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After a solid but unspectacular E3 outing, Sony now plans to dominate proceedings at Leipzig as it concentrates on splitting its key announcements across E3, Games Convention and the Tokyo Games Show. At an exclusive European media briefing, SCEE president David Reeves told MCV that global announcements and ‘blockbuster’ revelations …
Read More »Sony: We have the best games line-up
SCEE President David Reeves has joined the debate over who ‘won’ E3 – stating that the platform holder is in confident mood after SCEA boss Jack Tretton took to the stage at the LA Expo last week. I think from what Jack Tretton said, the reaction has been well summarised …
Read More »E3 was soulless, says Peter Moore
EA Sports president Peter Moore has added his vote to the growing consensus that E3 was lacking a certain something – calling the event soulless”. Speaking on his official blog, Moore said that this year’s event lacked an epicentre” and gave no indication that we are the fastest growing entertainment …
Read More »Ubisoft Q1 sales hit 169m
Ubisoft has reported Q1 sales of €169 million in the three months to June 30th, 2008. The figure represents a year-on-year climb of 25.8 per cent, or 33 per cent at constant exchange rates. The firm recorded revenues of €134 million for Q1 in 2007-2008. The sales also outstripped the …
Read More »E3 felt like a hospital corridor
Sega of America president Simon Jeffery has likened the atmosphere of this year’s under-populated E3 to a hospital corridor” – but still celebrated the business his firm managed to get done at the expo. Speaking to MCV, Jeffery also backed the Entertainment Software Association to turn things around in future, …
Read More »Warner chooses download for new release
Warner Bros. has chosen to release its next major film adaptation via download rather than boxed product. The tie-in for Watchmen will be available on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in at least two episodes, the publisher has announced. Watchmen (logo pictured) is based on a DC Comics franchise and …
Read More »OPINION: ‘E3 can learn from Leipzig’
The inflammatory comments from the two men spearheading the Xbox and PlayStation businesses to MCV this week demonstrate that – whatever you might have heard elsewhere – E3 really matters to this industry. Don Mattrick and Kaz Hirai’s forthright opinions on how their respective brands have fared at this year’s …
Read More »Sony: PS3 Home launch date ‘doesnt matter’
Sony has told MCV that the launch date of PS3 Home ultimately doesn’t matter” – but predicted that the full service will be available in a reasonable timeframe”. However, speaking exclusively to MCV, Sony Computer Entertainment global president Kaz Hirai reiterated that the service’s Beta was still on course for …
Read More »Hirai: Microsoft boasts dont add up
Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai has called into question Don Mattrick’s claim that Xbox 360 will sell more than PS3 in this generation – predicting that Microsoft’s console will struggle to match the longevity of Sony’s flagship machine. When asked what he made of Xbox boss Mattrick’s claim, Hirai …
Read More »Hirai on PS3… Pt. 1
It was your idea to bring the 80GB into PAL territories now. Why? We wanted to make sure we continued offering the value proposition to consumers in the true fashion of PlayStation. We heard a lot of responses from consumers basically saying 40GB was nice, but with a lot of …
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