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THQ VP believes the new 3DS will thwart hackers and revive struggling market

Playstation University: Laughter is probably the best thing to expect after watching the latest commercial from Kevin Butler’s long line of "VP of X" advertisements. Not only does Butler step into the future to show you PlayStation Move, but he takes a terrific jab at Project Natal and let’s you in on who wins the World Series (hint: It isn’t Joe Mauer)

CC: VP of Brands in the PAL Region at Square Enix, Larry Sparks has said that the development giants will carry on making games for the PSP, saying its great for both disc and digital content.

Platform-specific games are beginning to fade away, according to Sony, with the future of gaming looking set to becoming platform agnostic.

Sony and Microsoft have built up a loyal following of fans who bought their console because of the games available, but Sony’s VP of publisher relations sees this trend slowing down.

Rob Dyer, SCEA’s senior VP of publisher relations has said that while Microsoft is more likely to attract third-party developed exclusives such as Mass Effect, it doesn’t have enough first-party studios delivering the same level of content as Sony.

CVG: Sony believes that the best is yet to come from PS3 – and that it will only really ‘push the boundaries’ of what is possible from the machine in years to come.

SCE Worldwide Studios Europe VP Michael Denny said today that he believes PS3’s hardware will eventually be pushed by a game in the same way that God Of War II pushed PS2 to the max.

Sony’s senior VP of marketing and PSN boss Peter Dille says they’re closing in fast on Microsoft and the Xbox 360; won’t need 10 years.

While not predicting anything, says Dille, "we’ll pass them" and adds Microsoft missed their opportunity to "sprint as far ahead" as possible.

Patrick Klepek of G4TV writes: Outside of tech demonstrations and modifications of several existing Xbox 360 games, we haven’t seen what Project Natal is capable of. Microsoft is keeping those games under wraps. But speaking with Capcom’s VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson at CES last week, I learned about Capcom’s potentially ambitious plans for one Project Natal game.

In a recent interview with Play3, Sony’s Senior VP of Product Development, Shuhei Yoshida said that the PlayStation 4 will use optical storage discs like Blu-Ray for blockbuster games. This was surprising considering Sony’s digital push with UMD-less PSPgo, and the trend the gaming industry has shown toward digital distribution.

EA have decided to jump back on a bandwagon that they started a long time ago and give Medal of Honor a modern update.

The latest game in the WWII series  will jump forward in time to present day Afghanistan. Players will take control of a special operations agent  from Tier 1, an agency directly under control of the National Command Authority that takes on only the most dangerous missions. EA promises that the game,  which is inspired by real events, will provide the most authentic experience of today’s elite soldiers.

The game’s Executive Producer, Greg Goodrich said,  “When we first set out to reinvent Medal of Honor, we wanted to stay true to its roots of authenticity and respect for the soldier but bring it into today’s war. The Tier 1 Operator is the most disciplined, deliberate and prepared warrior on the battlefield. He is a living, breathing, precision instrument of war.We are honored to have the rare opportunity to work closely with these men to create a game that shares their experience.”

What is most promising about the game is it will be a collaborative effort between EA LA and DICE with EA LA taking the reigns on the single player and DICE handling the multiplayer.

Sean Decker, VP and General Manager of EALA added,  “We are so proud to bring together two powerhouse development teams to make this game a reality; EA Los Angeles and EA DICE. Medal of Honor promises to be an unforgettable entry in the modern shooter genre.”