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Xbox 360 Sky Player fully rolled out

After facing technical delays, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 Sky Player is now fully available to all UK and Ireland gamers with no more delays expected. "As you may know we ...

Date: 7 Nov 2009 05:11

Secret ACTA Internet chapter leaked: Global DMCA and 'three strikes'

The highly secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which has been drafted under non-disclosure agreements and given to different nations with watermarks in case they choose to "leak" ...

Date: 5 Nov 2009 03:11 | 91 comments

Nintendo adds full demos to WiiWare

Nintendo will add fully playable demos for video games to WiiWare in an effort to increase traffic to the stagnant Wii Shopping Channel. CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed recently to shareholders ...

Date: 5 Nov 2009 02:11 | 9 comments

Five PSP bundles headed to Japan

Sony Japan has announced five new PSP-3000 bundles for the region this week, four of which are being marketed as "Value Packs." The Value Pack bundles will each include the PSP-3000 and accessories ...

Date: 4 Nov 2009 23:11 | 1 comment

Sony adds new content partners for PSN video service

Sony has signed deals with Lucasfilm, Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm International, Image Entertainment, MPI Media Group and New Video this week, bringing tons of new content to the PSN video ...

Date: 4 Nov 2009 23:11 | 2 comments

Microsoft shows off Xbox Live Rewards program

Microsoft has announced the launch of the Xbox Live Rewards program, giving regular gamers free points "just for doing the stuff Xbox Live members do all the time." Users can earn free points ...

Date: 4 Nov 2009 22:11 | 12 comments

DSi XL confirmed for United States as well

After first being confirmed for Japan and then the EU, the Nintendo DSi XL has now been confirmed for the United States as well, hitting U.S. shores in the Q1 2010. The DSi XL, besides keeping ...

Date: 2 Nov 2009 22:11 | 7 comments

'District 9' Blu-ray will include God of War III demo

The Sony Pictures blockbuster District 9 was given a release date of December 29th this week but more interestingly was the revelation that the Blu-ray version will include a demo of the upcoming ...

Date: 2 Nov 2009 22:11 | 11 comments

Wii sales are stagnant, says Nintendo pres

Confirming the news that has been bugging Nintendo investors for months, president Satoru Iwata says Wii sales are completely stagnant at this point, partially due to the lack of "must-have" ...

Date: 2 Nov 2009 21:11 | 14 comments

Q2 PS3 sales up significantly year-on-year, company shows large loss

According to Sony's recent quarterly earnings report, PlayStation 3 sales grew to 3.2 million in the Q2 2009 from 2.4 million in the same period in 2008. Despite this growth, Sony saw heavy ...

Date: 2 Nov 2009 20:11 | 8 comments

Microsoft performs another round of Xbox Live account banning

Microsoft has confirmed this weekend that the company has performed another round of Xbox Live account banning, killing the service for gamers using pirated copies of games. "We have taken ...

Date: 1 Nov 2009 05:11 | 60 comments

DSi XL confirmed for Europe following DSi LL release

Nintendo has confirmed that following today's launch of the updated DSi LL handheld in Japan, the same system, just dubbed the DSi XL will hit Europe in the Q1 2010. The updated system includes ...

Date: 29 Oct 2009 18:10 | 11 comments

Nintendo unveils DSi LL with larger screen

Nintendo has announced today the release of the DSi LL which include a significantly larger 4.2-inch screen. The handheld will cost ¥20,000 ($220 USD) and the "LL" in the title refers to ...

Date: 29 Oct 2009 17:10 | 10 comments

Xbox 360 Sky Player delayed a day

Yesterday the much anticipated Sky Player for the Xbox 360 was launched for UK and Irish gamers and just as quickly Microsoft has taken down the service due to a "technical issue." The company ...

Date: 28 Oct 2009 18:10 | 3 comments

Sky Player launches on Xbox 360

Microsoft has officially launched its streaming Sky TV service today for the Xbox 360 today in the UK and Ireland, giving gamers access to movie and TV content on their consoles. Xbox Live ...

Date: 27 Oct 2009 20:10 | 6 comments

Nintendo to launch DSi with larger screen

The Japanese Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo is planning to release a new version of the popular DSi handheld in Japan, one that will include a larger screen. Nintendo says DS/DSi demand ...

Date: 27 Oct 2009 18:10 | 7 comments

Nintendo and Sony handhelds have reached saturation, says research firm

According to new research from firm DFC Intelligence, games for the iPhone/iPod Touch will take a large 25 percent of the portable gaming market in 5 years as the Nintendo and Sony handhelds ...

Date: 26 Oct 2009 17:10 | 5 comments

PS3 to get Netflix streaming through BD-Live

Last week Reed Hastings announced that Netflix had a new consumer electronics partner who would be providing a client for their Watch Instantly streaming video service. Today they made a joint ...

Date: 26 Oct 2009 08:10 | 18 comments

Need For Speed series surpasses 100 million sales

The ever-popular Need For Speed racing series has surpassed 100 million in sales, says Electronic Arts, pushing it into the elite club with four other franchises. The other members of the ...

Date: 26 Oct 2009 06:10 | 3 comments

Microsoft denies Blu-ray on Xbox 360

Earlier this week we reported that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made comments that implied that the company would be bringing Blu-ray accessories to the Xbox 360. At the time, the notoriously ...

Date: 25 Oct 2009 21:10 | 13 comments

PS3 Slim sales in Australia 'outperform' competition

According to Sony, the company has sold over 60,000 slim PS3s in Australia since launch date on September 3rd, good enough to 'outperform' rival consoles in the region. Sony also said they ...

Date: 22 Oct 2009 19:10 | 3 comments

Wii successor will be less of a 'toy'

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto made a few statements this week in regards to the eventual Wii successor, saying the console will likely be smaller and cheaper and less of a "toy." Miyamoto, ...

Date: 22 Oct 2009 18:10 | 23 comments

Blu-ray add-on coming for Xbox 360, says Ballmer

Gizmodo interviewed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and it seems like Xbox 360 owners will soon be able to get Blu-ray add-ons for their drives. When the site asked Ballmer about Blu-ray for ...

Date: 22 Oct 2009 17:10 | 51 comments

PSPgo seeing slow sales in Australia

The new Sony handheld PSPgo is seeing slow sales in Australia, with Michael Ephraim, managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia confirming that only about 1000 units sold in ...

Date: 21 Oct 2009 19:10 | 8 comments

Q-Games to stop developing for PSP due to piracy

Q-Games, developer of the popular PixelJunk series has said that they will no longer be porting games to the Sony PSP due to the rampant piracy on the handheld. PixelJunk is an exclusive ...

Date: 20 Oct 2009 15:10 | 17 comments

Black Wii headed to Europe as well

In June, Nintendo released the Wii console with a black colorway in Japan and the company has announced today that the same limited edition console will be headed to Europe for the holiday season. ...

Date: 20 Oct 2009 15:10 | 11 comments

Microsoft update will lock out unlicensed Xbox 360 storage devices

Microsoft has made a new move today that will likely anger many current Xbox 360 users; locking out unlicensed storage devices that are not sold by the software giant. "When Preview Program ...

Date: 20 Oct 2009 14:10 | 59 comments

U.S. gaming industry returns to growth in September

Last week, the NPD Group was forced to push back their monthly US gaming sales numbers due to a "processing issue," but the figures were made available early this morning. After 6 months ...

Date: 20 Oct 2009 13:10 | 1 comment

Microsoft likely to raise Xbox Live price, says Pachter

Wedbush Morgan videogame industry analyst Michael Pachter has made some more interesting comments this week on GameTrailer's Bonus Round, stating that Microsoft is ready to move on from PC gaming, ...

Date: 19 Oct 2009 17:10 | 76 comments

Traditional videogame business model is sinking ship, says EA Sports boss

Electronic Arts Sports president Peter Moore, speaking at the PLAY Digital Media Conference this week, made some interesting comments as to the future of disc-based games, going as far as to ...

Date: 19 Oct 2009 17:10 | 16 comments