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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – review
Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, Electronic Arts, cert: 12, out now By most accounts, the boy wizard’s final cinematic adventure is a fittingly dramatic and explosive end to this phenomenally popular series. The same cannot be said of the videogame version. The climactic stages of Rowling’s story are dashed through at a breakneck pace – non-fans will be left bemused – with developer Bright Light …
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L.A. Noire Dominates The Sequels In June Video Game Sales
Rockstar Games’ crime thriller L.A. Noire was the top-selling video game in the U.S. during June, according to market research firm NPD Group –and the only game in the top 10 that’s not a sequel or remake. L.A. Noire won great reviews for its gorgeously cinematic graphics and compelling game play.
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Marvel Pinball PS3 review
Publisher: Zen Studios Developer: Zen Studios Genre: Pinball ESRB rating: Everyone Release date: Available now Some of Marvel’s toughest villains are running amok and need to be stopped. Enter the Marvel super group of Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, and…Blade? In Marvel Pinball, developed by Zen Studios, you battle the forces of evil using webs, lasers [...]
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Dust 514: A strange mix of pessimism and anticipation
I wouldn’t say it is being cautiously optimistic because those feelings haven’t combined… its more like one second I think about it and think its going to be awesome, and the next I think its going to disappoint me. What am I talking about? Dust 514, CCP’s upcoming PS3 MMOFPS thats tied to EVE online in real time.     Reasons why I can’t wait: -Big maps with lots of players. It was said before …
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PC Gamers Excluded From Call of Duty: Elite Beta
It appears that PC gamers will have to wait a little longer before they can experience  Call of Duty: Elite . In a report from Activision’s official blogger Dan Amrich, only Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will get to try out the beta phase of the service this summer, provided they receive the beta invite from Activision. PC gamers can only access the service once it goes live on November 8. If you have …
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Best Of Console Digital News – Crash, Burnout, Crash!
[Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest news for the major console and portable digital delivery services in conjunction with sister site GameSetWatch, this time highlighting news about Super Dodge Ball and Burnout Crash.] This week’s headline news was all about Burnout Crash — the downloadable, top-down game for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. It’s made a lot of people very excited …
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Sony Investing M in PSN Exclusives
Sony today announced a three-year, $ 20 million dollar investment plan to support development of PlayStation Network exclusive titles spanning its first-party portfolio as well as Pub Fund, a programed aimed at independent developers…
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Tallin, Estonia – Toompea Castle


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Sony To Enter Ereader Market in August [REPORT]
Add another entrant to the crowded ereader market: Sony.
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Sony Reader Refresh Due In August
When most people think of an electronic book reader, the more popular names to come to mind include Kobo, Kindle, iPad 2 and Nook. Sony and their Sony reader is not a name that first comes to mind when talking about book readers. (…)Read the rest of Sony Reader Refresh Due In August © Coolest [...]
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Sony Ericsson reports losses for Q2 2011, points finger at Japanese earthquake
Sony Ericsson has released its Q2 2011 financial results, and they were not very positive, to say the least. The company reported losses in double digit percentages, and claims supply constraints were a huge factor in the poor performance during Q2. Read the full story here.
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Sony set to buy ETV’s channels
In what will be the largest media deal in India, Multi-Screen Media (MSM), which runs Sony Television in India, is set to buy Ramoji Rao-owned Eenadu TV’s (ETV’s) bouquet of 11 regional channels.
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Gigantic man-made rainbow to be erected by Sony
Sony Pictures is in the process of erecting a massive rainbow sculpture made from a welded steel truss in order to give Culver City, California a hefty splash of color. Post from: Daily Contributor Gigantic man-made rainbow to be erected by Sony
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More on Google+ and pseudonyms
People in some Circles (pun intended) are getting concerned about Google’s naming policies for G+. read more
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News: EU PlayStation Store update 13th July
LA Noire: Reefer! Free MotorStorm DLC! It’s a quiet week for the PlayStation Store. Sony’s Welcome Back offer has ended and the company has now caught up with the backlog left by the PSN downtime. There are no new PS3 or PSP games to download, but a few decent dollops of DLC. A day after its launch on Xbox 360, PS3 owners can now investigate Rockstar’s final L.A. Noire episode. The Reefer …
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Deadliest Warrior: Legends to pulverize PSN on July 26
Deadliest Warrior: Legends may be old (spiked) hat for Xbox 360 owners, but for those of us with access only to a PS3, the game has yet to arrive. That’s all about to change, as 345 Games tells Joystiq that its latest release will head to the PlayStation Network Store on July 26, pointy blade-equipped staff and all. Like its XBLA launch, Deadliest Warrior: Legends will run you $ 10 when it …
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Sony quietly testing revamped PlayStation Network
After suffering a series of online attacks, Sony is quietly testing a revamped PlayStation Network that will depart from its present “text-heavy” layout, a tech site reported.
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PlayStation Store Finally Returns in Japan
Over two months after the messy business of the PSN hack started, Japan has finally regained access to the PlayStation Store.
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Sony PlayStation Network Future in Hands of Hackers Not Security Upgrades
COMMENTARY | This week will see the reopening of Sony’s PlayStation Network after the 11-week outage after being hacked. As a former programmer, former political/business consultant and customer of PSN, I am drawn to this story. This reopening will be one of the most important points in the history of Sony. While Sony will claim that it is in control of its own future, the future is actually in …
Read more on Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News

Burnout Crash is Not What You Expect
The Burnout franchise comes to XBLA and PSN, but when we were thinking Crash Mode, this isn’t quite what we expected to see.
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Sony quietly testing revamped PlayStation Network
After suffering a series of online attacks, Sony is quietly testing a revamped PlayStation Network that will depart from its present “text-heavy” layout, a tech site reported. Reg Hardware said that the new PSN upgrade will likely feature a more image-driven layout similar to those of Steam and Microsoft’s Xbox Live. It added the revamped PSN promises a “live” search where results appear while …
Read more on GMA News Online via Yahoo! Philippines News

Burnout Crash is Not What You Expect
The Burnout franchise comes to XBLA and PSN, but when we were thinking Crash Mode, this isn’t quite what we expected to see.
Read more on GamePro

Burnout Crash! spins series off to XBLA, PSN, and into traffic this fall
We first heard about “Burnout Crash” this spring through ESRB and Australian ratings, but EA has kept mum about the downloadable racer — until now. The publisher officially announced Burnout Crash! for PSN and XBLA, coming fall 2011. The downloadable top-down racer is based on previous Burnout games’ Crash Mode, and offers rewards for “causing traffic chaos by crashing into cars, triggering …
Read more on Joystiq

Astrolabe – Parts of the Astrolabe


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Kiosk design interface for "The Astrolabe". A project in conjunction with MOSTI, MDeC & PSN Malaysia. This is one of the 4 kiosks designs.

Sony quietly tests PlayStation Network revamp
Aesthetic support Sony is developing a PlayStation Network design upgrade that could transform the online environment into a more image-driven layout along the lines of Xbox Live and Steam, Reg Hardware has learned.…
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Sony quietly testing revamped PlayStation Network
After suffering a series of online attacks, Sony is quietly testing a revamped PlayStation Network that will depart from its present “text-heavy” layout, a tech site reported. Reg Hardware said that the new PSN upgrade will likely feature a more image-driven layout similar to those of Steam and Microsoft’s Xbox Live. It added the revamped PSN promises a “live” search where results appear while …
Read more on GMA News Online via Yahoo! Philippines News

Persimmon Sold Fewer Homes in First Half on ‘Constrained’ Mortgage Market
Persimmon Plc (PSN) , the U.K.’s third- largest homebuilder by volume, said it sold 4.7 percent fewer homes in the first six months of the year as the mortgage market remained “constrained.”
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Sony PlayStation Network Future in Hands of Hackers Not Security Upgrades
COMMENTARY | This week will see the reopening of Sony’s PlayStation Network after the 11-week outage after being hacked. As a former programmer, former political/business consultant and customer of PSN, I am drawn to this story. This reopening will be one of the most important points in the history of Sony. While Sony will claim that it is in control of its own future, the future is actually in …
Read more on Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News

Sony quietly testing revamped PlayStation Network
After suffering a series of online attacks, Sony is quietly testing a revamped PlayStation Network that will depart from its present “text-heavy” layout, a tech site reported. Reg Hardware said that the new PSN upgrade will likely feature a more image-driven layout similar to those of Steam and Microsoft’s Xbox Live. It added the revamped PSN promises a “live” search where results appear while …
Read more on GMA News Online via Yahoo! Philippines News

Government signs framework agreement and names suppliers for public sector networks
The government has signed a framework agreement worth an estimated contract value of £5m to enable central and local authorities transition to public sector networks (PSN).
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