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Nothing Compromised For Crysis 2 On PS3 Says Crytek
Crytek studios is due to debut the Crysis franchise on consoles later this year. While the original game has breathtaking visuals to date that pushed even the highest end PC over the edge, it’s no surprise to think that the console versions would suffer from some form of visual downsampling. But that is not the case says Crytek.
Aliens, Predators And Marines Take The Fight To PlayStation Home
Sega Europe has announced that the official Aliens vs. Predator virtual costumes will be available for purchase today from the European PlayStation Home Thread Store, for a limited time only. Costumes include the male and female version of the Alien, Predator and Marine.
Sony Frees Additional 70MB Memory For PS3 Developers
The PlayStation University has discovered that the memory used by the PS3’s operating system has reduced from 120MB to 50MB. This upgrade that Sony implemented via the firmware updates means that an additional 70MB worth of memory has been freed up for developers to utilise.
Sony Registers MotorStorm 3 Domain Name
Domain name watchers have noticed that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has snapped up the domain name for MotorStorm 3, which has triggered speculation that the third title in the popular racing series is in development.
God of War III Sex Mini-Game Almost Scrapped
God of War III director Stig Asmussen revealed that the sex mini-game featured in the first two God of War games where Kratos was able to go through a series of quick time events in order to complete a sex sequence with two topless beauties was almost scrapped in the third game.
Bizarre Creations Assures Over Blur PS3 Port
The upcoming racing title named Blur being developed by Bizarre Creations is being built on the Xbox 360 as its lead platform. However, the team assures gamers that the PS3 port won’t be plagued with issues, the likes of which were seen with SEGA’s recent Bayonetta release.
Half Life Creator Valve Eyeing PS3 Development
In a positive spin over Valve’s controversial stance of publically refusing to support the PlayStation platform, calling PS3 development as difficult and complex, the studio has now taken a u-turn and hinted at providing future PS3 software support.
Sony Acquires LittleBigPlanet Developer Media Molecule
In a press release today, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced that it had acquired leading game developer Media Molecule, creator of the multi-million selling and multi-award winning PlayStation 3 exclusive title, LittleBigPlanet. Media Molecule will join as part of SCEs global development operation, SCE Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS).
Next Splinter Cell Could Be A PS3 Exclusive
While the upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction is exclusive to the PC and Xbox 360, Ubisoft Montreal’s Creative Director Max Beland told Edge that the next instalment in the series could “be a PS3 exclusive if there’s a deal that makes people happy there”.