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As the biggest game retailer in the US, GameStop has strongly opposed the idea of downloadable content, as it should have, since it's its natural enemy. Despite the support of the concept from both developers and publishers, GameStop has stood firm in its decision to stay clear of the DLCs. Well, not anymore. It... |
13 November 2009
06:49 GMT |
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Nintendo has announced that it plans to begin offering demos for a selected few titles distributed via the WiiWare service, which brings downloadable titles to those using the Wii. The idea is that if more people can get a taste of the experience offered by those games, then more of them will pay up and get the full ... |
5 November 2009
02:40 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 Slim and the Xbox 360 Elite versions have the same price, selling for 299 dollars or the equivalent on most markets and barring any special offer. The two companies seem determined from now on to match each other’s price cuts as the battle for sales heats up with second place behind Nintendo W... |
31 October 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Electronic Arts seems to be pleased with the performance of Madden NFL 10, after initial reports that it was disappointed with sales, and has decided to announce a new spin off based on the same game engine, called Madden NFL Arcade, which is set to be released via the Xbox Live Marketplace and via the PlayStation Ne... |
16 October 2009
03:48 GMT |
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The number of gamers that have been banned from online games must be somewhere close to the number actually still playing said games. Still, the “banned ones” usually just accept the fact that they're no longer allowed to play with the other children since they couldn't play nice. But that wasn&... |
1 October 2009
05:07 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable Go, Sony's most recent handheld, is out now and one of its major selling points is that it gets all of its content from the PlayStation Network, which means that players do not need to carry around any UMD disks in order to enjoy their favorite videogames or videos. The console is equipp... |
1 October 2009
03:17 GMT |
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The Lost Planet 2 demo is coming to the PlayStation 3 in less than a week. Sony fanboys will get a chance to experience all the delight the Xbox 360 owners did, and then some. Besides the co-op mission that pits the players against a G-Type Akrid, the boss of all bosses of the Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, they wil... |
17 September 2009
09:29 GMT |
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Sony has offered an official response to the outcry from players related to problems they have been having with their systems and games after having upgraded to the newest firmware version, 3.00, which was released at the beginning of September to coincide with the street launch of the newest version of the PlayStati... |
7 September 2009
06:59 GMT |
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Online services are extremely important for consoles these days as most gamers want to connect their devices to the Internet and take advantage of the features offered by the companies that made them. The capability of downloading demos and new content or boosting the entertainment value of the platform are extremely... |
18 August 2009
02:48 GMT |
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Online games offer a lot of interesting moments. Besides the joy of winning a game based on your own efforts or on the efforts of your team, you also get to experience some unique moments thanks to the other players and their own reactions to the events unfolding in the game. One such “interesting” playe... |
27 July 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Online services are becoming incremental in our normal way of life these days, mainly because we rely on them to stay in touch with friends and to find new ways of entertainment, either by streaming or downloading videos, or by downloading games and playing them on our favorite platform. Sony's PlayStation Netw... |
24 July 2009
03:12 GMT |
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The PlayStation Network has been, for quite some time, Sony's answer to Microsoft's Xbox Live service. While sharing a lot of things with the online service of the Xbox 360, the PSN has also brought innovation in a few areas, including the online social network PlayStation Home. We've recently heard S... |
13 July 2009
02:43 GMT |
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There are certainly a lot of things you need to take into account when buying a current-generation game console. From what type of games they are most equipped to handle, to what type of multimedia capabilities they posses or, most importantly these days, what online service they feature. For quite some time, the be... |
10 July 2009
02:21 GMT |
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At the E3 trade show, Microsoft officially announced that the Xbox Live service would be enhanced later in 2009 via the addition of a Games on Demand service, which would offer gamers a chance to download full Xbox 360 games to be played from the hard drive. Analysts quickly questioned whether Sony had similar plans.... |
8 July 2009
03:25 GMT |
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Capcom is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, especially in its native Japan. It owns a lot of profitable and world-famous franchises, from the likes of Street Fighter or Resident Evil to Mega Man or Monster Hunter. In order to further capitalize on its huge portfolio of older titles and to bank on... |
2 July 2009
11:21 GMT |
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June 29 was supposed to be a big day for three groups of people: fans of Marvel comics, fans of fighting games, and fans of Capcom characters. The reason was the imminent re-release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, the fighting game launched for the original Xbox from Microsoft, the PlayStation 2 from Sony and the Dreamcast, ... |
30 June 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Microsoft and Sony have long said that the multimedia possibilities of the gaming consoles that they offer make them ideal to play movies, watch TV shows and get content until now only available on the PC or on the TV. And, given the fact that the former’s sales seems to grow month by month, Sony is decided to ... |
29 June 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Comic books have gained a big amount of popularity lately, prompting the attention of other types of entertainment, especially when it comes to borrowing ideas and/or characters from graphic novels.The latest example in this sense is the upcoming The Punisher: No Mercy, a game created by Zen Studios and scheduled to ... |
25 June 2009
02:40 GMT |
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Video games are becoming more and more popular these days, and retail companies that sell them are making huge amounts of money. But a part of that money is no longer going to big name retailers like GameStop or Target, as gamers prefer to download their titles right at home, by using either Steam or Direct2Drive for... |
15 June 2009
02:20 GMT |
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Sony is one of the biggest companies in the gaming industry, but it also has a much more serious impact on the electronics market with its wide variety of devices, ranging from flat screen TVs to cameras or music players. But without a doubt, the PlayStation 3 is its flagship product, encompassing a game console, Bl... |
26 May 2009
11:11 GMT |
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Sony has just released Final Fantasy VII, from developer Square Enix, on its PlayStation Network service. The game can be downloaded for both the PlayStation 3 console or for the PlayStation Portable handheld and is priced at 1,500 Yen, which is about 15 dollars. At the moment, it cannot be downloaded in North Americ... |
14 April 2009
12:31 GMT |
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Recently, Microsoft praised the performance of the Xbox Live service it offers to those who have bought an Xbox 360 gaming console. Since it was initially introduced in November 2006, more than 1 billion dollars have been generated by Xbox Live, mostly in 2008, when revenue went up by more than 84%, mainly because of... |
13 April 2009
03:48 GMT |
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Amazon has just made another foray into the videogame market by introducing an Xbox Live Store, which allows all those interested to buy games that Microsoft puts on Xbox Live through the popular online store.It seems that this is only a step and that Amazon is also working on agreements with Sony, which publishes ga... |
9 April 2009
02:54 GMT |
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Racing games have always been popular because they let players push some of the most expensive cars to their limits in virtual cities. But developers didn't stop at just modeling cars and let their imagination fly off into the future and created sci-fi racers.Such is the case with the Sony Computer Entertainment... |
9 April 2009
02:33 GMT |
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Recently, games have been considered somewhat of a very serious hobby and a lot of players have forgotten that, in the first place, games should entertain us with pure, mindless fun. That was the case with the Worms series of titles, which introduced us to a variety of tiny worms that packed a huge arsenal of convent... |
7 April 2009
02:29 GMT |
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Last week, the Game Developers Conference offered us many pieces of news related to upcoming games and services like OnLive. But this was also the time when the ESRB, the commission in charge of rating games for the territory of the United States, revealed new classifications, including two very interesting ones, Cal... |
30 March 2009
02:18 GMT |
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So far so good for the videogames industry. Despite the world wide economic crisis, it's still going strong, growing year over year, even if the percentages are not as big as in 2008. But as the recession continues to blast customers everywhere and especially in the three big markets of North America, the United... |
28 March 2009
07:11 GMT |
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Assaulted by weak results and by falling sales for both the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable (wait for the updates NPD Group numbers for February on Thursday), Sony is seeking more innovative ways to attract customers to its gaming platform. The twist is that it is using mainly initiatives aimed at non game... |
18 March 2009
15:01 GMT |
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At last, Burn Zombie Burn! from developer doublesix has an official release date. The zombie shooter will arrive on the PlayStation Network service for the PlayStation 3 on March 26 and will be available for download for all those who are interested in some post zombie apocalypse gameplay with a more casual inclinati... |
11 March 2009
04:36 GMT |
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Online services are currently one of the biggest deciding factors for a lot of people who are looking to buy consoles nowadays. Whether it is the top-notch structure but not always free features of the Xbox Live, the great free experience of the PlayStation Network, or the barebone Wii Channel, every console has some... |
5 March 2009
02:48 GMT |
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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announces having broken through the 20 million mark when it comes to accounts for the PlayStation Network on February 20.The company says that it took the service one year and two months to get to 5 million users, one year and eight months to reach the 10 million mark and just two yea... |
26 February 2009
16:31 GMT |
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The gaming industry has seen a lot of trends come and go but there is one that has really caught on, downloadable arcade games. With titles being up for download at any hour of the day, via the Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, or the WiiWare services, people are really interested in them.Last year, Microsof... |
12 February 2009
11:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 hasn't experienced quite a big number of high-end games ever since its launch. Executives from the company blamed the fact that developers didn't fully understand its hardware and that they merely scratched the surface in terms of what the Japanese big black console could do. But things wi... |
3 February 2009
03:26 GMT |
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Sony Online Entertainment and PopCap Games have announced having entered into a publishing agreement set to deliver five new casual titles to the PlayStation Network. Bejeweled 2 should be downloadable right now and Sony says that classics like Zuma, Heavy Weapon Peggle and Feeding Frenzy will be released in the comi... |
30 January 2009
14:51 GMT |
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Do you have a European PlayStation Store account? Log in and see whether you can download and play games like Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix or the latest installment in the Penny Arcade Adventures series. Well, you can't because Sony seems to be a bit lazy. The games are to be found on the PlayStation Network... |
21 January 2009
12:41 GMT |
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It might seem odd but there are videogames launching in January 2009, even as most gamers are still struggling to play all the blockbusters released in the last two months of 2008. But don't let the fact that you have not finished Gears of War 2 stop you from getting your hands on the demo for The Lord of the Ri... |
5 January 2009
06:24 GMT |
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The Sony sponsored online show Pulse and the PS3 Fanboy blog indicate that Pain, a game released in November 2007 in North America, is the most popular downloadable title available at the moment on the PlayStation Network.Sony has not unveiled the exact methodology behind the chart published, but it is believed that ... |
23 December 2008
05:26 GMT |
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LittleBigPlanet is certainly one of the most innovative titles that have appeared this year. It won over the hearts and minds of quite a lot of people when it was first introduced by Sony, and, although it didn’t have a good start, it still hasn't lost the confidence of the Japanese company, which expects ... |
17 December 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Sony is a company that hasn't been doing so well lately in terms of sales of the PlayStation 3 console. The Japanese product has been outsold in quite a lot of territories and even in its native country by its main rival, the Xbox 360, which has managed to register record sales and is set to have a very happy ho... |
16 December 2008
11:01 GMT |
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The console market is a very tough one and every producer is fighting for the customer's attention. The top three companies, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, are all engaged in a bitter fight and are heavily developing new features and services for their individual consoles in order to make them more attractive to ... |
11 December 2008
03:14 GMT |
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There's a pretty tough war waged on the console market, as the top three producers, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, are fighting for every customer. This battle gets even more intensive during the holiday season, when people are more than willing to pay a considerable amount of money for the products they want. T... |
10 December 2008
03:10 GMT |
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India is definitely one of the Asian nations which have the potential of a remarkable growth in a lot of fields. One of them is the gaming market, as small developers are appearing everywhere in the country and are producing some very interesting titles, which, sadly, are available only on the local market, as most o... |
2 December 2008
13:01 GMT |
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Thanksgiving will take place tomorrow and people in North America can hardly wait to celebrate one of their country's most important holidays. Turkeys are now becoming more and more scarce as families gather to honor this very special day.Sony hasn't neglected this holiday and is really pulling out all the ... |
26 November 2008
07:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 hasn't had the success Sony was hoping for when it was launched. The Japanese company was expecting that the loyal fans who propelled the PS2 to the top of the console charts in the last generation would return and take the new product even higher in terms of sales and market share.But that did... |
21 November 2008
02:21 GMT |
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The guys at Criterion surely never take days off. Otherwise, they could not be able to get as much downloadable content out for their flagship title, Burnout Paradise. They are now announcing that, with a pack dubbed the Toy Cars Pack, they aim to get small race cars, monster trucks and comedy cruisers into the game.... |
19 November 2008
03:32 GMT |
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LittleBigPlanet is a very popular game which gained a lot of critical acclaim due to its innovative gameplay and the fact that you can create your own levels to share on the PlayStation Network with your friends.The level of customization is really amazing, players having the ability to completely manipulate the... |
31 October 2008
10:01 GMT |
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Pinnacle Software, as publisher, and Doublesix, as developer, are announcing that they plan to release an arcade shooter called Burn Zombie Burn in the first quarter of 2009 on the PlayStation Network.The player will step into the shoes of Bruce, a normal man who is only looking to spend time with his girlfriend Dais... |
28 October 2008
11:31 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 version of the very successful game BioShock is set to appear on October 17 for PAL territories and in the United States on October 21. Recently, the demo of this game has been up for download on the PlayStation Network. Although it has been up for a short time, some players have already complained ... |
16 October 2008
03:44 GMT |
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Yesterday we received the confirmation that Hungarian studio Zen are working on a game based on the Marvel comic book hero The Punisher. The game will be a PlayStation 3 exclusive, and will be available on the PlayStation Network. In a recent interview with GameSpot, Zen Studios' chief, Zsolt Kigyossy, said quit... |
25 September 2008
16:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 has had a rough time lately, without the exclusives everybody was expecting, like Grand Theft Auto IV, or games which didn't rise up to the hype created around them, like Metal Gear Solid 4 (it didn't sell quite as Sony was hoping). So, that made them look for other opportunities of poten... |
24 September 2008
15:01 GMT |
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