With Nintendo’s announcement of the Wii U at E3, and rumors of a potential Microsoft machine headed our way in 2013, you’d think that the folks over at Sony would be working long hours to make the next-gen PlayStation top-dog amongst competitors. Unfortunately, that’s not the case, according to comments made by PlayStation US boss [...]
Nintendo is looking into making the 3DS automatically download firmware updates from the internet. The move may enable Nintendo to combat piracy more effectively than it has done with the DS. During an investor question and answer session (translated by Andriasang), an attendee asked CEO Satoru Iwata if Nintendo will implement anti-piracy measures via the [...]
One of the reasons people are excited by iOS devices is because Apple is the first company to make multimedia convergence really work. Previous examples of broadly similar technology often failed to convince in every area – a good games device having an awful web browser, for example, or a decent music player being terrible [...]
Black Box and EA today announced that Need for Speed World, the racing MMOG, has reached one million registered users. “Need for Speed fans have played a critical role in making Need for Speed World a success. Fan feedback has helped shape every aspect of the experience – whether it’s the creation of a new [...]
Media Molecule has confirmed a beta for LittleBigPlanet 2 will be making its way to PlayStation 3 soon. Although there was no specific information, the developer did say it will have more news on how it will recruit for the beta soon. The post also promised those who are already beta testers will definitely be [...]
Ubisoft’s UK managing director Rob Cooper has said there’s a possibility the firm’s triple-A titles could go 3D in the future. Speaking with MCV, Cooper feels Ubisoft should ensure those with 3D capable televisions are not left out of the mix. “I do believe that Avatar allowed us just a little bit of advantage in [...]
PlayStation 3 outsold Xbox 360 by 4 million units in the 12 months ending June 30, by far the most significant lead Sony has placed over Microsoft since it launched PS3 in 2006. Microsoft reported last week that it had sold 10.3 million consoles in its last financial year, which ended June 30. Sony confirmed [...]
Microsoft’s locked down their Kinect pricing, availability and bundling, and it’s pretty much what everyone knew. It’s $150 on November 4 for the standalone, and $300 bundled with a 4GB version of the new, smaller Xbox. As we found out back at E3, there’s an “arcade” version of the new Xbox 360. That will be [...]
We’ve unboxed our first 250GB Xbox 360 (the Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ to the layman) and we’ve gotta tell you: it felt good. Stand by for more shots. Update: Here they are, we’ve got video on the way as well. Here are some initial thoughts: The touch sensitive buttons quickly asserted themselves as not-the-best-thing-ever when we [...]
It’s NPD time again, and for the month of June there was very little in the way of surprises for video game hardware and software sales. Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption continues to be a big seller, while the Wii dominates the top 10 list and the Xbox 360 sees a big boost. Let’s take a [...]
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