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Winter X Games Keeps Playstation Sponsor, Loses Many Others
Playstation, Oakley and Totino’s pizza rolls may still be sponsors at the Winter X Games in Aspen, but several other top sponsors have dropped out, including the Zune, The Aspen Times reports. “Given the economic environment out there, obviously we’re being impacted, like everyone else,” said ESPN executive Rick Alessandri. Among the sponsors to drop…
By Brian Crecente Published January 26, 2009 -
WipEout Stylists The Designers Republic Shuts Down
The UK design studio largely responsible for the identifiable visual style of Psygnosis’ WipEout series, The Designers Republic has shut its doors after more than two decades in business. Why? Money problems. The Designers Republic founder Ian Anderson tells the Creative Review that the studio, which handled visual work on titles like WipEout and WipEout…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 23, 2009 -
Sony To Cut 2,000 Employees, Kill TV Plants In Japan
Sony head honcho Howard Stringer will announce on Thursday plans to eliminate 2,000 full-time jobs and close two television manufacturing plants in the face of a projected $1.1 billion loss, reports Japan’s Nikkei Daily. Potentially more painful to Stringer is a reported plan to cut managerial and executive bonuses for the year. Nikkei reports that…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 21, 2009 -
Child Busker Plays Violin To Buy A Playstation
Here’s a cute story about a 9-year-old violist who’s been winning hearts at a busker festival in Australia all to earn enough cash to buy herself a Playstation. Carissa Lynch, of Kootingal, hit Tamworth’s buskers alley on Friday, earning $149 by Saturday afternoon. By Monday she had earned about $350. It sounds like she might…
By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2009 -
Sony Nixes Playstation-Branded Phone
Sony refused to allow Sony Ericsson the use of its Playstation brand for a possible Playstation Portable phone during a pitch to the company’s board late last year, Mobile Today reports. Quoting sources close to the matter, the site says that the decision in December prompted a fallout between Sony and the mobile phone joint…
By Brian Crecente Published January 16, 2009 -
CES 09: Sony Testing PSP As Multimedia Remote At CES
Sony’s CES booth holds promise for the wi-fi connected multimedia hound: a PSP that acts as a software remote for networked audio streams. While experimental and not yet confirmed for release, the software looks cool. The PSP basically acts as a cheaper software remote for your Sony brand AV receiver. It would give users the…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2009 -
Jaffe: Gears of War 2 Versus God of War 3, PS3 Versus Wii
Famed Playstation developer David Jaffe may seem like an odd choice for guest developer for our in-game podcast about the Xbox 360’s Gears of War 2. We actually did invite Gears developer Cliff Bleszinski, but his handlers said he was too busy. But Jaffe certainly wasn’t some sort of alternate or sub, as the head…
By Brian Crecente Published December 31, 2008