Blizzard design boss Rob Pardo claims XBox 360 motion-sensing unit Project Natal might not be the wonder-box Microsoft would have us believe.

To quote: “I’ve got to play with Natal a little bit, and it seems like the difficulty with it is still spatial recognition with moving your hands and doing things,” said the exec, speaking at a StarCraft II single-player event in...

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It's Friday, and with that comes PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen and the PSN Store video content update, as follows:

Here are our this week’s new releases and top downloads for the Video Store.

This week we’ve added the following new content:

HD Movies

• House of D
• See No Evil
• Accepted
• Georgia...

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For the first time, the economic downturn appears to have caught up with the maker of the Wii, as sales and profits plunge.

Nintendo continues to operate profitably, something that can't be said for Sony, which faces the same conditions that Nintendo does, but announced another losing quarter today.

To quote: Japanese electronics companies face two significant...

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Treyarch Community Manager Josh Olin has announced news that the Call of Duty: World at War PS3 Map Pack 2 is now available, as follows:

Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 is now available for download on the PlayStation Store for $9.99.

Battle to control the river bridge in “Banzai,” a bright jungle map featuring a waterfall and hidden caves. In...

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Here we go, another weekly PSN update courtesy of PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen, as follows:

It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

Downloadable Games
Heavy Weapon ($9.99)
Mount an assault on the enemy like never before with Heavy Weapon and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system! Launch your mission as an atomic tank to collect...

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Below you will read about many of the secrets of E3; secret in that they did not come with a press release or a screenshot, nor was the information released to anyone walking by.

It was heard whispered behind backs, imparted across beers or was pried out via targeted questioning. Nothing can be considered anything more than a rumor as some of it may never eventuate when...

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SCEA President Jack Tretton joked as he took the stage, "Thank god you guys showed up."

His self-deprecating, nervous laughter was directed at all of the company's leaks - even Sony boss Kaz Hirai admitted the PSP Go! was "the worst-kept secret of E3.

But Sony's audience was there to applaud every stat: 364 games are coming to PlayStation 3 in the next year; the platform...

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Capcom's Project Manager Matt Dahlgren announced today that Resident Evil: Director's Cut (PSOne) will be hitting PSN tomorrow:

Today I get to blog about the PSone Resident Evil: Director’s Cut, which will be available for download tomorrow on PSN for $9.99.

I don’t think I’ll ever get to make a statement like this in a blog ever again.

The original...

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Rockstar Games has announced the fall release of both the second episode of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which will include both episode one The Lost and Damned, and episode two The Ballad of Gay Tony together on a single disc exclusively for the Xbox 360.

To quote: "Liberty City is the most vibrant game world...

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PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen has now announced this week's PSN update today, as follows:

It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update. inFAMOUS fans, download the demo today!

PSone Classics PS3 / PSP
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six ($5.99)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six pits you as the commander of an elite counter-terrorism squad, and you will have to plan and...

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