Marking an effort to bring original programming to the PlayStation Network, Sony today announced Shoot, a new initiative that will see Hollywood filmmakers teamed up with “emerging talent.”
This will see shorts produced by Hollywood talent such as Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People) featuring a number of [...]

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Official Nintendo Magazine is listing Pokémon Platinum’s release date as Summer 2009 in the United Kingdom. Another piece of information is the very odd Japanese Wii game Captain Rainbow will also be released in the same time frame as Platnium.
Pokémon Platinum was released in Japan in September, and Captain Rainbow in August. It has always [...]

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Probably attributed to the fact that the price was recently dropped, Microsoft has recently announced that their Xbox 360 console has sold more than 6 million units, to date, in Europe.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering how well the Wii’s price helped it sell, and with the 360’s recent price drops it puts it [...]

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Not wanting to leave Europeans out of the party, Microsoft today announced European price cuts for the Xbox 360, following price cuts in Japan and North America.
The Arcade version will now come down to 129 GBP (179 Euros), the Pro to 169 GBP (239 Euros) and the Elite for 229 GBP (299 Euros). The [...]

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With games like Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero 4 on the horizon, it only makes sense that Rock Band would get a price cut right? Well, in Europe at least.
It was recently announced that the UK version of the Rockband instrument bundle will be getting it’s price decreased from £130/€170 to £110/€140. Then again, [...]

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Offering a cool service to Europeans, Microsoft Europe has announced a new program that will allow select members of Xbox Live to see upcoming films before their theatrical debut.
Dubbed the “Xbox Live Film Club”, the service comes as the result of a partnership with Paramount. It will launch with a special sneak preview of [...]

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Europe may be the last to get the good stuff, but they aren’t too behind when it comes to new 60GB Xbox 360 edition, which, Microsoft announced, will launch in the region this Friday for the same price as the phased-out 20GB version - 199 GBP.
It will complement the entry-level Arcade SKU – 159 [...]

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Nintendo didn’t really seem to like Europe, as Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been out in Japan and the United States for a while now. The only indication that the game would be coming out was given was a vague “July”, but Nintendo has finally cleared things up, and officially dated the game for a [...]

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