Latest News
-
Sony Targets 150 Million PS3 Sales
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Hirai told the Financial Times that Sony is targeting 150 million PS3 sales during the first nine years of the console’s lifecycle.
Released in 1994, the original PlayStation has sold 102m units, while the PlayStation 2, now in its ninth year on the market, has sold in excess of 140m units.
"It"s not fun for me replicating the PS2 numbers. I"ve seen that movie already," Hirai said.
More... -
Wii and DS Games Rule European Charts
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Super Smash Bros. Brawl retained the top spot in both countries during the week ended July 13, while Wii Fit and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness scored top five entries in both charts.
In total seven Wii games charted across the two top tens, along with eleven DS titles and two PS3 games, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto IV, both in Spain.
More... -
LittleBigPlanet Players Could Charge for User-Created Content
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:04 AM
According to a report on PS3 Fanboy, Sony is planning to enable gamers to charge cash for user-generated LittleBigPlanet content.
More... -
Rebellion Acquires Razorworks
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Razorworks, the studio behind the Ford Racing series of titles for handhelds and home consoles, has been acquired by Rebellion Games.
Established in 1996, the 30-strong Razorworks team will now join Rebellion’s Oxford studio.
The move came after Silverstar-owned publisher Empire Interactive announced plans to sell off the development studio in a bid to reduce its staff headcount and cut costs.
More... -
Review: Ninja Gaiden II
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:04 AM
The videogame ever-presents of ‘Game Over’ and ‘Continue?’ pretty much sum up both sides of Ninja Gaiden II – and your instinctive response to the latter will say a lot about how much you’ll enjoy it. While playing this game, you will die an awful lot. More than hundreds of times. If you’re going to play it on hard, possibly thousands.
More... -
The Best Games of E3
Posted on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:04 AM
There were probably 50 games at E3, in some form, that you could tab as promising or good or exciting. We’ve picked 20 that stood out, for us, because they exuded a sense of magic or achievement, above the average.
We picked them because they are trying to do something different or because they promise extraordinary things.
These games, listed alphabetically, represent the industry’s best hopes for the next few months.
More... -
Outspark announces L33T Select contest for Fiesta, Secret of the Solstice
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Only the l33test Fiesta and Secret of the Solstice players will have a chance to win exclusive new premium items. More...
-
Flagship Suspends Development On MMORPG Mythos
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Hellgate: London developer Flagship Studios has announced that it has shut down its servers for MMORPG Mythos, which was undergoing private beta testing. More...
-
Spellborn Timeline, part 2: "Death's Dream"
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:36 PM
The Chronicles of Spellborn has released the second entry in the Spellborn timeline. This week is “Death’s Dream.” More...
-
Release and Beta Plans for Frogster MMORPGs
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Extensive MMOG line-up including Runes of Magic, Spellborn, StoneAge 2 and Kickster planned for Autumn and Winter. More...
-
Closed Beta for Legend of Golden Plume Online will begin soon!
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Ingle Games is please to announce the Closed Beta of Legend of Golden Plume Online will start on July 31, 2008. More...
-
The End of Gamers
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 at 1:04 AM
More... -
Opinion: E3 Must Change or Die
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Leading publishers have been extremely critical of E3. The media has been underwhelmed by this year"s event. Change is inevitable.
The trouble with E3, is that it’s trying to be too many things, and isn’t much good at any of them. It’s a product showcase, a media circus, a business and trading forum, a social event, a debate. But it’s also none of those things.
So what function does E3 actually serve? We list the dubious benefits of E3, and how they might be generated in different, better ways.
More... -
Sega Shines with Platinum Studios Games
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Sega’s partnership with acclaimed Japanese publisher Platinum Studios is paying early dividends. Two of the three titles announced in May were shown behind closed doors at E3. And they both stood out from the crowd.
More... -
Capcom’s Key Franchises Reborn
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
There was plenty of old, and some things new, at Capcom’s spacious and always-crowded E3 booth. The star attraction was a playable build of Resident Evil 5. As has been the case with other much-hyped sequels at this year’s show (Gears of War 2, Fallout 3 and Street Fighter IV), this blockbuster delivered. Capcom had half of one of its three rooms dedicated to RE5.
More... -
WBIE Has a Pair of Gems
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment looks to make up for the lack of any Dark Knight summer movie tie-in with this fall’s LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Developed by TT Games, which has had consistent success with LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Indiana Jones games, this title is shaping up to be the best Batman game ever. Who needs a movie license when you can get the adorable toy versions of Batman, Robin, the Joker and the Penguin?
More... -
Wii Fit Takes Amazon.com Top Spot
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
*Indicates Pre-order
PSP is the only major gaming platform not to be represented in the Amazon.com All Formats top ten. While Wii games take five places, the Xbox 360 version of EA’s NCAA Football 09 charts at No4 and Atlus’ Arcana Heart for PS2 is at No6. Metal Gear Solid 4, Guitar Hero: On Tour and Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice round off the top ten.
All Formats
More...
01. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii)
02. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV (Wii) -
Top EA and Ubisoft Execs Slam E3
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Mike Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, has told the San Francisco Chronicle that the body will continue to tweak the format of the E3 Media and Business Summit after a number of its members poured scorn on this year’s event.
More... -
SOE Focuses on Quality MMOs
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
With DC Universe Online set to makes its hands-on debut on July 23 at Comic-Con, Sony Online Entertainment offered a video of the game with concept art, environments and some gameplay, along with developer interviews from Sony’s Austin studio.
More... -
Tretton: PlayStation Brand “Truly Hitting its Stride”
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Nintendo may have stolen the headlines following the NPD Group’s monthly sales data release on Thursday thanks to the Wii overtaking the Xbox 360 as the bestselling home console in North America this generation, but Sony also had its own victories during June as all three of the company’s gaming platforms saw strong month over month sales growth.
More... -
PSP Holds Firm in Japan
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G was the only PSP title to make the software top ten during the week ended July 13, but a lack of big-selling games didn’t stop Japanese consumers snapping up PSPs.
More... -
Miyamoto: E3 No Longer the Best Place for Core Games
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Nintendo has received a fair amount of criticism for the lack of titles aimed at dedicated gamers on display at this week’s E3, but Shigeru Miyamoto says the company’s decision to make mass-market friendly titles the focus of its lineup had more to do with the changing nature of the event than anything else.
More... -
Sony “Looking Into” Native PSP Store
Posted on Jul 19, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Sony’s John Koller has said that the company is examining the possibility of bringing the PlayStation Store to PSP, which would mean that users wishing to download content to the handheld wouldn’t require a PS3 or PC to do so.
"Having a native store on the portable is something we"re looking into," Koller told Pocket Gamer.
More... -
Applications Being Accepted for La Tale Closed Beta
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Beta Testing Set to Begin July 31. More...
-
Community LAN parties event for Age of Conan at participating iGames center
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 4:20 PM
The Age of Conan Community LAN parties, featuring free game time, free food and give-aways will begin the weekend of July 26th. More...
