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Aug 17, 2010

PlayStation 3 (PS3) System to Feature New Higher Capacity Hard Drives in North America This Fall

New models include a 320GB PS3 Featured in the PS3 Sports Champions Move Bundle and a 160GB model PS3 Core SKU; Consumers Will Have 1/3 More Hard Drive Space to Store Games and Digital Content from PlayStation Network

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 17-- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. (SCEA) today announced that the PlayStation 3 (PS3) system will be offered in North America with 160GB or 320GB Hard Disk Drives (HDD), offering more capacity to download games and entertainment content from PlayStation Network along with personal digital content, such as music, photos, and videos. The new models will continue to offer the same advanced features and functions of the current models, but with approximately 33 percent more capacity and at compelling price points. This increased HDD space addresses the growing demand for the digital content offered on PlayStation Network, where more than 1 billion pieces of content have been downloaded as of July 2010.

Aug 16, 2010

GUN LOCO Takes Aim at Xbox 360

Players Enter the Far Edge of the Solar System Where Only the Craziest Criminals Are Sent, With No Guards, No Security and No Rules

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 -- Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today GUN LOCO, an exciting, all-new approach to the third-person shooter genre. Currently in development exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, GUN LOCO offers single and multiplayer gameplay in a sprint-action shooter format.

Aug 16, 2010

Computer and Video Game Degree Programs Continue to Grow at Colleges and Universities Across the U.S.

A Record 300 Institutions Offer Degrees in Game Design, Development and Programming

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- 300 American colleges, universities, art and trade schools will offer degrees in video game design, development, programming and art during the 2010-11 academic year, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The degrees offered at 300 institutions represent an almost 20 percent increase over 2009-10.

Aug 16, 2010

Game Trading Technologies, Inc.'s 'GameBook Mobile' Application for Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad Now Available for Download

HUNT VALLEY, Md., Aug. 16-- Game Trading Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive trading solutions for video game retailers, publishers, rental companies and consumers is pleased to announce the their "GameBook Mobile," a free application for Apple's iPhone, iPod and iPad that allows video game players to build, value, manage, and trade their personal video game software collections is now available for download.