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SCEE CEO Kaz Hirai has confirmed today that the company will be adding a "premium level" to the PlayStation Network in an effort to speed up revenue growth from the $500 million-plus business.
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Date: 23 Nov 2009 22:11 | 8 comments
Nintendo America has announced two new limited edition DSi holiday bundles, each of which will include five games pre-loaded.
The "Brain Teaser" bundles will include a white colorway handheld ...
Date: 23 Nov 2009 20:11
The Nintendo DSi LL has launched in Japan this weekend to strong demand, with Kotaku reporting that many game stores had lines 100-deep with would-be buyers.
The newly updated handheld has ...
Date: 23 Nov 2009 18:11 | 1 comment
According to Olga Puzanova, Sony Europe Senior Manager of Marketing and Programming, the PS3 PSN Video Store is now live in the UK, Germany, France and Spain.
Says the blog post:
We’ve ...
Date: 22 Nov 2009 18:11 | 2 comments
Microsoft is starting a promotion this weekend for Xbox Live Silver members, giving them full Gold services, for free, allowing for online gameplay and full access to downloadable content.
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Date: 20 Nov 2009 20:11 | 14 comments
During their presentation to investors and shareholders, Sony marked 3D gaming as one of the five keys to the future of the PlayStation 3 and noted that all "PS3 units will be firmware upgradeable to 3D."
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Date: 20 Nov 2009 20:11 | 14 comments
Brazil, Latin America's largest video game market will finally officially get the Sony PlayStation 2, albeit at a hugely inflated price that should do little to stop the rampant piracy in the nation.
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Date: 20 Nov 2009 20:11 | 13 comments
Sony continues to see strong hardware sales in Japan for their consoles, with the PSP/PSPgo leading the way again for the week November 15th.
The handheld sold a combined 45,197 for the week, ...
Date: 20 Nov 2009 19:11
During a presentation at its media and investors conference today, Sony noted that they are "looking into" a way to make more profits from its free PlayStation Network, and said it was considering ...
Date: 20 Nov 2009 18:11 | 16 comments
Last week we reported the rumor that Microsoft's upcoming Project Natal motion sense device was set for a November 2010 launch, along with a cheap £30-50 price tag.
Today, Microsoft has ...
Date: 18 Nov 2009 19:11 | 9 comments
The blockbuster Modern Warfare 2 has crushed all previous entertainment sales records, with a five-day $550 million USD launch, making it the biggest in history.
The game beat out all previous ...
Date: 18 Nov 2009 18:11 | 15 comments
Activision has noted today that they have in fact removed the controversial airport scene from the blockbuster Modern Warfare 2, but only for the Russian version of the game.
"Other countries ...
Date: 17 Nov 2009 19:11 | 16 comments
Microsoft has updated their Xbox 360 services today, adding the long hyped Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video apps.
"It's the community that drives us forward, and it's the community ...
Date: 17 Nov 2009 17:11 | 3 comments
After having some of the upcoming PS3 firmware 3.1 features leaked last week, Sony has officially previewed the new update via the PS Blog.
Says the post:
Hi everyone, here’s an early ...
Date: 17 Nov 2009 17:11 | 26 comments
According to Major Nelson, Xbox Live hit a record last week, with 2 million concurrent users on at one time, thanks mainly to the blockbuster that is Modern Warfare 2.
Says Major Nelson's ...
Date: 16 Nov 2009 19:11 | 7 comments
Earlier this week we reported that 1 million Xbox Live members had been banned from the service for using modified consoles, a significant portion of the 20 million XBL subscribers.
This ...
Date: 14 Nov 2009 22:11 | 44 comments
The BBC iPlayer is set to have its own Nintendo Wii channel very soon, says Erik Huggers, BBC director of Future Media & Technology.
The popular TV service was available through the Wii's ...
Date: 14 Nov 2009 20:11 | 2 comments
Xbox Live will transform into Zune Video next week, allowing Xbox 360 owners to stream HD movies and TV episodes rather than having to download them before playback is available.
Alongside ...
Date: 14 Nov 2009 20:11 | 1 comment
After finally returning to growth in September, the US video game industry declined by 19 percent in October year-on-year, moving down to $1.07 billion from $1.32 billion.
"Based on typical ...
Date: 13 Nov 2009 16:11 | 16 comments
After selling almost 5 million copies in its first day, the blockbuster smash Modern Warfare 2 had also "killed" the PlayStation Network, causing server overloads earlier in the day.
Says ...
Date: 12 Nov 2009 17:11 | 22 comments
Activision has announced today that the blockbuster release of Modern Warfare 2 has netted $310 million USD in its first day of release, and that is only in the US and the UK.
The release, ...
Date: 12 Nov 2009 16:11 | 7 comments
According to a new MCV post, Microsoft is planning a November 2010 launch for its controller-free Project Natal, and will have 5 million units available at launch, alongside 14 games.
The ...
Date: 11 Nov 2009 19:11 | 5 comments
In what would be a stunning figure if proven true, InformationWeek is reporting today that up to 1 million gamers have been banned from Xbox Live in the past two weeks due to playing pirated ...
Date: 11 Nov 2009 18:11 | 48 comments
After accidentally being shown off a week ago by retail giant Costco, the Microsoft 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter is now available officially, via NewEgg, Costco and other online retailers.
The new ...
Date: 10 Nov 2009 21:11 | 15 comments
Netflix has shipped the first 100,000 discs PS3 owners will need to view streaming Netflix content and promises that more are being shipped every day.
Netflix VP of marketing Jessie Becker ...
Date: 10 Nov 2009 05:11 | 12 comments
Microsoft is confirming that the new additions of Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm will be restricted to gamers with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions and will be only for users over 18, at least for now.
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Date: 10 Nov 2009 03:11 | 9 comments
According to an interview with GTTV, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has vehemently denied the rumors that the company is planning an HD version of the popular Wii for 2010.
Top ...
Date: 10 Nov 2009 01:11 | 8 comments
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
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 | 149 comments
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
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 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 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
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
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 | 12 comments
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
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 | 10 comments
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 | 74 comments
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 | 13 comments
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
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
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
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 | 10 comments
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
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
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
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
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