Andrew House, the president of SCE Europe, has suggested that owners of current consoles such as Wii and Xbox 360 will ‘upgrade’ to a PS3 in an effort to keep track of the technology offered by Sony’s machine. If you look back at previous lifecycles, like PS2 versus N64, we …
Read More »Nintendo: We want to win over the Halo audience
After enjoying huge growth in the now blossoming casual market, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that PS3 and Xbox 360 owning core gamers are the company’s next target for market growth. We have near-term, mid-term and long-term opportunities – the near-term opportunity is the consumer who owns …
Read More »No plans to sell new releases on Xbox Live
Microsoft has stated that new release titles will not be sold on its upcoming Xbox 360 games on demand service – for now. Right now the plan is to have classic titles,” Xbox Live and services boss John Schappert told Eurogamer. We’re talking about 30 titles at launch – I …
Read More »Natal is for the hardcore too
Those who fear that the motion-based casual games revolution that was E3 jeopardises the core games market can rest at ease – Microsoft has assured users that Natal will be a platform for hardcore titles too. We love the existing controller, it’s not going anywhere and there will continue to …
Read More »Kotick critical over lack of price cuts
One thing universally absent from this year’s E3 was any kind of hardware price cutting from any of the major platform holders – and that’s something that Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is not happy about. I was disappointed not to see any sort of aggressive price cutting,” he told …
Read More »E3 2010 confirmed for June 15th to 17th
This year’s show hasn’t even finished but already the ESA, organiser of E3, has named the dates for 2010’s event. The organisation also says this year’s event has been a major success. E3 2010 takes place from June 15th to 17th, once again at the Los Angeles Convention Center, USA. …
Read More »Report: 360â??s DVD format falling behind?
Forza 3 shipping on two discs, questions surround Metal Gear Risingâ??s capacity, while MS kills off Blu-ray possibilities
Read More »Xbox Originals service draws to a close
Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no further releases on its Xbox Originals digital download service. The retail channel, which arrived in December 2007, offered 360 owners the chance to download full game releases from its Xbox catalogue. The platform holder told IGN that it has finished its portfolio” …
Read More »Microsoft: We won E3
It’s not the twinning but the taking part that counts, right? Nope. How you win or lose something like E3 is hard to fathom, but the reaction to Microsoft’s conference was certainly positive – so much so that the Xbox 360 platform holder seems happy to declare victory. I think …
Read More »Halo Reach over a year away
Halo developer Bungie has stated that the recently revealed Halo Reach will not reach the market until autumn 2010, a year after the release of the next chapter in the Halo franchise – Halo ODST. Speaking to GameSpot regarding the already touted Halo Reach beta, an unnamed Bungie staffer explained: …
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