PlayStation 3 NEWS
1.) Sony Swings to Loss, Slashes Full-Year Forecast ~ By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
[$2 billion ...]
... veered into a fiscal third-quarter net loss of more than $2 billion and forecast a much wider full-year loss than previously expected, dragged down by losses in its television business and the impact of the strong yen on its ...
02-02-2012 12:10:08pm Not There? Try Google
2.) Sony Selects Its Video Games Chief as New Leader ~ By HIROKO TABUCHI
[bout time...]
... ony said Wednesday that it had tapped Kazuo Hirai, a savvy video game executive who led a turnaround at its PlayStation business, to be the company’s next president and chief executive, a bid by the electronics and entertainme ...
02-01-2012 11:42:29am Not There? Try Google
3.) The Hirai we Deserve? ~ Daniel Nye Griffiths
[new leader...]
... y successful PSP. Image via Wikipedia From our is this news? department, Sony confirmed Wednesday that Sir Howard Stringer will step down as CEO, to be replaced by Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai on April 1. Sir Howa ...
02-01-2012 11:42:31am Not There? Try Google
4.) THQ exiting "kids' game business" ~ By Eddie Makuch, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
["rumors that THQ had lost a publishing alignment with Disney"]
... 7:53 am PT Publisher abandoning its publishing efforts for children's titles, instead focusing on "key franchises"; Saints Row: The Third ships 3.8 million, new Company of Heroes confirmed. Following rumors that THQ had l ...
01-25-2012 11:46:11am Not There? Try Google
5.) Alleged Ex-THQ Employee Lashes Out at Management ~ Andy Chalk
["places the blame squarely on CEO Brian Farrell and various other executives who draw hefty salaries while flailing around in a fugue of incompetence."]
... hes letter to the company's Board of Directors, blaming "chronic and constant mismanagement" for its current dire straits. At one point in 2007, THQ shares were trading at over $35. Today, they are worth about 75 cents. It' ...
01-25-2012 11:46:09am Not There? Try Google
6.) Sony’s Hirai Says PlayStation 3 Is Only Halfway Through 10-Year Life Cycle ~ Bloomberg By Cliff Edwards
[in other words... we dont have anything even remotely ready...]
... n 3 console will have a 10-year lifespan, suggesting the 5-year-old video-game player won’t be replaced soon. Networks can’t deliver the full amount of data contained on game disks, Hirai, Sony’s executive deputy president, ...
01-11-2012 12:23:19pm Not There? Try Google
7.) Sony denies Kaz Hirai presidential promotion ~ By Eddie Makuch, GameSpot
[wait...]
... PT Japanese technology giant says "nothing has been determined at this time" regarding Hirai's move to Sony Corporation president. On Friday, a report in Japanese business publication Nikkei stated longtime Sony employee ...
01-09-2012 12:04:15pm Not There? Try Google
8.) GameStop says holiday sales up slightly ~ By Yinka Adegoke
[20 percent drop in hardware sales...]
... ncreased slightly as sales of new video game software from PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titles such as "Call of Duty 3" and "Elder Scrolls V" offset a 20 percent drop in hardware sales. But GameStop shares fell as much as 5 pe ...
01-09-2012 12:04:15pm Not There? Try Google
9.) Sonic 4: Episode II Will Have Reworked Physics ~ SPONG
[...]
... i. Still wondering where that second episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has gone to? Well, wonder no more - SEGA has finally ended its silence by announcing a 2012 release for PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, Window ...
01-03-2012 11:27:04am Not There? Try Google
10.) Americans Played Anything but Social Games During the Holidays ~ ATD
[1 million less users - not at work...]
... ber of people playing games on Facebook tanked last week as some game makers were unable to capitalize on people’s downtime during the holidays. The dropoff in players affected most all developers, but did not hit all title ...
01-03-2012 11:26:57am Not There? Try Google
11.) Shippin' Out Dec. 18-24: Star Wars: The Old Rep ~ By Jonathan Downin, GameSpot
[finally...]
... 011 8:10 am PT BioWare's first foray into the MMO space finally hits the market after years of development; sequel to indie hit Trine comes to consoles. While Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't the only new release hitting s ...
12-19-2011 11:12:42am Not There? Try Google
12.) Big in Japan Dec. 5-11: Monster Hunter 3G ~ By Jonathan Leo Toyad, GameSpot Asia
[Skyrim only 100K]
... 7:58 pm PT 3DS version of Capcom's multiplayer action RPG beats out Mario titles and Skyrim in latest Japanese chart update; Nintendo's 3D handheld dominates hardware sales. The Monster Hunter series is huge in Japan, s ...
12-15-2011 18:18:18pm Not There? Try Google
13.) THQ miss more than just uDraw’s fault, Street says ~ Dan Gallagher
[hmm...]
... 1 mark, THQ Inc. THQI is facing broader questions from Wall Street than simply the under-performance of its uDraw video game tablet device. Late Wednesday, the video game publisher warned that net sales for the December qua ...
12-09-2011 11:40:16am Not There? Try Google
14.) EA Sports Challenge Series launching with $1 million purse ~ Gamespot
[Madden NFL 12.]
... the stomach to drive across the country, lodging in shoddy motels and consuming unhealthy amounts of beef jerky and Red Bull, only to be knocked out in the first round? Virgin Gaming may have an answer for that dilemma. T ...
12-08-2011 11:16:13am Not There? Try Google
15.) Phones Get Game Power in the Cloud ~ Forbes
[" iPhone and iPad, as well as on Amazon’s Kindle Fire"]
... ng high-end video games on a mobile device has been out of the question. That might be about to change. OnLive, a Silicon Valley start-up, on Thursday plans to release software that will let people play the richest, mos ...
12-08-2011 11:16:12am Not There? Try Google
16.) GameStop Future Seen in Private Equity as Shorts Climb: Real M&A ~ Bloomberg
[blood in the water...]
... rs against GameStop Corp. (GME) to the highest level in America, the world’s largest video-game retailer may find its best hope with a private equity buyer. Almost 47 million, or 34 percent, of GameStop’s shares are curren ...
11-30-2011 12:03:35pm Not There? Try Google
17.) Lawsuit filed against Electronic Arts for failing to keep Battlefield 3 promise ~ Dan Crawley
[company failed to provide the extra content with Battlefield 3 that had been promised....]
... een filed against Electronic Arts by disgruntled Playstation 3 owners, unhappy that the company failed to provide the extra content with Battlefield 3 that had been promised. Battlefield 1943, the best-selling Playstation Net ...
11-21-2011 11:42:36am Not There? Try Google
18.) Free Saints Row 2 with PS3 version of Saints Row: The Third ~ Dan Crawley
[nice move...]
... tation 3 gamers, with a free digital copy of Saints Row 2 being made available when you redeem your Saints Row: The Third online pass within the next 90 days. These kinds of promotions are becoming increasingly common as ga ...
11-17-2011 11:30:59am Not There? Try Google
19.) How the video games industry is faring ~ AP
["Thursday: GameStop Corp. "]
... NEW YORK (AP) -- A look at results from selected companies in the video games business: Oct. 20: Microsoft Corp. says revenue from the Xbox 360 products and services grew 7 percent, led by higher revenue from the Xbox Li ...
11-14-2011 13:09:09pm Not There? Try Google
20.) Steam Hacked: Newell - "Watch Your Credit Card" ~ Daniel Nye Griffiths
[salted ... nice]
... ced that the online digital store, game library and multiplayer network has experienced a security breach and data loss. The announcement, released today (Thursday), began with the news that the Steam forums had been “defaced” ...
11-11-2011 11:35:29am Not There? Try Google
21.) Uncharted 3 sells 3.8 million copies ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
[ hmmm]
... expectations with multimillion day-one tally, is on track to top its predecessors' sales totals. Gamers have bought into Drake's Deception by the millions. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced that the Play ...
11-10-2011 11:35:42am Not There? Try Google
22.) Modern Warfare 3 preorders hit nearly 9 million - Analyst ~ By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
["will sell more than 20 million units worldwide by the end of the year." hmmm]
... 2011 12:19 pm PT Lazard Capital Markets' Atul Bagga says latest Call of Duty presales are almost three times those of Battlefield 3; Call of Duty: Elite now live. Even if EA doesn't expect its Battlefield franchise to uns ...
11-08-2011 11:50:00am Not There? Try Google
23.) Sony headed for fourth straight year in the red ~ Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer,
[346 million loss]
... for fourth year in a row TOKYO (AP) -- Sony reported a 27 billion yen ($346 million) loss for the latest quarter and downgraded its annual earnings forecast Wednesday to stay in the red for the fourth year straight, batter ...
11-02-2011 11:43:07am Not There? Try Google
24.) With 'Sonic Generations,' Sega races back to its roots ~ CNN
["rrives in stores Tuesday"]
... o from an earlier generation of video games, but Sega may have finally rehabilitated the venerable hedgehog. "Sonic Generations," which arrives in stores Tuesday for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, comes at an opportune tim ...
11-01-2011 11:48:23am Not There? Try Google
25.) Sony expected to book another quarterly loss ~ Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press
[again...]
... er quarter TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony Corp. is expected to post another quarterly loss when it reports results Wednesday as a strong yen and its struggling TV business drag on its bo ...
10-31-2011 12:12:01pm Not There? Try Google
26.) Nintendo to report struggling first-half earnings ~ Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer,
[expcted loss for the June-September quarter.]
... half earnings Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer, On Tuesday October 25, 2011, 3:23 am EDT TOKYO (AP) -- Nintendo Co. reports fiscal first half earnings Thursday that will likely highlight the Japanese game maker's rec ...
10-27-2011 11:36:12am Not There? Try Google
27.) Activision jumps into kids' game with 'Skylanders' ~ Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
["Extra figures cost $8 each."]
... ro's Adventure' Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer, On Monday October 17, 2011, 11:21 am EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, eithe ...
10-17-2011 11:46:34am Not There? Try Google
28.) Sony IDs, passwords compromised ~ AP
[again...]
... he Associated Press, On Wednesday October 12, 2011, 12:17 pm THE BREAK-IN: Sony Corp. says intruders staged a massive attempt to access user accounts on its PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online En ...
10-12-2011 11:40:32am Not There? Try Google
29.) SEGA contest asks fans to guess the name of upcoming mystery game ~ By Rick Marshall
[hmmm]
... ounce the identity of an upcoming franchise set to make its return on the Playstation 3. Announced yesterday on the SEGA blog, the “Name That Game” contest simply requires that you watch — or more specifically, listen — to ...
10-06-2011 11:31:42am Not There? Try Google
30.) Nintendo Seems Doomed In The Face Of Strong Competition ~ Simon Holstein
[yup...]
... cs, and arguably some of the best video games ever created, is well on its way toward its imminent death as a company. Nintendo (NTDOY.PK) recently announced that its sale goals and profit estimates would miss and reach a 26-y ...
10-05-2011 12:01:38pm Not There? Try Google
31.) Vita to Allow for Live Game Broadcasting Features available in the new year. ~ By Svend Joscelyne
[feature...]
... yStation Vita will soon have the ability to broadcast your gameplay sessions to friends around the world. Nico Nico - the Japanese equivalent of YouTube, essentially - will have a service embedded right into the Sony device ...
09-22-2011 11:33:52am Not There? Try Google
32.) Zumba Fitness, new game launches boost Majesco outlook ~ Reuters
[another hit...]
... 3 adj EPS $0.03 vs est loss $0.02/shr * Q3 rev $19.5 mln vs est $17.5 mln * Sees FY 2011 adj $0.35-$0.38 vs est $0.37 * Sees FY 2011 rev $120-$130 mln vs est $125.7 mln (Adds details in paragraphs 2-7; CEO comment; upda ...
09-14-2011 11:34:23am Not There? Try Google
33.) Tokyo Game Show to highlight rise of social games ~ By Isabel Reynolds
["Nintendo has done some pretty awful things - no software, poor pricing, poor PR, no sign of a sustainable turnaround, software support dropping like flies," said JP Morgan analyst Hiroshi Kamide of the failed 3DS launch.]
... s) - In a world of booming smartphones and tablets, social game providers will take the spotlight at the Tokyo Game Show this week, while champion Nintendo , criticised for being too centred on hardware, struggles to win back ...
09-12-2011 11:30:20am Not There? Try Google
34.) Yakuza Studio Opens, Announces Yakuza 5 ~ By Svend Joscelyne
[money to be made...]
... nd Joscelyne Yakuza creator and fantastically tanned SEGA producer Toshihiro Nagoshi has announced the official forming of the 'Ryu ga Gotoku Studio,' along with the existence of a new Yakuza game for consoles and PlayStati ...
08-31-2011 11:34:45am Not There? Try Google
35.) Wii getting a redesign ~ By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
[yawn...]
... amlined" hardware set for this year; new-look Wii to sit horizontally, lose backward compatibility with GameCube. The Wii system turns five years old later this year, and Nintendo believes it's about due for a facelift. Th ...
08-17-2011 11:36:36am Not There? Try Google
36.) Sony reduces PlayStation price to revive sales ~ By Michelle Martin and Liana B. Baker
[$249]
... es cut by 17 pct as sales wane * Reduced price expected to boost industry * New PSP coming later this year in Europe (Adds executive comments, share prices for Sony and GameStop, byline) By Michelle Martin and Liana B. ...
08-17-2011 11:36:32am Not There? Try Google
37.) One Million Online Users Bringing Rift Between Sony-Microsoft ~ By Ragnhild Kjetland
[rift...]
... on Internet users have flocked to the fantasy world of “Rift” since its March release, in a trend that threatens games consoles such as Sony Corp. (6758)’s PlayStation and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Xbox. Trion Worlds Inc.’s ...
08-17-2011 11:36:35am Not There? Try Google
38.) THQ Announces Internal Studios Realignment to Focus on Key Strategic Initiatives ~ Press Release Source
["transitioning its portfolio away from licensed kids titles and movie-based entertainment properties for consoles and has also decided not to actively pursue further development of the MX vs. ATV franchise at this time"]
... s on High Potential Categories; Reduces Focus on Kids and Movie-Based Licensed Titles for Consoles Press Release Source: THQ Inc. On Tuesday August 9, 2011, 7:46 pm EDT AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- THQ Inc., ...
08-10-2011 11:23:29am Not There? Try Google
39.) Sega forums still closed a month after mystery hack ~ By John Leyden
[how do we encrypt all of these passwords?]
... • Get more from this author Posted in Enterprise Security, 14th July 2011 07:43 GMT Free whitepaper – Creating Order from Chaos in Data Centers and Server Rooms Sega's forum remains offline almost a month after its fo ...
07-14-2011 12:00:01pm Not There? Try Google
40.) Nolan Bushnell: "School System Covered in "Unions and Bullshit" - Games Can Help ~ SPONG By Tim Smith
[never one to mince words...]
... ing game metrics..." By Tim Smith What do you do after you've help invent Pong! and Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre? You totally rebuild the education system in the United States. At least that's what Nola ...
07-14-2011 11:59:56am Not There? Try Google
41.) Ex-Microsoft exec joins GameStop ~ By Eddie Makuch, GameSpot
[Shane Kim]
... , Halo, and Gears of War franchise overseer Shane Kim appointed to board of directors at retailer; will "support the advancement of GameStop's digital strategy." In 2009, Microsoft bid adieu to Shane Kim, VP of strategy and ...
07-12-2011 11:54:02am Not There? Try Google
42.) Sega latest target of hackers' attacks ~ Relaxnews
[e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords. The company said users' credit card data had not been stolen.]
... tions illegally accessed by hackers. The company confirmed on Sunday that hackers were able to get past its security systems and enter the web site of its London unit, Sega Europe Ltd., to access personal information. The To ...
07-05-2011 11:38:52am Not There? Try Google
43.) L.A. Noire tops slumping May sales - NPD ~ By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
[hmmm]
... Rockstar claims month for second year in a row as total sales slip 14 percent to $743 million; Xbox 360 leads hardware with 270,000 units. Today, the NPD Group released its May US retail sales report, revealing that the ga ...
06-14-2011 12:04:10pm Not There? Try Google
44.) Gaming Industry Shrinks in May ~ Zacks Equity Research
["Facebook, remains a major concern."]
... onth after posting robust sales in April 2011, the video games industry fell off the cliff to a new low since October 2006, in May. According to market research company, The NPD Group, US retail sales of the video game industr ...
06-14-2011 12:04:12pm Not There? Try Google
45.) Three Key Takeaways From Nintendo’s Wii U ~ Tricia Duryee WSJ
["did not offer any details on price, or timing"]
... E3, shocking the industry with the first tablet-sized controller for gaming in the home. The Japanese-based games company has revolutionized the market before, and after today’s announcement, it’s obvious that it wants to ...
06-07-2011 15:50:42pm Not There? Try Google
46.) Nintendo Unveils WiiU Game System For 2012 ~ By: Chris Morris
["6.2-inch LCD screen that can double as a limited portable game system, a touch screen and an accelerometer."]
... Morris Chris Morris for CNBC For the past five years, Nintendo has ruled the home console space, and it has led the handheld category for more than four times that long. Now it's hoping to bring the best aspects of bot ...
06-07-2011 15:50:40pm Not There? Try Google
47.) Microsoft E3 2011 Press Conference ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
[Halo 4!]
... s E3 2011: With rumors of Dance Central 2 and a cable TV service swirling, the Xbox 360-maker shows off its latest wares in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES--Unlike past Electronic Entertainment Expos, Microsoft is leading the "B ...
06-06-2011 12:09:04pm Not There? Try Google
48.) Related Game Dance Central 2 Follow Follow for the latest news, videos, & tips from experts & insiders What's this? MTV Games Rhythm / Dancing Release: TBA 2011 (AU) E3 2011 Live Schedule 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 Microsoft E3 2 ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
[Halo 4!]
... s E3 2011: With rumors of Dance Central 2 and a cable TV service swirling, the Xbox 360-maker shows off its latest wares in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES--Unlike past Electronic Entertainment Expos, Microsoft is leading the "B ...
06-06-2011 12:08:12pm Not There? Try Google
49.) Related Game Dance Central 2 Follow Follow for the latest news, videos, & tips from experts & insiders What's this? MTV Games Rhythm / Dancing Release: TBA 2011 (AU) E3 2011 Live Schedule 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 Microsoft E3 2 ~ By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
[Halo 4!]
... s E3 2011: With rumors of Dance Central 2 and a cable TV service swirling, the Xbox 360-maker shows off its latest wares in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES--Unlike past Electronic Entertainment Expos, Microsoft is leading the "B ...
06-06-2011 12:08:10pm Not There? Try Google
50.) E3 2011: SEGA Lineup Leads With Sonic, No Shenmue ~ gamepro by McKinley Noble
["Sonic Generations"]
... with some big titles and other noticeably absent fan favorites. by McKinley Noble June 05, 2011 16:40 PM PT Like its competitors, SEGA has released the full list of what they'll be showing and talking about at E3 ...
06-06-2011 12:09:02pm Not There? Try Google
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