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1. Nvidia accelerates GPU pixel processing

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 22 November 2009

   Optimizes texture rendering Nvidia has patented a method of optimizing the GPU pixel processing pipeline. According to company spokesperson Hector Marinez, patent no. 7609272  "helps" the shader ...

2. Rumor: Sony planning Firefox PS3 port

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... to Sony who says that they have been in talks with Mozilla lately about possibly porting Firefox over to the PS3," wrote Dustin Rudzinski. 

"That said, our source made sure to point out that they ...

3. Activision denies Russian ban of Modern Warfare 2

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   ... was a "fine one." "If Google Translate is to be believed, the game was never actually banned in Russia, although the distinction may be a fine one," wrote Hachman. "GotPS3.ru reported that a PC version ...

4. Wii regains top hardware spot as PS3 sales slip

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   ... sales per week basis, while the PS3 and Xbox 360 declined. [Yet], this October is the third best October on record, behind October 2007 and October 2008." According to Frazier, Nintendo sold 507,000 Wii ...

5. Nintendo poised to "regain control" of console market

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 10 November 2009

   ... of a strong lineup of exclusive titles for Sony with God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, and MAG all expected to be released before the first half of 2010." See Also Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels ...

6. Wii fails to deliver

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 04 November 2009

   ... 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  ...

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

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 29 October 2009

   ... 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, ...

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

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 08 October 2009

   ... 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 ...

9. Sony promises motion controller next spring as Nintendo cuts price of Wii

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 23 September 2009

   Sony's become the latest console manufacturer to launch a motion-sensitive controller for its PlayStation 3, following Microsoft's formal announcement of Project Natal earlier this week. Sony's become ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    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" ...

11. August game sales caught in downward spiral

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 11 September 2009

    ... 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 ...

12. Exclusive content boosts game sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 08 September 2009

    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 ...

13. Apple unlikely to launch game console before 2015

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 24 August 2009

    ... 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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 21 August 2009

    ... 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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 20 August 2009

    ... 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. EA preps Bad Company 2 for winter deployment

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    ... 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 ...

17. PS3 Slim shows up in ads

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    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 ...

18. Gamers aren't all teenage geeks

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 17 August 2009

    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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 13 August 2009

    ... 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 ...

20. Capcom resurrects classic titles for the PS3 and PSP

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 12 August 2009

    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 ...

21. Pachter: Console price cuts 'imminent'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 10 August 2009

    ... by maintaining current price points for 'too long.' "The Wii remains at its November 2006 launch price of $249.99, and the core PS3 SKU has not seen a price cut since October 2007," said Pachter. "We ...

22. Electronic Arts jumps on motion-based bandwagon

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 31 July 2009

    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 ...

25. Nintendo Wii sales plummet 57 percent

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 30 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

26. Nintendo clueless about "hardcore" Wii games

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

27. 43 million killed by Battlefield 1943 players

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 23 July 2009

    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 ...

28. Claws out in Splinter Cell snub catfight

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 22 July 2009

    ... 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. ...

29. Carmack: PS3 offers "theoretical" raw performance

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 21 July 2009

    ... "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. ...

30. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

31. Analysis: Microsoft prepares to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 17 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

32. Hard core gamers shun Conduit for the Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 17 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

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

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 17 July 2009

    ... 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, ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 13 July 2009

    ... 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. ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 10 July 2009

      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 ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    ... 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 ...

38. Update: Firefox 3.5 is fast, but still behind Chrome and Safari

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 30 June 2009

    About two weeks ago, following the release of Safari 4.0, we had a close look at the performance delivered by today’s browsers. At the time, our benchmark runs were based on the first release candidate build ...

39. Wii expected to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 29 June 2009

    ... 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 ...

40. Activision demands immediate PS3 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    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." ...

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

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 15 June 2009

    ... 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 ...

42. Sony claims iPhone is just "a phone"

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 12 June 2009

    ... 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," ...

43. Sony eyes massive PS3 price cut as EA preps Madden NFL 10

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 09 June 2009

    ... Arts) release of Madden NFL 10 in August. "Industry sources indicate Sony is planning a $100 price cut on the PS3 in mid-August, just prior the launch of Madden (8/18) and the start of the back to school ...

44. DXT shows off advanced console gear

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    ... device that gives the game full six degree of freedom movement."Black Widow KeyboardThis wireless keyboard features directional controls for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The Black Widow is also equipped with ...

45. THQ demos Darksiders, showcases MX vs. ATV

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    ...  MX vs. ATV (PS3 and Xbox 360) allows players to control various vehicles, such as MX bikes, ATVs, sport buggies, trucks and snowmobiles. We at TG Daily had the opportunity to play a demo version of the ...

46. Sony debuts PS3 Motion Controller

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 02 June 2009

    ... depicted on screen. "This far suprasses anything you can get on the market now," said Marx. "We’ve been hard at work on this for a few years. It's a new set of experiences for PS3. "Its most distinctive ...

47. Qore leaks new PSP details before E3 debut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Sunday, 31 May 2009

    ... from other publishers are likely to include: FUEL (Xbox 360, PS3) Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3, Xbox 360) Wolfenstein 3D (XBLA, PSN) Bioshock 2  ...

48. Bethesda preps Fallout 3 DLC for PS3, confirms Mothership Zeta

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 19 May 2009

    Bethesda has confirmed that Fallout 3 downloadable content (DLC) will be available for the PS3 over the next few months. Operation: Anchorage is expected to debut in late June, followed by the release ...

49. Game console sales hit hard in April

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 15 May 2009

    ... the Wii, it was the weakest result since May 2007; for the Xbox 360 since December 2007 and for the PS3 since October 2007. Total game console sales for the month came in at 642,000 the lowest since April ...

50. 2K Games and Digital Extremes confirm multiplayer BioShock 2

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

    ... Restaurant and Mercury Suites. BioShock 2 is slated for release in autumn 2009 and will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows-based PC's. The frst BioShock, set in an alternate 1960, features ...