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At a press conference preceding the Games Com convention in Cologne, Germany, Sony has come up with a number of announcements about the PS3. The biggest, beyond doubt, is that effective immediately it will be lowering the price of the console to $299 (in Europe it will be 299 Euros, and £249.99 in the UK). That could be a response to slow sales compared to its Xbox and Wii rivals, both of which are cheaper. The company said… Read More

It might not have attracted the same kind of global coverage as the Olympics or the World Cup, but last week saw the gaming equivalent, the WorldCyber Games, held in Seattle.   More than 700 participants from 70 different countries took part, going for the gold (or silver or bronze) in the cyber games festival. It’s the sixthyear that the tournament has been staged. With 12 different games, ranging from Fifa 07 to Gears of War, the… Read More