Ahead of the year that will see all three platform holders take to the motion-control battleground, Sony America’s head of PlayStation marketing John Koller has boldly predicted that neither Nintendo’s existing Wii or Microsoft’s upcoming Natal will be able to match Sony’s ambitions in the merging tech space. Quite honestly, …
Read More »Games on demand arrives on GFWL
Having bought full-game digital distribution to Xbox 360 earlier this year, Microsoft has now gone live with its games on demand service for PC platform Games for Windows Live. The launch line-up includes Codemasters’ Colin McRae Dirt 2, Bethesda’s Fallout 3, Eidos’ Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, THQ’s Red Faction: …
Read More »Wada: PS3 and Xbox ready for server-side future
Square Enix President reveals the extent in which he wants to invest in Xbox Live
Read More »Playfish talks of â??exploring new platformsâ??
As Sony and Microsoft look to integrate free-to-play MMOs, will Playfish set the pace?
Read More »VIDEOS: Halo Reach, Force Unleashed II
The world has caught its first glimpse of both Microsoft’s already feverously anticipated Halo Reach and the already rumoured Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Aired at the VGAs in the US last night, the Halo Reach trailer hints at a slightly grittier approach to Bungie’s famous franchise. Squad-based mechanics …
Read More »Forza 3 shifts 1m copies in first month
Forza Motorsport 3 has surpassed the one million mark in worldwide sales within one month of its release. Microsoft also announced the Forza community has spent a total of 6.6 million hours playing online during that time, with more than 64 million sessions. The company also stated that players have …
Read More »Halo Reach a huge leap forward
Its release remains a long way off but the hype machine looks like its about to kick into life as Microsoft looks to finish the year by bigging up what could be its biggest release of 2010 – Bungie’s Halo Reach. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s Video Game Awards on December …
Read More »Games for Windows introduces Games-On-Demand
Microsoft is to introduce games-on-demand as part of the Games for Windows Live service, mirroring the introduction of a similar retail portal on Xbox Live earlier this year. Titles confirmed for launch include Capcom’s Resident Evil 5, THQ’s Red Faction Guerrilla, Eidos’ Battlestations: Pacific as well as some indie offerings …
Read More »Ubisoft readies 10 Natal titles
Ubisoft is currently working on up to 15 motion-controlled projects across Microsoft and Sony’s forthcoming hardware, with the majority slated for the highly anticipated Project Natal. During the publisher’s fiscal first half results call to investors, CEO Yves Guillemot revealed the company’s support for Natal is almost double of that …
Read More »US: Xbox 360 enjoys best week of 2009
Not wanting to be outdone by Sony, Microsoft has claimed that Xbox 360 enjoyed its best US sales week of 2009 over Thanksgiving – though it has stopped short of giving us exact numbers. Director of product management Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter: Great Black Friday results just in, biggest …
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