats game charts, but it's not the only Move-enabled title hanging around the charts, with two titles re-entering this week. EyePet: Move Edition brought the monkey-cat-dog creature back to the charts...
News Sports Champions Outsells Guitar Hero 6 to Stick in UK Top 5
Slight dip for flagship title whilst others climb
Sports Champions made it to number 2 in the UK charts in its first weekend of sale, a surprising but pleasing achievement for Sony's top Move title. Now the perennial slew of high-profile releases has begun in earnest, with last week seeing F1 2010, Dead Rising 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock all...
News Sports Champions Grabs the Silver Medal in UK Charts
Only outsold by Halo: Reach
It probably wouldn't be unfair to say the European Move launch line-up wasn't exactly full to the brim with must-have new releases, but one title that obviously stood out from the crowd was Sports Champions, as it raced to the second slot in the UK All-Formats Charts. No other Move new release featured in the Top Ten,...
News Kane & Lynch Storm The UK Sales Charts, Probably Swear A Bit
Lynched
It's the first release after a month long drought, and it's been heavily marketed; Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days might not be the blockbuster it could have been, but it's certainly been released at the right time. And that's helped the game jump straight to the top of the UK sales charts, pissing all over the competition (Kane & Lynch...
News Surprise: Modern Warfare 2 Holds Onto UK Charts Top Spot, Beats Out Assassin's Creed II
Well, this is about as much a shock as Katie Price being voted for a Bushtucker Trial: Modern Warfare 2 has continued its grip on the British sales charts
And that's with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II managing to outperform its predecessor by 12 percent. Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Wii was the other big debut this week, with very little interest...
News Playstation Network Scheduled Maintenance Planned For... Erm... Tomorrow
So, erm, Sony have announced some scheduled maintenance for, erm, tomorrow
Don't bite our heads off, we know what tomorrow is. We're just the messengers. The downtime will take place between 8AM and 11AM GMT and is promised to only affect PSN sign-in for roughly 15 minutes (so not to a big a deal). On the plus side, the European Playstation Blog are...
