Next week’s Xbox Live update brings the console numerous new features, one of them being a digital distribution channel for retail games. Microsoft have now given ballpark pricing for games included in the service; the downloadable games will set you back between 1600 and 2400 MS points. What’s that in real world currency? Based off the current pricing for 2100 …

It has long been rumoured, okay 2 months isn’t long but short been rumoured doesn’t make sense… where was I .. Oh yeah it has long been rumoured that Microsoft are planning on dropping the Xbox 360 Pro (the 60GB model) and just going with the Elite as it’s main model with the Arcade enticing those casual gamers into the …

So the world financial crisis has finally hit the Recession Proof gaming industry with all three console manufacturers reporting a drop in sales and income. First up we have Sony who have reported a 48% drop in revenue with the gaming department bringing in $1.16 Billion. Next up is Nintendo who are reporting a 40% drop in revenue to $2.65 …

Are you an ardent player of the both critically and commercially successful Halo-themed real time strategy game? Have you spent hours playing, trying to get to the top of the leaderboards? I’m afraid I have some bad news for you, as Robot entertainment have confirmed that technical issue has resulted in the leaderboards – including all single player, multiplayer and …

Ubisoft has revealed their first quarter sales figures and all in all the only surprising item is how little the PS2 sales add to it’s bottom line anymore. In order of importance here are Ubisoft’s most profitable platforms (change from last quarter) Last Updated: July 29, 2009

So rumor has it that Graphics Programmer Ryan Geiss may have made a little slip up when posting some news on his website. Now firstly you should know that Geiss is a full-time programer at Microsoft. He is currently working on Project Natal and other next-gen console projects. Back to business though: apparently he stated the following in his post: …

Okay I’ll admit that the headline is a lie*, not the fact that Splinter Cell Conviction is delayed but that we know why. I do however have some theories which are based on very little fact but lots of conjecture. All we know for sure so far is that we aren’t going to be seeing Sam until early next year …

You may remember a while back Jim Sterling of Destructoid posted up a rant against the PS3 hierarchy and PR teams basically stating that it’s their fault that Sony gets the bad media attention it does. Well obviously he was roundly called a fanboy and blasted for no real reason but being a consummate professional he has done what every …