Delivering a critical message to potential customers through stock
photography can work in some cases, but can backfire in others – which
was the case in a recent Microsoft PR campaign. A Mic
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 13:17
...gamers’] fingertips than any other device connected to the TV," hinting at other conmsoles such as the PS3 , Nintendo Wii and Apple TV. Microsoft is going to great lengths to transform Xbox 360 into ...
Friday, October 10, 2008 14:00
Feature - The holiday season is approaching quickly: If you have children or if
you are an avid gamer yourself then you know there are tons of video
games you could buy. This Christmas season
Friday, October 10, 2008 00:02
...efault. The current 40 GB will be offered at “open price” from October 10, the company said. The new PS3 will be offered in three colors, black, silver and white and will be priced at 39,980 Yen, wh...
Friday, October 10, 2008 00:01
...vice now costs $299instead of $349, which means that the console is now $100 cheaper than Sony’s 40 GB PS3 and just $50 more expensive than Nintendo’s Wii ($249). But on a closer look, it isn’t a simp...
Monday, July 14, 2008 00:28
...rlds of more casual, family-oriented gaming on the Wii and the expectations of “high-end” games on the PS3 . Conceivably, this would put the Xbox 360 much closer to the Nintendo Wii, especially if thos...
Friday, May 23, 2008 13:36
...e today released detailed numbers on the concentration of
hazardous materials used to manufacture the PS3 , Xbox 360 and Wii game
consoles. The good news is that the findings reflect previous hazmat
...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 15:03
...ment suit, which Sony settled for a hefty sum and enabled the company to bring the feature back to the PS3 . Now I am sitting here with my $58.70 ($54.99 plus sales tax) controller and I am wondering ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 13:44
...irtually every other Wii title is priced at $50, making the standard price for Wii games below that of PS3 and Xbox 360 titles that mostly sell for $60.
Wii Fit is a game that allows users to track ...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 14:41
... controller , despite its motion sensing capability, is one of the key weaknesses of the Playstation 3 (PS3 ). The vibration feature, which has been available for the Playstation 2 for some time, was ne...
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 14:50
Sony today announced a firm release date and MSRP for the "Dualshock 3" controller , the first PS3 controller to include the rumble feature. Foster City (CA) - Sony today announced a firm release date
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 08:13
..., the wheel comes with full Force Feedback support, a feature that wasn’t included on first-generation PS3 controller s. It includes a special small wheel-knob that is used to control the brake bias be...
Thursday, February 21, 2008 00:51
... Playstation 3 - via digital download. Flow was one of the first titles developed exclusively for the PS3 's "Playstation Store", and has remained one of the most notable on the platform...
Friday, February 08, 2008 15:20
While the rest of the world is still sticking with one official PS3 casing color, Japan is about to get its third with a "satin silver" design coming out there next month. Tokyo (Japan) - W
Thursday, February 07, 2008 15:05
...“a suite of personal accessories,“ Terrasoft said. YDL 6.0 can be installed on top of the PS3 ’s GameOS and therefore enables PS3 users to run both YDL and the game platform. The bas...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008 11:59
...ent colors that were attached to game titles. Now Sony follows up with a “Devil May Cry 4” PS3 bundle, which introduces a “ceramic white” PS3 . A second version of the bundle ...
Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:20
Harmonix created a patch that would allow Rock Band players to use the Guitar Hero III controller in the game, but says Activision has voiced objections that prevent the patch from being released. Ca
Thursday, December 13, 2007 09:47
...rformance. TBI is currently their primary low-cost/high-volume approach. In 2006, the PS3 used approximately 50 GB/s. The historical trend for memory increases would place 500 G...
Monday, November 26, 2007 02:01
... Harmonix already plans to release new tracks every week until the end of the year. Xbox 360 vs PS3 The difference between consoles for most multiplatform games is marginal at best. Howe...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 15:42
Sony has confirmed that its pending PS3 controller that brings back the rumble pack will be fully backwards compatible with compatible PS2 games. Foster City (CA) - Sony has confirmed that its pendin
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 09:47
...ales of the Wii, through September, totaled 3.44 million units, compared to 1.17 million units for the PS3 and 2.22 million units for the Xbox 360. That means in the US, the Wii has not only out...
Friday, November 09, 2007 15:20
MTV and game developer Harmonix have announced the full list of songs that will appear in the multi-platform game Rock Band, spanning four decades of rock music. Los Angeles (CA) - MTV and game deve
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 04:31
Opinion – Sony has really tried to improve the gaming experience with the PS3 through new and innovative technologies, but unfortunately this mindset has led to a decrease in the number of qual
Thursday, October 25, 2007 20:50
Sony today announced details about enhancements it will bring to the PS3 to allow users more remote access from their PSP and PC systems. Tokyo (Japan) - Sony today announced details about enhancemen
Thursday, September 20, 2007 11:16
Sony made a surprise announcement today, saying that it will introduce an new PS3 controller with rumble feature in spring of next year. Tokyo (Japan) – Sony made a surprise announcement today,
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 22:58
Opinion - I have been criticizing Sony for its PS3 strategy and game publishers for their PS3 game strategy pretty much since the console was releaseD almost 10 months ago – despite the fact th
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 18:15
...Wii in early 2008. The Force Unleashed for Wii will port of the same game that is slated for the PS2, PS3 , PSP, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS. It will, however, include an exclusive duel mode that ...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:47
...60 added to the mix for Guitar Hero II. Guitar Hero III will be branching out even more with the Wii, PS3 , and even Nintendo DS. Red Octane announced this week it will also be available for the...
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 08:58
... take a look at what is going on and recap the strategy each vendor is bringing to the table. PS3 : Blu-Ray improving, but PS-3 still in trouble This is still amazing to me; Sony domin...
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:04
...me will also be coming out for the Playstation 3, though no confirmed price has been mentioned for the PS3 version. EB Games lists unconfirmed bundle prices for both platforms at $200. The game...
Monday, August 13, 2007 11:21
...l" affects Spyro 2 and MediEvil, both of which are classic PSOne games that were emulated for the PS3 and PSP hardware. Customers who purchased the games complained about the fact that thes...
Friday, August 10, 2007 11:38
...lo admitted that the company should have spent more time working on the Wii instead of focusing on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Mountain View (CA) - Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello admitted that the com...
Friday, July 27, 2007 12:51
... on its video game unit, while Nielsen found that gamers are still enthused by the Playstation 2. The PS3 has certainly set off on the wrong path. Sony today posted a massive quarterly loss on its vi...
Thursday, July 26, 2007 16:17
Electronic Arts announced today that it will bring the new military simulation game Army of Two to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in November. Montreal (QC) - Electronic Arts announced today that
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 15:32
... “easy to pick up and play”. But she’ll also show off multiplayer games on the PS3 and Xbox 360, namely the musical hit Guitar Hero. Could this camp make mothers fall in love ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 14:12
The Xbox 360 may have a robust online community, but the PS3 is more attractive for developers, according to Epic Games's lead producer Jeff Morris. Santa Monica (CA) - The Xbox 360 may have
Friday, July 13, 2007 13:24
If you plan on purchasing a $500 PS3 , get it while it is available. Los Angeles (CA) – If you plan on purchasing a $500 PS3 , get it while it is available. The recently announced $100 price red
Friday, July 13, 2007 10:10
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction may not be the most intense, but it is one of the PS3 's funnest titles on display at this year's E3. Santa Monica (CA) - Ratchet and Clank Fu
Thursday, July 12, 2007 23:07
Scene It, Bomberman, and Viva Pinata were just some of the titles Microsoft showed off at a special "Social Fun" suite in Santa Monica's Viceroy hotel. Santa Monica (CA) - Scene It,
Thursday, July 12, 2007 13:56
Wii Fit is essentially the brain child of overzealous fans that turned the Wii into a virtual workout machine. Santa Monica (CA) - Wii Fit is essentially the brain child of overzealous fans that t
Thursday, July 12, 2007 00:03
...isappointing than today’s keynote from Sony at E3. I am somewhat biased as I do believe that the PS3 , the only next-gen console I own, has tremendous hardware potential that just can’t wai...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 20:43
As the company with the most momentum in this hardware cycle, Nintendo was able to just focus on new games that fit the mold it has created with the Wii and DS. Santa Monica (CA) - As the company
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 19:21
...hurting when it comes to console sales. The Xbox 360 is nearly at the sales level of the Wii and PS3 combined. This has left critics to attack the limited selection of games. The Microsoft...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 02:30
...dquo; $152.2 million from Sony. Sony at this time does not offer the vibration feature in its current PS3 controller s, but indicated that it may be working with Immersion to bring back the “ru...
Friday, May 04, 2007 12:46
...e cap on the size of downloadable XBL Arcade titles, following the release of the 2 GB Tekken 5 on the PS3 's online service. The Xbox 360 Elite will be the first version of the console to have h...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 09:05
British retailer HMV has said that Sony's UK PS3 launch event, where more than £250,000 ($490,000) was given away in freebies, smacked of a desperate PR "stunt". London (UK) - As
Monday, March 26, 2007 11:23
You generally don't see audience emotions change from boredom to adulation during a major convention keynote, but this exact thing happened during Sony's keynote today at the Game Developers
Wednesday, March 07, 2007 16:12
... can pump out cinema-rivaling sound. Not just TV and video, also games gain from this development: The PS3 , for example, promises a world of HD games – and delivers. Well, at least sometimes. A ...
Friday, March 02, 2007 16:20
...s. Sony indicated that it will be using Immersion’s technology in future products. The PS3 in detail ... According to a statement released late Thursday, the two companies have ...
Thursday, March 01, 2007 21:50
...ine with current DVD players. The least expensive option to play Blu-ray movies is currently the 20 GB PS3 game console, which is priced at $500 - but does not include a scaler to upscale the resoluti...
Monday, February 26, 2007 19:11
Overclocking:
Electric Motorcycle inventor crashes at NextFest 