Whilst discussing a partnership with the Official Playstation Magazine in the UK and the nifty Killzone 2 stuff that they are packaging together with the new issue, David Wilson, the UK PR Manager at SCE UK, had the following to add: “Killzone 2 has been a long time in the making, and best showcases why PlayStation 3 is the only …
It is a good indication of how things have changed when respected industry analysts are now talking about how the PS3 may overtake the 360 sales if this, this and this happen. In the good old days everyone was convinced that the PS3 would slaughter the competition and walk away with yet another undisputed title, however two years after it’s …
Fresh figures from NPD reveal that American sales of the Xbox 360 were higher than those of the PS3 by a ratio of nearly two to one last December. Warehouses relinquished stock of Microsoft’s discounted console to the tune of 1.44 million, 15 % up from 2007’s Figures. The status quo is not quite as rosy for the PS3; December …
I really do like feel good stories and nothing hearing about arch enemies working together in Harmony… Mind you I am not so sure that Sony were as happy when they found out that they had actually been sponsoring the development of the Xbox 360 CPU. So how did this happen? Well Sony contracted IBM to create the super powerful …
We are all waiting for the Killzone 2 reviews and until then we have to deal with the big guys teasing us with tid bits about the game. The latest to spill some beans is IGN with their posting of the top 5 things about Killzone 2. I have to say it has me intrigued as they brought up …
In what was easily the most entertaining console battle ever, Team Sony laid the smackdown on Team Microsoft in the CES Street Fighter 4 tournament. Joe C represented Sony with Sagat while Josh from Microsoft chose E. Honda. An epic battle ensued in which Sony prevailed with a well-timed Tiger Uppercut sealing the round and the match. Ironically, the prize was …
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter (try saying that when you are drunk) has said that he expects a Playstation 3 price drop by April this year. He then specifically predicted that the 80gb PS3 SKU would drop by $100. He added, “Once the PS3 is at a more affordable price point, we think that sales of that device will …
Sony, the entire company not just Sony Computer Entertainment, are expected to post a massive $1.1 billion loss. Gamesindustry.biz (via 1UP) reports that Sony initially expected a $2.2 billion profit, but due to the economic downtown and weakening Dollar versus the Yen, they are now struggling. I fail to see how a $3 billion difference was generated by a weakened …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
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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