Sports Interactive unveils Football Manager MMO
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Next-gen has reshaped market – Square Enix
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Square Enix says that the leap to the latest generation of gaming platforms has dramatically altered the way the market works.
Blitz working on major new Xbox 360, PS3 title
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Blitz Games has told GamesIndustry.bizthat next-gen zombie title Possession is only on hold while the team concentrates its efforts on a major new title for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Take Two and Thompson settle lawsuit
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Take Two has reached an agreement with Jack Thompson which will restrict the crusading lawyer from suing the publisher’s games.
Gas Powered Games confirms console project
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Supreme Commander developer Gas Powered Games has confirmed it is working on a next-generation console title.
Euro PS3 launch causing stock issues in US, says Sony
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Following the publication of NPD figures which show a small rise in PlayStation 3 sales, SCEA has said the European launch of the console has constrained supplies in North America.
Japanese Charts: Capcom takes the top with Phoenix Wright sequel
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Capcom’s fourth Phoenix Wright title, Gyakuten Saiban 4, has shot to the top of the Japanese charts, selling over 250,000 copies on its first week of release.
DS helps US game sales surge to $1.1 billion
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
The Nintendo DS was North America’s best-selling games hardware during March, helping to boost overall sales in the market to a massive USD 1.1 billion.
Nintendo cleans up at MCV awards
GamesIndustry.biz :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Nintendo’s rival platform holders failed to get a look-in at the MCV Excellence Awards last night as the company walked away with no less than four trophies.
Transformers: The Game Update
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Transformers: The Game (PS3)We transform and roll out this preview of the upcoming action game.
Hei$t First Look
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Hei$t (PS3)We steal a sneaky glimpse at Codemasters’s cops ‘n’ robbers game, but is that the sound of alarm bells ringing we hear?
Clive Barker’s Jericho First Impressions
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Clive Barker’s Jericho (PS3)God of gore, Clive Barker, pens his most violent game yet, but where are the scares?
Beautiful Website
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Beautiful Katamari (PS3)Featuring our first look at the Katamari Damacy sequel.
First Look: Beautiful Katamari
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Beautiful Katamari (PS3)Namco’s next generation sequel.
Eidos Unleashing Ninjas in Europe
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3)UK publisher to handle distribution for Ninja Gaiden Sigma on PS3.
Tonight in Fantasia 2007
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Eminence concert in Sydney tonight and tomorrow night!
More SingStar PS3 Details
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
SingStar (PS3)Looks like it’s hitting stores soon, too.
Super Rub-a-Dub Review
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Super Rub-a-Dub (PS3)What the duck!?!
NPD: MotorStorm Sells Up a Storm
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
March was a good month for PS3 owners.
Pirates of the Caribbean at 1080p
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (PS3)Treat your eyeballs to some true high def gaming.
Game Scoop! Podcast Episode 33
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
We’re one step closer to playing downloaded PS1 games on the PS3.
NBA 2K8 Playoff Sim
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
IGN uses 2K’s upcoming NBA game to predict the finals.
Turok – Welcome to the Jungle
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Turok (PS3)Why a raptor is like a 400 pound reptilian pitbull.
Pirates of the Caribbean – Behind the Scenes
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (PS3)Eurocom on bringing Jack Sparrow to life and working with ILM.
Operation Flashpoint 2 Screen
IGN Playstation 3 :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Operation Flashpoint 2 (PS3)One shot, but it’s a killer.
Xbox 360 Elite Naked
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Check out the Xbox 360 Elite innards and see how Microsoft has changed the motherboard layout while implementing new components.
Transformers The Game Bumblebee Screenshots
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
We bring you new screenshots of Transformers The Game featuring Bumblebee.
Command & Conquer 3 Demo Available Now
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
EA has released a playable demo of Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars. Command entire armies & unleash epic warfare, complete with Xbox Live Vision support.
Nintendo Stays Number One
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
So far this year, Nintendo has sold more video game systems than all other manufacturers combined.
Forza Motorsport 2’s Complete Car List
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
We bring you the final wave of the game’s 300+ models list by revealing the race cars youll find in Forza 2, including the Gulf Team McLaren F1 GTR and, of course, the Forza Motorsport sponsored Risi Competizione #62 Ferrari F430GT.
Codemasters Announces Race Driver One
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Race Driver One will be a true evolution for the series, which first appeared as the TOCA (DTM/V8) Touring Car games (19972000) and became the TOCA (DTM/V8) Race Driver series (20022006).
Analyst When Will Microsoft Admit Xbox 360 is a Bomb?
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
An analyst says the Xbox has been a disastrous endeavor for Microsoft, particularly from an investment perspective and for that reason the software giant should review its strategy.
Jack Thompson Blames Bill Gates for VT Shooting
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Yes, he did it again. Jack Thompson, the attorney and Christian conservative activist obsessed with video game violence, is blaming Bill Gates for the Virginia Tech incidents. He also tries to make a connection with Halo…
New HEI$T Screenshots
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
We bring you new screenshots of HEI$T, currently in development at inXile Entertainment (The Bard’s Tale, 2004).
New Clive Barker’s Jericho Screenshots
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Codemasters has released new screenshots of Clive Barker’s Jericho, the phantasmagorical FPS hand crafted by the acclaimed horror writer and filmmaker.
Xbox 360 Backward Compatible Xbox Games List Updated
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Unreal Championship 2, Return To Castle Wolfenstein, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Breakdown and Full Spectrum Warrior are some of the Xbox titles that now can be played on Xbox 360.
New Overlord Screenshots
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Someone finally dares to create a game that is not a shooter nor a sandbox game. Take a look at these new screenshots of Overlord, a console exclusive for the Xbox 360.
Operation Flashpoint 2 Announced
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Promising warfare on a scale never seen in a FPS, the biggest name in modern military simulation gaming will return in 2008.First screenshot inside.
New Turning Point Fall of Liberty Screenshots
Team Xbox :: Friday, April 20, 2007
We bring you new screenshots of the upcoming alternatereality WWII shooter currently in development at Spark Unlimited.
Red vs. Blue Comes to Marketplace
Xbox Live Marketplace :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Red vs. Blue has been hailed by critics as the “first masterpiece of Machinima,” a new form of storytelling that uses video game engines to produce animation.
More Shops Sell Elite Early: Llamma Exposes New Motherboard
Xbox-Scene :: Friday, April 20, 2007
From llamma.com (http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/news/inside_the_xbox_360_elite.htm ): [QUOTE] We were fortunate enough to find one at our local Wal-Mart here in Minneapolis. We have had a chance to crack it open and document some of the differences between the Elite and the original Xbox 360. * Our first pleasant surprise is a Hitachi GDR-3120L FK78 DVD drive inside. * Both the CPU and GPU both sport different revision information on the chips but its hard to say whether or not 65nm has been implemented. One of the more interesting observations that seems to point to lower power consumption implying a possible 65nm core is the fact that there are some capacitors and VRMU’s that have been removed on this revision of board. * One a side note, we all had a good belly laugh here at the shop when we saw Microsoft’s most creative measures to minimize the dreaded Xbox 360 3 flashing red lights “ring of death” error caused by poor BGA connections of the CPU and GPU. Take a look at the epoxy surrounding the CPU and GPU which is intended prevent the BGA connection from popping as the board warps. This has to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. (http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/news/inside_the_xbox_360_elite.htm ) (http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/news/inside_the_xbox_360_elite.htm ) * We disassembled the HDD and found a Fujitsu MHW2120BH drive inside. Our initial attempts at dumping sector 16 using The Specialist’s hddhacker application was not a success. It appears that the tool does not yet support the new 120GB drive. * Another difference you will find is the fan header. It has been switched from a 4-pin Molex Mini-Fit connector to a standard good old three pin fan header style connector. * There has been a million pictures of the HDMI port and HANA HDMI scaler chip but here’s (http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/news/inside_the_xbox_360_elite.htm ) a couple more for good measure. [/QUOTE] Full Story: llamma.com (http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/news/inside_the_xbox_360_elite.htm ) (incl. more details and pictures and an animated gif comparing old and new motherboard!)
Xbox 360 HDD Transfer Cable in the Wild
Xbox-Scene :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Some pictures of the Xbox360 HDD Transfer Cable have been posted on the net … this cable should come with the upcoming 120GB HDD addon (afaik it doesn’t come with the Xbox360 Elite) so you can transfer data from your ‘old’ 20GB HDD to the new 120GB HDD. (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/transfer-hdd/100_5021.jpg ) (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/transfer-hdd/100_5022.jpg )
UPS guesses ‘repair center’ = Xbox 360
Xbox-Scene :: Friday, April 20, 2007
From gamerawr.com (http://www.gamerawr.com/2007/04/19/ups-guesses-repair-center-xbox-360/ ): [QUOTE] After missing the delivery of my repaired 360, I drove over to my UPS to get the package. While waiting for the box to be retrieved, the customer service person noticed the shipper field on my missed delivery notification read “repair center.” With only that clue, she asked me, “does this happen to be for an Xbox?” I told her yes, and we both laughed. Apparently I’m not alone in my broken 360 woes. She informed me that she has seen hundreds of these 360 return boxes. [/QUOTE] Note: But remember … almighty Microsoft PR says the failure rate of the Xbox 360 is below the CE industry average of 3-5%. We soooooo believe you ;) Full Story: gamerawr.com (http://www.gamerawr.com/2007/04/19/ups-guesses-repair-center-xbox-360/ )
USA NPD Numbers for March: 199k Xbox360s
Xbox-Scene :: Friday, April 20, 2007
Here are the official NPD numbers for the month of March – via next-gen.biz (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5298&Itemid=2 ): [QUOTE] The DS continued its rampage with 508K hardware units sold during the month, with the nearest competitor being the PS2, which sold 280K in March. The newer Wii made an impressive appearance despite supply issues, selling 259K last month in hardware. Xbox 360 sold 199K, PS3 sold 130K and PSP sold 180K. Game Boy Advance still has staying power with 148K sold in the US. [/QUOTE] Full Story: next-gen.biz (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5298&Itemid=2 )
