
Rumours and even photographs of dubious provenance of a new PS3 model with a slimmed down case have persisted for some, despite denials by Sony, but now even a video of the supposed new console emerges.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jul 6, 2009 03:46 JST
- Tags: Business, DS, Nintendo, PS3, PSP, Rankings, Sony, Statistics, Wii

The sales figures for the Japanese video game market in the first half of 2009 hold few immediate surprises, being completely dominated by Nintendo and Sony, with strong sales from portable systems, but closer inspection reveals a potential disaster in the making for Nintendo…
The ranking:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jul 3, 2009 13:58 JST
- Tags: 3D CG, Bizarre, Cosplay, Internet, Marketing, Otaku, PS3, Sony, Vocaloid


Hatsune Miku’s mysterious appearances in Sony’s virtual stalking sim Playstation Home have been ongoing for some time now, but lately she has been officially released into the game, with not entirely unexpected results…
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Superb ero-mangaka Naruko Hanaharu‘s work here graces a PSP, one which has perhaps been rendered much less portable as a result…
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A quietly filed patent appears to reveal Sony is planning or at least considering the possibility of reintroducing full PS2 emulation to the PS3, which initially shipped with a special chip for this purpose, though this was later removed in a fit of marketing genius by Sony in order to cut costs…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jun 20, 2009 05:19 JST
- Tags: Activision, Business, Marketing, Microsoft, PS3, PSP, Sony, USA, Xbox 360

Major video game publisher Activision’s CEO has threatened Sony, saying that the PlayStation 3 is in a bad position and that his margins hardly justify developing for the platform.
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The news that Sony’s PSP Go will dispense entirely with the traditional physical distribution of games and other content in favour of digital delivery, not even including a disc drive, has filled game retailers with terror and anger, for they see the writing on the wall.
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Nintendo has delighted its fans by finally offering the Wii in the same colour as the dark of night and the raven’s wing, but between it and the “Classic Controller Pro”, certain similarities to Sony’s PS2 are noticeable:
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Details of Sony’s latest handheld have emerged, and the device seems to incorporate some interesting innovations.
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Ota-idol Shoko-tan has attracted much consternation recently with her announcement that she has acquired a PS3 (along with a demo copy of Final Fantasy XIII), after only recently swearing eternal fealty to Microsoft, which is being read as a sign of the times – the Xbox’s Japanese rally is over it seems, and now the console flies into headlong retreat…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: May 8, 2009 01:13 JST
- Tags: Business, Controllers, Copyright, Marketing, Nintendo, Ports, PS3, Sony, Wii

Sony is said to be planning the release of a new controller which is all but a carbon copy of Nintendo’s Wiimote, and in fact goes even further by introducing enhanced motion tracking.
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Japanese PS3 sales figures for the month of April just released show the PS3 to have enjoyed a drastic increase in sales over this time last year.
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