Author: Steve Milward

In the ever changing world of digital media and the speed at which knowledge and information can spread across the internet, many people have questioned just how long print magazines can continue to sell large volumes to the gaming public, with recent figures showing the numbers dwindling even further. In an attempt to counteract this and join the digital revolution, Official PlayStation Magazine finally launches its new product FirstPlay today on the PlayStation Store and we’ve been lucky enough to get a glimpse at what is on offer to those that pay either the 99p per week asking price, or…

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Apparently April 1st 2010 will bring a new firmware update to the PlayStation 3 and from the information over on the official EU PlayStation Blog its not looking good for users of other operating systems on the Sony hardware. The new firmware will be released as version 3.21 and will revoke the ability to use other operating systems such as Linux due to security concerns and those wishing to continue using another operating system are advised not to upgrade on Thursday 1st of April. Features of firmware version 3.21 Ability to sign in to PlayStation Network and use network features that require…

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In what is now fast becoming the gaming industry scandal of the decade it may be the consumer that ends up bearing the brunt of Activision’s and Infinity Wards legal proceedings. Only this morning IGN published the full detail of the lawsuit that is being filed against Activision by Jason West and Vince Zampella. In it, the Plaintiff (West and Zampella) claim ownership of the Modern Warfare brand and have requested a temporary or permanent injunction against the release of any Modern Warfare game, or Call of Duty title set in the post-Vietnam era, near future or distant future. Now this may…

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Electronic Arts have released a 30 second TV advertisement for Battlefield Bad Company 2 ahead of the games release next week. Featuring quotes from major gaming publications its full of everything you would expect, helicopters, tanks, soldiers and a whole load of explosions. The game releases next week on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW7hccdXxSg TheLostGamer provides the latest and most exciting news on Battlefield and video gaming news.

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During the Sony Ericsson presentation that started this years Mobile Phone World Congress in Barcelona, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President of the Sony Corporation told the attending journalists that Sony together with its partner Ericsson were committed to bringing both companies technology together. He went on further to say that “PSN is a not so secret weapon” and that leveraging the already installed base of 40 million PSN accounts Sony are looking to expand to their other network devices such as Bravia TV’s, Viao’s and Blu-Ray players. The Sony CEO then confirmed that the PlayStation Network service would…

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Tonight the 7th annual Video Games Awards were held by Spike TV and we know that the gaming public has been casting thousands of votes over on the Spike TV website. Sadly we couldn’t be there but we watched it live and here are all the winners just for you our readers. Best Voice Actor – Jack Black for Brutal LegendBest Action Adventure Game – Assassins Creed 2Studio of the Year – RockSteady StudiosBest Teen Sports Game – NHL 10 from EA SportsBest Performance by a Human Male – Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men OriginsBest Cast – X-Men OriginsBest Independent Game – FlowerBest Individual Sports Game –…

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Today THQ have announced that the upcoming game Metro 2033 from 4A Games will be published in 2010. Richard Williams, vice president of global brand management, THQ commented “Metro 2033 will plunge gamers into a terrifying vision of the future,” he went on further to say “4A Games have worked closely with Dmitry Glukhovsky to deliver a unique game world, a compelling, cinematic story and an incredible, atmospheric experience to rival anything in the category.” For those that havent heard of Metro 2033 the game is set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a…

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At a Microsoft press conference at GamesCom in Cologne, Lionhead Studios and Microsoft boss Peter Molyneux announced that Fable 3 will be coming to Xbox 360 in 2010. The game itself is the third chapter in the series and Molyneux commented “The third child is always the problem child,” before going on to say “Fable III will be new, fresh and different. I think there’s something fundamentally wrong with RPGs like Fable. The mechanics have been around since the ‘80s. I’m going to take that foundation and throw it away.” The game itself seems to be set around the player…

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