PlayStation 3 NEWS
1.) Shaun White Skateboarding rolling out this holiday ~ By: Tom Magrino
[not good fro activision - Tony Hawk]
... st's board for "action sports" title on unspecified platforms later this year. Shaun White's gravity-defying snowboarding exploits have already earned him a sports game from Ubisoft (as well as a couple of Olympic gold meda ...
03-05-2010 11:49:06am Not There? Try Google
2.) WSJ: Sony Working On Phone That Can Play Playstation Games ~ By Eric Savitz
[“blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable, or PSP.”]
... t phone that can download and play Playstation games, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites “people familiar with the matter.” Also under development, the story says, is a project that “blurs distinctions among ...
03-04-2010 12:49:03pm Not There? Try Google
3.) Argos Gets Into Pre-Owned Games ~ SPONg
[if successful could roll out to all 735 stores...]
... ore Argos has followed the lead of HMV, Tesco and Asda by buying and selling second hand games. Gift cards are being offered at 27 selected stores for trade-ins of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS software. Thos ...
03-03-2010 11:46:16am Not There? Try Google
4.) Argos Gets Into Pre-Owned Games ~ WSJ By JULIET YE
[if successful could roll out to all 735 stores...]
... ore Argos has followed the lead of HMV, Tesco and Asda by buying and selling second hand games. Gift cards are being offered at 27 selected stores for trade-ins of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS software. Thos ...
03-03-2010 11:46:11am Not There? Try Google
5.) EA Sports Active series sales top $125M, PS3/360 spin-offs hinted at ~ gamespot
[good for ea]
... estors that fitness genre is a billion-dollar industry; talks up "authentic sports action" for upcoming motion control systems. It didn't take long for EA to find success in the nascent fitness game genre. Having launched t ...
03-02-2010 11:19:07am Not There? Try Google
6.) PS3 crashes end, PSN service fully restored ~ By: Tor Thorsen
[good for sony...]
... icted units of Sony's console begin to come back online, initially with an erroneous date; this evening, Sony sounds official all clear, blames false leap-year reading. The past day has been a traumatic one for owners of th ...
03-02-2010 11:19:06am Not There? Try Google
7.) Itagaki and Tecmo settle lawsuit ~ gamespot
["claimed the publisher owed him about $1.4 million in unpaid bonuses"]
... 008 dispute over unpaid Dead or Alive 4 bonuses. Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki and Tecmo technically parted ways in 2008, but the two have been tussling in court ever since. When he split from Tecmo, Itagaki claimed the ...
03-01-2010 11:42:44am Not There? Try Google
8.) Facebook: We're Going to Have Our 'Halo' Soon ~ SPONG
[platform?]
... platform manager. Fans of Farmville, get ready for more gaming action from Facebook this year, as the social networking website plans to become a bona fide platform in its own right - with it's own "Mario", "Halo" or "Son ...
03-01-2010 11:42:37am Not There? Try Google
9.) Sony’s PS3 Suffers Massive Outage ~ Associated Press
["internal clocks in the older consoles being unable to handle the switch from Feb. 28, 2010, to March 1."]
... wer “slim” versions. Gaming sites were abuzz this morning with the news that Sony’s PlayStation 3 has a bug that is preventing users from being able to access PlayStation’s Internet network and in some cases blocking games ...
03-01-2010 11:42:43am Not There? Try Google
10.) Game industry to grow 6% in 2010 - Analyst ~ By: Tom Magrino
["34% digital sales growth will buoy stagnant packaged goods;"]
... s growth will buoy stagnant packaged goods; PS3 only console predicted to see sales increase. The sky began to fall for the global economy in late 2008, but many analysts maintained during the first part of 2009 that the ga ...
02-10-2010 11:52:34am Not There? Try Google
11.) Electronic Arts' Net Falls ~ zacks
["product mix shifts to lower-margin distribution business in North America"]
... EST Electronic Arts Inc. (NasdaqGS: ERTS - News) reported third-quarter of 2010 results with a steep fall in net earnings and revenue due to weakness in its EA business, dismal holiday sales for the overall packaged goods ...
02-09-2010 11:48:10am Not There? Try Google
12.) Sony sells 6.5M PS3s in Q4, posts $871.2M profit ~ By: Tor Thorsen
[not bad...]
... s sales jump by 2 million during holidays--life-to-date sales hit 33.5 million; PSP and PS2 sales slump, annual game-software sales estimate cut by 40 million units. After months of losses, Sony is back in the black. Follow ...
02-04-2010 12:00:48pm Not There? Try Google
13.) Sony lifts outlook after strong quarter ~ By Robin Harding in Tokyo
[up .11 cents]
... t updated: February 4 2010 17:07 Sony yesterday showed the benefits of its restructuring programme when Japan’s leading electronics brand cut its forecast loss for the year to March 2010 after a strong Christmas quarter. ...
02-04-2010 12:00:50pm Not There? Try Google
14.) The Battle for British Living Rooms ~ By Stephen Foley
["you can use it to get programmes via the BBC's iPlayer, rather than having to watch them on your laptop."]
... ng the new home entertainment hubs—and a key TV battleground By Stephen Foley Remember the days when football fans had to ring up BSkyB (BSY), sign up for a satellite-TV subscription and then wait for a man in a van to c ...
02-02-2010 11:46:36am Not There? Try Google
15.) DVD Kiosk Firm e-Play Shuttered; Had Tested Used Video Game Sales In Wal-Marts ~ By Eric Savitz
[not a surprise...]
... here was tremendous buzz in the video game sector about news that Wal-Mart (WMT) had begun rolling out a test of kiosk operated by privately owned e-Play to sell - and buy - used video games. My post at the time noted that ...
02-02-2010 11:46:35am Not There? Try Google
16.) Nintendo Profit Fell 9.4% in Holiday Quarter ~ By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
["though a strong yen and price cuts continued to push down the company's profit."]
... holiday sales were "robust," suggesting that its Wii game console had regained its footing after a slowdown in demand, though a strong yen and price cuts continued to push down the company's profit. Nintendo said group net ...
01-28-2010 12:47:28pm Not There? Try Google
17.) Three years later, the PS3 gets hacked ~ arstechnica
[ "3 years, 2 months, 11 days...thats a pretty secure system,"]
... ver three years on the market, the PlayStation 3 has finally been hacked. Famous iPhone hacker George Hotz, aka "GeoHot", has become the first to achieve the feat, though what this means for the PS3 modding community remains ...
01-26-2010 11:58:32am Not There? Try Google
18.) Rumour: Rockstar Spent Over $20 Million On L.A. Noire Since 2006 ~ SpONG
[hmmm...]
... times over. Posted 26 Jan 2010 Severe Salt Warning: L.A. Noire has been "revamped, ported and delayed four times" since 2006, with Rockstar spending more money on the project than Sony, which has already pumped an alleged ...
01-26-2010 11:58:36am Not There? Try Google
19.) EA tees off on Tiger Woods console game in June ~ Reuters
["Tiger game generates $80 mln in annual revenue-analyst"]
... sole game * Console version annually a top-selling EA sports product * Tiger game generates $80 mln in annual revenue-analyst By Ben Klayman CHICAGO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc
01-21-2010 12:31:58pm Not There? Try Google
20.) U.S. Videogame, Console Revenue Rose 4% ~ By BEN CHARNY
[ummmm...]
... e and console sales increased 4% annually to $5.53 billion in December, but videogame sales disappointed as the industry registered growth in the year's final month, according to research firm NPD Group. Revenue from sales ...
01-15-2010 11:36:11am Not There? Try Google
21.) Riccitiello: Retail in "pitched battle" for market share ~ GIBIZ
["ggressive deals in Europe and the US, with supermarkets selling games below cost price"]
... bed the competition for videogame sales on the High Street as a "pitched battle" between retailers scrambling for market share. The Christmas period saw aggressive deals in Europe and the US, with supermarkets selling games ...
01-12-2010 11:50:54am Not There? Try Google
22.) Japan game sales slip 6.9% in 2009 ~ By: Tom Magrino
[down...]
... llion; Nintendo DS, Dragon Quest IX led charts. Much like the US market, the Japanese gaming industry has been unable to keep up with last year's pace. In July, Japanese stat-tracking firm and Famitsu publisher Enterbrain s ...
01-06-2010 11:34:36am Not There? Try Google
23.) Nintendo Shares Rise After Record Wii Sales in U.S. ~ By Pavel Alpeyev
[7%]
... intendo Co. rose the most in more than a year in Osaka trading after sales of its flagship Wii game console in the U.S. climbed by more than 40 percent to a record in December. The stock climbed 6.9 percent to close at 24,5 ...
01-06-2010 11:34:34am Not There? Try Google
24.) Studios Make Bigger Push for Digital Sales ~ By SARAH MCBRIDE - WSJ
[trjoan horse...]
... as begun selling episodes of its hit series "Weeds" online, weeks ahead of the DVD release. The tactic, by "Weeds" producer Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., is the part of a more aggressive effort Hollywood is taking to boos ...
01-04-2010 11:35:21am Not There? Try Google
25.) Sony Sells Over 4 Million PS3s In Japan ~ SPONG
[price drop...]
... 17 Dec 2009 Sony’s PlayStation 3 has sold over 4 million units in Japan since its launch on 11th November 2006, according to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. Well, 4,020,563 units if you want to be precise. The PS3 total i ...
12-17-2009 11:51:54am Not There? Try Google
26.) Record breaking Mario Bros tops Japanese top ten ~ GIBIZ
[sales put at 934,739 units.]
... -selling game in Japan in the latest weekly data from Media Create, with sales put at 934,739 units. The figure matches earlier estimates from rival research firm Enterbrain, making the game the fastest selling Wii game eve ...
12-11-2009 11:48:35am Not There? Try Google
27.) Fitness video games are reshaping medium ~ By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer
[The biggest competitor to "Wii Fit" is "EA Sports Active,"]
... e' are reshaping medium * By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer * On 10:03 am EST, Friday December 11, 2009 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- At first glance, the rack of video games seems out of place next to the row of e ...
12-11-2009 11:48:34am Not There? Try Google
28.) November video game sales fall 8 percent to $2.7B US video game sales fall 8 percent in November to $2.7B, despite 'Call of Duty' record ~ By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
[Call of Duty $550 million during its first five days]
... espite 'Call of Duty' record * By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer * On 8:09 pm EST, Thursday December 10, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans reached into their pockets -- though not as deep as last year -- to s ...
12-11-2009 11:48:33am Not There? Try Google
29.) Yakuza 3 Heading West as PS3 Exclusive ~ SPONG
[March 2010]
... g last. Ryu ga Gotoku 3 is coming to Europe (and Australia and the USA) on PS3 in March 2010. And that's official. Yes, of course, it's Yakuza 3 by Toshihiro Nagoshi and SEGA. Is Gary Knight, European Marketing Director, SEG ...
12-08-2009 11:48:14am Not There? Try Google
30.) Stringer Says Sony Has Adjusted to Yen Levels ~ WSJ By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND YUZO YAMAGUCHI
["currency hedging, parts procurement in U.S. dollars and by reducing its costs, "]
... Sony Corp. has to make its own destiny, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said the electronics giant must blunt the strong yen's impact by continued streamlining even after it completes its current restructuring plan. He also ...
12-03-2009 12:28:03pm Not There? Try Google
31.) Riccitiello: Digital market will overtake consoles next year ~ GIBIZ
[that is a bit soon...]
... d that the digital videogame market will overtake the traditional console and packaged goods business next year. He added that if the publisher's digital business was a stand alone company, it would be seen as the "darling ...
12-02-2009 15:11:20pm Not There? Try Google
32.) Wii sales dipped Thanksgiving week ~ By: Tom Magrino
[down...]
... 22-28 window; DS Lite, DSi set new handheld record with combined 1-million-unit haul. Though two years out from launch, Nintendo's Wii remained in high demand during the 2008 holiday shopping season. For the high-volume Tha ...
12-01-2009 11:52:46am Not There? Try Google
33.) Video Game Sales Slide 19% In October ~ By Eric Savitz
[down...]
... llion in October, down 19% from $1.32 billion a year ago, according to market research firm NPD Group. Hardware sales fell 23% in the month versus a year ago, with software off 18%, and accessories down 2%. The slide could be ...
12-01-2009 11:52:45am Not There? Try Google
34.) Analysts predict cold October for game industry ~ By: Tom Magrino
["sales will dip 9 to 11 percent on the month."]
... believe software fell 9 to 11 percent last month; Uncharted 2, Borderlands, Wii Fit Plus lead sales. The NPD Group is expected to release its US retail sales report for the October 4-October 31 period this Thursday, and an ...
11-11-2009 11:44:13am Not There? Try Google
35.) Electronics Arts buys social game maker Playfish ~ By Franklin Paul
[$275 million in cash for 2-year-old Playfish]
... NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other consideration as the maker of the "Madden NFL" series e ...
11-09-2009 14:13:45pm Not There? Try Google
36.) Sega Sammy spins off Bakugan ~ gamespot By: Tom Magrino
["a cross-media franchise with ties to collectible card games, video games, toys, and animation."]
... s-media card-battling game; six-month revenues fall 23 percent to $1.7 billion. Sega Sammy's finances have been hammered recently on a number of fronts, ranging from dwindling demand in the Japanese arcade market to currenc ...
11-05-2009 17:51:28pm Not There? Try Google
37.) Konami projects 22.5% six-month sales slip ~ Gamespot
[ouch...]
... n in April-Sept. period due to back-loaded release schedule, tough comparison against MGS4. Konami continues to feel the impact of 2008's success in 2009. Reporting on its first-quarter earnings in August, the publisher att ...
11-02-2009 18:29:09pm Not There? Try Google
38.) Sony Swings to Loss ~ ByKENNETH MAXWELL
["smaller-than-expected loss for its fiscal second quarter and an improved outlook for its fiscal year."]
... ping offset continued soft consumer demand and a strong yen, leading to a smaller-than-expected loss for its fiscal second quarter and an improved outlook for its fiscal year. But the maker of everything from digital music ...
10-30-2009 16:50:47pm Not There? Try Google
39.) Nintendo's Net Profit Slides as Wii Demand Wanes ~ By KENNETH MAXWELL - WSJ
[we will see thier price tomorrow...]
... al-first-half net profit tumbled more than 50% and warned the rough ride will continue, slicing nearly a quarter off its full-year profit forecast as sales of its Wii videogame consoles wane amid a shortage of new blockbuster ...
10-30-2009 16:50:46pm Not There? Try Google
40.) DJ Hero preorders augur weak sales - Analyst ~ By Tom Magrino, GameSpot
[stock steady...]
... :03 pm PT Cowen and Company's Doug Creutz cuts sales projections for Activision's latest rhythm game by 61%, citing online demand that is "well below" expectations. Beyond Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, arguably Activis ...
10-26-2009 17:40:36pm Not There? Try Google
41.) Netflix videos coming to Sony PlayStation ~ Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
[expected...]
... e Sunday that it will offer movies on Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles. The Los Gatos-based video delivery company (NASDAQ:NFLX) said that the service will initially require PlayStation owners to access the Internet-based s ...
10-26-2009 17:40:33pm Not There? Try Google
42.) U.S. Video game sales up 1 pct in September-NPD ~ Reuters
[hmmm]
... n 6 pct, software sales up 5 pct * First month of growth in a half-year * Sony PS3 is top-selling console SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Sales of video game equipment and software in the United States rose a modest 1 ...
10-19-2009 18:43:05pm Not There? Try Google
43.) Sony's Latest Gaming Device Cuts Out Retailers ~ CNBC
[direct download...]
... Go represents a bold leap forward in the field of digital content distribution. For retailers, it might as well be called the PSP No. Unlike its predecessors, the new portable gaming system from Sony does not run on tradit ...
09-25-2009 15:15:14pm Not There? Try Google
44.) A SEGA Online Casino? ~ By Daniel O
[rumor...]
... r online gambling market. By Daniel O | Sep 15, 2009 Adjust font size: It's kind of a surprise. To know that SEGA is even still around at all. But the Japanese video game manufacturer of my childhood is back in the ...
09-15-2009 11:38:25am Not There? Try Google
45.) Report: Wii to see $50 price reduction in September ~ GIBIZ
["a leaked Toys R Us catalogue advert."]
... to USD 199.99, according to reports that stem from a leaked Toys R Us catalogue advert. The price cut would see USD 50 slashed from the price of the console, which comes bundled with Wii Sports, reports Kotaku. This new pri ...
09-15-2009 11:38:30am Not There? Try Google
46.) Activision: Guitar Hero Turns $50 into $500 Huge margins ~ SPONG
["You should expect to see many of our products will be playable on the television independent of a console".]
... has taken his threat to stop supporting PlayStation a little further; he's looking to get away from consoles altogether at some point in the not too distant future. Speaking at the recent Deutsche Bank Securities Technolo ...
09-15-2009 11:38:30am Not There? Try Google
47.) Madden sales 'discouraging' - Riccitiello ~ By: Tom Magrino
["sold 1 million units, some 75,000 more than this year"]
... ng, despite 1.9-million-unit start. Today, the NPD Group released its US retail sales figures for August, reporting a sixth straight month of year-over-year sales declines. Software sales slipped to $470 million, down 15 pe ...
09-11-2009 11:54:16am Not There? Try Google
48.) NPD: Price cuts cause surge in hardware sales ~ GIBIZ
[Nintendo Wii - 277,400]
... hardware sales data for the month of August, 2009, showing an overall 25 per cent decline in hardware-based revenue over the same period last year, but with some much-needed good news in the form of increased unit sales month ...
09-11-2009 11:54:19am Not There? Try Google
49.) Nirvana members dismayed by 'Guitar Hero 5' ~ By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer
[hmmm...]
... 'Guitar Hero 5' * By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer * On Friday September 11, 2009, 9:18 am EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video game is not hitting the righ ...
09-11-2009 11:54:21am Not There? Try Google
50.) NPD: Video game sales slide again in August ~ Ap
["Still, price cuts lifted sales of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 by 72 percent over July."]
... * On Friday September 11, 2009, 10:32 am EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Retail sales of video games have declined for six straight months. Analysts are blaming the slow August -- which was expected -- in part on a disappoint ...
09-11-2009 11:54:20am Not There? Try Google
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