GDC Europe 2011 continues to debut talks for the August event opposite gamescom in Cologne, including Obsidian’s J.E. Sawyer on RPG mechanics, GameStop on expanding into the digital market, and Sony on the PlayStation Vita. Taking place Monday through Wednesday, August 15-17, 2011 at the Cologne Congress-Centrum Ost, alongside the major gamescom trade show, GDC Europe will again provide the essential pan-European perspective of game development and business trends. Some of the new highlights from …
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Sony will introduce a new revision to its PlayStation 3 hardware in Japan later this month that reduces the system’s weight and power output, according to the company. The new CECH-3000B model weighs 2.6kg (from the previous model’s 3kg), has a 320GB hard drive, and consumes 200 watts of power, down from 230. The 3000B has the same accessories, hard drive size and 34,980 yen price point as the previous model, the 2500B, meaning the …
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