Keynotes have changed. Microsoft’s 2009 CES keynote is being helmed by CEO Steve Ballmer, the first not to be delivered by founder Bill Gates. It’s also going to be light on video game content. That’s why we’re taking it easy this year. We’re expecting little more than some Halo-related announcements and word to drop on…
The PlayStation 3 will get a price drop in 2009. It just has to if Sony wants the console to keep up, install base-wise. Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg agrees and expects a cheaper PS3 within months. He tells Edge Online that Microsoft is planning on its console competition becoming more price competitive in 2009. Not really…
Clearly, this was just a matter of time. But for someone to record an attempted shot-by-shot remake of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” in Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet makes it worth the time. Honestly, if I tried to pretend that I was keeping up with the LittleBigPlanet Rickrolling scene, you’d be right to call…
Super sim Spore will get its first expansion pack in the form of Galactic Adventures this Spring, according to an invite from Electronic Arts. And, no, the Spore Creepy and Cute Parts Pack doesn’t count! While retailers like Amazon, GameStop and Play have had Spore Galactic Adventures listed for a March release for a week…
Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos says that Rock Band may be taking the year off in 2009, with the developer focusing its efforts on the Beatles game it announced in October. Instead, expect more music. Rigopulos said at the Billboard Digital Music Live keynote at CES that the Harmonix team will be directing its “creative energy”…
Advergaming is huge. At least that’s the takeaway from Microsoft’s John Kroese, who revealed that the Mike Borland and Ninja Bee developed Doritos’ Dash of Destruction racked up almost a million downloads in December. Kroese, General Manager in the Entertainment & Devices Advertising Business Group at Microsoft said that the Xbox Live Arcade freebie was…
If you’re feeling a bit neglected by the folks at Nintendo of America, now that it’s at the top of the console market heap, President Reggie Fils-Aime wants you to know that they’re listening. Fils-Aime tells GameDaily that Nintendo that “We listen to our fans all the time.” But what about the grumble-inducing decisions? Things…
Yo, dawg, Audiovox heard you like the PlayStation 2 and car ownership. So it co-branded with Sony on a PlayStation 2 for your car so you can play games while you drive. Announced at today’s Audiovox press conference at CES, the new entertainment system featuring an integrated PlayStation 2 and 16-channel wireless FM modulator is…
The holidays were very good to Nintendo in Japan, with hardware sales big enough to translate to a second bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Eve. We’re talking 380,000 game machines moved in a week. Leading Nintendo’s hardware charge was the Nintendo DSi. Sales were actually down, week to week, but still far enough…
Worry not, for we have made it to Las Vegas for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show safe and sound. We’ll be picking up CES press badges and listening to Microsoft’s keynote tomorrow, so stay tuned. For now, simply gaze at the wondrous busts of Messrs. Sigfried and Roy and an unnamed white tiger “friend” while…
Battery maker Energizer wants to be more than just your battery maker of choice. It wants a slice of that sweet video game accessories revenue, announcing four controller charging stations in advance of CES ’09. Why simply buy rechargeable AAs when you can enjoy the luxury of dedicated charging stations? Plugging your mini-USB cable into…
Sega’s NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii was once planned for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but shifted platforms against the wishes of Sonic Team producer Takashi Iizuka. Sonic the Hedgehog-centric site TSSZ News cites a now-deleted personal blog “Boss Rush” written by former Sega Europe employee Ben Andac as its source…
The official Prototype web site has exciting news. It has a new countdown clock! As you can see, there’s not much of a wait, but what does Activision have planned for Prototype? Just before the holidays, the developer of Prototype, Radical Entertainment, hinted that we may see the action adventure game sooner than its planned.…
Why doesn’t the mainstream media ever focus on the positive aspects of Grand Theft Auto‘s influence on our six year olds? Stealing the family sedan is petty in the name of perfect attendance. Take the six year old offspring of Jacqulyn Deana Waltman and David Eugene Dodson from Wicomico Church, Virginia who swiped his parents’…
If you’re concerned about global warmi… I mean, climate change, but also happen to spend a good portion of your free time gaming, Discovery has five helpful environmentally conscious tips for you. While many are obvious, such as “Turn Off the Console When Not in Use” when used in conjunction with tip number two (“Buy…
Xbox 360 manufacturer Microsoft is reported to be jumping on the cost-cutting bandwagon, according to reports from CNBC. Said to be pursuing “significant” savings measures, spokespeople say that reports of mass layoffs are greatly exaggerated. Over the past week, reports from other sources, namely Fudzilla, pegged the Redmond giant as laying off as much as…
While the Nintendo DS and Wii typically dominate Japanese sales charts, this past week was all about PlayStation, with Level 5’s White Knight Chronicles and Square Enix’s Dissidia: Final Fantasy topping software sales overseas. Media Create numbers put three days worth of White Knight Chronicles for PlayStation 3 at 207,000 copies sold, a tad more…
The Redmond giant and relative newcomer to the console wars revealed that it has sold over 28 million Xbox 360s since launch. Yes, that’s much more than the originals Xbox’s lifetime sales. In anticipation of next week’s NPD sales figures for the month of December, Microsoft’s director of product management Aaron Greenberg told the Los…
The deal of the day hasn’t much life left in it, but the non-standard editions of Fallout 3 are wicked cheap at online retailer Amazon right now. Collector’s Edition, just $49.98 USD. The Amazon.com Exclusive Survival Edition, as low as $99.98 USD. Hurry!
The U.S. Army wants you, gamers. It’s testing a new kind of recruitment center, one the New York Times is calling a “model for recruitment in urban areas,” one that smacks of old-school arcades. The first, a $13 million facility built in the Franklin Mills mall in Philadelphia, PA, was designed to lure in shoppers…
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