We’ve seen all 3 console manufacturers sales figures, but let’s take a closer look at their year-on-year revenues, based on console and software sales figures. slightly alarming is that despite good sales on each platform, all 3 console makers saw a significant drop in revenue in 2009. Both Microsoft and Nintendo seem to have suffered a loss in revenue – …
When Guitar Hero launched, it did so exclusively on the PS2. This wasn’t because of any exclusivity agreements because Sony saw the franchise as a portent of the onset of the rhythm gaming craze. No. Apparently Mad Catz had been commissioned to make the Xbox version, but as a result of the pending law suit between Harmonix and Konami (who …
As residents of the southernmost tip of Africa, we thought we got shafted when it came to console hardware and game pricing and availability. Spare a thought then for our Brazilian brothers and sisters, who not only pay MUCH more than we do for games, they also get the hardware much, much later. How much later, exactly? Well, the South …
Yesterday saw the birthday of two iconic media giants. The first is Noddy, Enid Blyton’s little wooden man of dubious sexual orientation. Also celebrating its birthday yesterday was Sony’s Playstation 2, one of the most successful gaming consoles in the history of the universe. Some of my very favourite gaming moments happened on that machine, home to some of the …
Woops! Somebody screwed up, and they screwed up BIG TIME. If a planning document that showed up on SEGA’s PR site holds any truth – and indications are that it does – then SEGA have just inadvertently let the PS3 backwards compatibility cat out of the bag. The document details all sorts of SEGA and Sony hand-holding, but the references …
During my discussions with Michael Bender from Ster Kinekor last week it was mentioned that SK are now proud to announce that the PlayStation brand has secured 50% of the local gaming market. After a brief yet bizarre miscommunication over who distributes what it was clarified that the 50% share includes the PS3, PS2 and PSP. Unfortunately exact market share …
Joystiq have put up a great picture gallery of the PS3 Slim alongside (or rather under) many other consoles to give you a good impression of it’s size. While I do need to mention that it still amazingly manages to keep the power supply unit on the inside, I honestly have to say that I thought that it was going …
The battle we didn’t know was happening is finally over, that’s right the Xbox 360 has finally beaten the PS2. What didn’t you know we were comparing the two? Well neither did I. Apparently Nielsen in the States have been comparing the amount of time people play consoles since April 2007 and since that time the PS2 has always been …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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