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1. Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   More than a Blu-ray player A recent survey conducted by OTX Gameplan indicates that gamers may be ditching the Xbox 360 to play popular sequels on the Playstation 3 console. "The PS3 seems poised to ...

2. Wii fails to deliver

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... want no Nintendo consoles Video game industry halts downward spiral PS3 claims "top home console" slot as Wii sales decline Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200  ...

3. Bioware unshackles Dragon Age: Origins

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   Bioware has finally launched its long-awaited Dragon Age: Origins fantasy game for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms. Bioware has finally launched its long-awaited Dragon Age: Origins fantasy game for ...

4. Microsoft: Xbox 360 has the "best" FPS games

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   ... Sterling. "I'd say that, in the past, Microsoft's 'best games out there' comment would have held true. At the time of writing, however, I'm going to have to back the PS3's corner and say that, really, ...

5. Video game industry halts downward spiral

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   ... "Madden NFL 10" for the Xbox 360 captured third place with a respectable 289,000 copies sold. See Also PS3 claims "top home console" slot as Wii sales decline Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200 ...

6. Sony announces 250GB PS3 Slim for $350

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   Sony has unveiled an updated version of the PS3 Slim. The $350 console features a 250GB hard drive and will be available on November 3. Sony has unveiled an updated version of the PS3 Slim. The $350 ...

7. PS3 claims "top home console" slot as Wii sales decline

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... of September - with all platforms except the Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP posting year-over-year gains. Divnich told TG Daily that Sony's recent PS3 price cut played a major role in driving sales of the ...

8. Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200

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   Nintendo has announced plans to slash the Wii's suggested retail price by $50. According to company spokesperson Cammie Dunaway, the new $200 price point - effective on September 27 - will help advance ...

9. Bethesda to disperse Fallout 3 DLC for the PS3 on September 24

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   Bethesda has confirmed that it will release Broken Steel - the first Fallout 3 DLC for the PS3 - on Thursday, September 24th. Broken Steel is expected to be followed by the release of "Operation: Anchorage" ...

10. August game sales caught in downward spiral

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    ... first month the PlayStation 3 posted year-over-year gains in 2009." NPD analyst Anita Frazier expressed similar sentiments. "The PS3 was the only platform to realize a year-over-year increase in total ...

11. Exclusive content boosts game sales

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    A new study says that exclusive content plays a significant role in driving video game sales. The Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3 - which boasts exclusive paid DLC - outsold the PlayStation 3 SKU by nearly ...

12. Updated: Analyst confirms imminent Xbox 360 price cut

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    ... however, have faced diminishing sales since February," explained Divnich. "Whilst the announcement from Sony, reducing the PS3 to $299, will have a greater impact on sales over Microsoft's expected price ...

13. Apple unlikely to launch game console before 2015

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    ... launch), 30 million PS3s and 75 million Wiis. That is a huge competitive disadvantage, and I don't see it happening for the next few years," said Pachter. "Game files are huge, so if Apple wants to compete, ...

14. Microsoft defends infamous red ring of death

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    ... his amazement at the alleged 54 percent failure rate, explaining that the number sounded "ridiculous." "Okay, I don't have an XBOX, 360, nor a PS3 and I had no idea there were this many problems with ...

15. Amazon limits pre-order sales of 120GB PS3

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    ... off of controllers, cables, games and other peripherals. In any case, there is no reason a single households needs more than one or two PS3's. Anyone interested in buying more than that likely has ulterior ...

16. Updated: Sony hopes $300 PS3 will boost sluggish sales

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    ... a number of analysts - including Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan - correctly anticipated the $100 cut. "The core PS3 SKU has not seen a price cut since October 2007," Pachter wrote on August 10. "We ...

17. EA preps Bad Company 2 for winter deployment

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    ... members to wreak havoc with its two mounted rail guns on board. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available for a number of platforms, including the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC. Dante's Inferno EA has ...

18. PS3 Slim shows up in ads

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    Kmart and Sears are offering a Playstation 3 Slim priced at $300 and it looks like it's set for release on August 24. Kmart and Sears are offering a Playstation 3 Slim priced at $300 and it looks like ...

19. Claim: Xbox 360 plagued by a 54 percent failure rate

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    ... most of the three consoles," wrote Phil Villarreal in The Consumerist. "Results said 40.3 percent of 360 owners use the console three to five hours a day, compared to 37 percent of PS3 owners. Meanwhile, ...

20. Gamers aren't all teenage geeks

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    The average age of adult computer game players in the US is 35, belying the image of gamers as spotty teenagers. Washington, DC - The average age of adult computer game players in the US is 35, belying ...

21. Sega: Hard-core Wii games a 'successful niche'

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    ... games for the Wii market because with an install base of some 34 million in Europe and America (maybe half of whom don't own Xbox 360s and PS3s). So even if you took half of those where they're not into ...

22. Capcom resurrects classic titles for the PS3 and PSP

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    Capcom has confirmed plans to resurrect a number of classic titles for the PS3 and PSP, including Mega Man Powered, Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 2 and Street Flighter Alpha 3 Max. Capcom has confirmed ...

23. Xbox 360 the 'most active console' amongst US gamers

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    ... are playing the newer consoles. Current generation consoles, such as Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, made up 50% of total share of minutes in June 2009, while last generation consoles, such as Xbox, PS2 and Gamecube, ...

24. Electronic Arts jumps on motion-based bandwagon

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    ... and drive growth," John Riccitiello stated during a conference call quoted by VG247. "We're positive overall. We're planning to support both [Natal and the PS3 controller]. We haven't yet announced our ...

25. Rumor: Sony prepping PS3 Slim for August 18 launch

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    Sony is reportedly preparing to launch a new version of its Playstation 3 console. According to RTL Info, the "PS3 Slim" will be unveiled in Germany on August 18 before the official opening of the Gamescom ...

26. British men more interested in video games than women

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ...  More than a fifth admitted spending an average of 60 hours a month playing video games while a mere four per cent spent the same time wining and dining their partners, says a poll for website PS3PriceCompare.co.uk ...

27. Carmack: Rage framerate 'lags' on Playstation 3

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    John Carmack has confirmed that the PS3 version of Rage runs at 'just 20-30 FPS' compared to 60 FPS on the PC. Carmack - the founder of id software - explained that the rasteriser was just a 'little ...

28. Nintendo Wii sales plummet 57 percent

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    ... of a decrease in units sales of PSP and PS3 hardware and an overall decrease in software sales, as well as the impact of the appreciation of the yen," stated Sony. Mitsushige Akino of the Tokyo-based ...

29. Nintendo clueless about "hardcore" Wii games

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    ... core gaming platform. Anyone will tell you the Wii is a casual gaming and social gaming platform," wrote Shane McGlaun of I4U News. "This side of Rock Band I have never played the PS3 or Xbox with a group ...

30. Ubisoft blames Nintendo DS over weak sales

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    ... to be released in the second quarter of fiscal 2009-10: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Wii and PlayStation 2). Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox360, PS3, PSP and PC). Academy of ...

31. 43 million killed by Battlefield 1943 players

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    Electronic Arts today proudly announced that its Battlefield 1943 customers have killed more than 43 million enemies in just one week. And you can join the shooting frenzy for just $15 and get "endless ...

32. Claws out in Splinter Cell snub catfight

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    ... to designate Splinter Cell: Conviction an Xbox 360 exclusive was "purely business.""Ubisoft as a company now has a lot of experience with PS3," Steven Masters, lead designer of Conviction, told Kikizo. ...

33. Carmack: PS3 offers "theoretical" raw performance

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... "sweat equity" was required to develop PS3 titles. San Francisco (CA) - John Carmack has opined that the Playstation 3 offers "a little bit more theoretical raw performance" compared to other consoles. ...

34. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... it probably goes to the core of why the PS3 was such a disaster for Sony. It is not an uncommon problem and you wonder why Google didn’t just take over Firefox or buy Opera, or in this latest case, buy ...

35. Analysis: Microsoft prepares to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Siren song is likely to tempt frustrated Playstation owners to write off their (heavy) losses and relegate the PS3 to an overpriced Blu Ray player. To be sure, Microsoft has already managed to pull ...

36. Hard core gamers shun Conduit for the Wii

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    ... when you are trying something new, it may take awhile for the consumer to jump on board with it," Ratcliffe told IGN.   Meanwhile, Activision's Prototype (Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows) sold an impressive ...

37. Nintendo Wii surrenders market share in weak game console market

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... shipments (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360) dropped to 642,000, down from 1.149 million in March and down from 1.089 million in April 2008. The drop continued to about 596,000 in May, which represented a 24 month low, ...

38. BioWare co-founder criticizes Activision's PS3 bashing

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    BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has reportedly criticized Activision's threat to "stop supporting" Sony if the company did not implement an immediate PS3 price cut. San Francisco (CA) - BioWare co-founder ...

39. Snubbed PS3 owners forced to wait until September for Fallout 3 DLC

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... PS3, we also need to test each DLC when used in conjunction with each of the other DLC, as well as all of them together, along with the entire original game," Cheng wrote in an official Sony PSN blog post. ...

40. Bethesda to update PS3 owners on Fallout 3 DLC status

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      Bethesda Softworks is reportedly planning to update PS3 owners on the status of Fallout's long-awaited DLC. Operation: Anchorage was originally expected to debut in late June, followed by the ...

41. EA declares end to Tiberium wars with C&C 4

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    ... be ported to other platforms, such as the Xbox, PS3 and Wii.  ...

42. Sony chief downplays rift with Activision over PS3 price cut

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    ... all the consumers you want." As TG Daily previously reported, Kotick had infamously claimed that the PS3 was losing "momentum," while the Wii and Xbox 360 were "just selling better." Kotick also insisted ...

43. Wii expected to dominate global console market

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    ... How Ancillary Revenues Can Extend The Console Cycle," also hypothesized that the PS3 is likely to capture significant market share - or second place - due to Sony's "victory" in the high definition DVD ...

44. Sony rumoured to be planning phone/PS3 hybrid

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... content on PS3 consoles - a few weeks ago was the first sign that it did. Sony is keeping tight-lipped about the plans - which, if true, will probably take a fair while to come to fruition.   ...

45. Rumor: Sony plans major PS3 firmware update

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Sony is reportedly planning a major Playstation 3 firmware update. According to VG247, PS3 Firmware 3.0 will offer a "completely new system" for the console. The update - described as a "huge overhaul" ...

46. PC version of Trine to arrive in summer '09

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    SouthPeak Interactive has announced that the PC version of Trine will be released in summer '09. The popular fantasy game recently won the GameSpot Editors' Choice Award for "Best Downloadable Game" ...

47. Activision demands immediate PS3 price cut

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    Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has demanded that Sony implement an immediate Playstation 3 price cut. Kotick explained that the the PS3 has lost "momentum," while the Wii and Xbox "are just selling better." ...

48. Microsoft eyes major Xbox upgrade as Nintendo Wii sales plummet

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    ... also issued similar denials regarding a rumored PS3 holiday price reduction.   "I think everybody but us would love to see it given away for free," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer ...

49. Sony claims iPhone is just "a phone"

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... of games. Finally, Tretton insisted that Sony would not be pressured into lowering PS3 prices before the 2009 holiday season.  "I think everybody but us would love to see it given away for free," ...

50. Game sales fall sharply as recession bites

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    ... consumers are hoping for a price cut.  Xbox 360 sales dropped five percent, while Sony's (SNE) PS3 sales plummeted 37 percent. Games sales dropped to $448.9 million. One solid performer was UFC ...