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Business is brisk for PS3

Sales of the new PlayStation 3 will be a "slow burner" but will probably prove successful in the long term, a leading high street retailer has predicted.

HMV spokesman Gennaro Castaldo said: "Dedicated gamers rushed out to buy it but other people are more comfortable waiting a few days and weeks before buying one. Sales have been holding up very well.

"The launch has been pretty much in line with expectation given it was a post Christmas launch and the price was a little high compared to other consoles.

"We need to see this over the long term and judge sales over the coming weeks."

Mr Castaldo predicted the new console would eventually prove just as successful as previous machines from Sony.

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N64: Recompiled — Creating Native PC Ports Is A Godsend For Game Preservation

"In a time when companies don't care about preserving games, I have high respect for the creators of projects like N64: Recompiled." - Hanzala from eXputer.

gold_drake21h ago

it is, i might be finally able to play Snowboard kids 1 full screen ha.

purple10145m ago

il beat you to the ski-lift,

framerate on snowboard kids was shocking, do you remember./?

talking of shocking framerate and kart racers style games,
Sony had a gem on ps3, with 'Modnation Racers' but again, framerate was so terrible, still fun though, indeed, when is drifting sideways not fun, the answer is never. we have not seen enough of that game, technically some people made race tracks/games in dreams and little big planet etc, but its just not the same,!!! grrrrr

morning rant over.

here, relive some ,memories. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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GTA 5 and GTA Online Player Engagement Jumps Up Double Digits in Percentages Compared to Last Year

Even 10 years after release, Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online's player engagement has risen drastically compared to last year.

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Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: How to Unlock the Best Items in MGS1

If you're replaying MGS1 in any of its available forms, you'll want to know how to unlock all the best items in the game!