SCEA offers to settle lawsuit for $8.5 million
GamesIndustry.biz :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Sony Computer Entertainment America has agreed to pay a USD 8.5 million settlement to employees who claim they are owed unpaid overtime.
Profits down in “difficult” year for HMV
GamesIndustry.biz :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Profits at HMV were down by over half for the latest financial year, in what the company labelled a “difficult” period.
DIRT sells 500k copies in first week
GamesIndustry.biz :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Codemasters has revealed that the recently released Colin McRae: DIRT sold 500,000 copies worldwide in its first week of release.
Manhunt 2 “not an image issue” for Nintendo, says Fils-Aime
GamesIndustry.biz :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has spoken out for the first time on the controversy surrounding Rockstar title Manhunt 2.
Not all movies make good games, warns Legendary Pictures exec
GamesIndustry.biz :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Legendary Pictures chairman Thomas Tull has warned that it can be “dangerous” to assume games based on hit movies will automatically be a success.
Chimera Preps WorldwideTakeover
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)Global servers for Resistance: Fall of Man go live on June 29.
Australian Game Charts
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
What made big sales last week? Hint: Pokemon.
Reminder: New GTA IV Trailer Tomorrow
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)Juicy new footage is waiting in the wings.
Australia’s Eminence Symphony Orchestra Hits the World Stage
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
‘Destiny Reunion’ coming to USA, Japan, Sydney and Melbourne.
Stranglehold: Knee-Deep in Bullets
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
John Woo Presents Stranglehold (PS3)This is what it sounds like when doves cry for joy.
Video Head-to-Head: The Darkness
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Sony and Microsoft clash once again.
Stuntman: Ignition Multiplayer Hands-on
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Stuntman: Ignition (PS3)Our first look at the online action.
Soldier of Fortune Returning to Active Duty
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ready to shoot some more legs off?
Pre-E3 2007: Argonauts Video Commentary
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Rise of the Argonauts (PS3)12 minutes of commentary with Liquid Entertainment’s Ed Del Castillo.
Pre-E3 2007: Rise of the Argonauts
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Rise of the Argonauts (PS3)Rotting sterns are the least of Jason’s worries.
The Bigs Plays Ball
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
The Bigs (PS3)Someone call the Commissioner: it’s baseball on steroids.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas Review
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas (PS3)Sin City finally hits the PlayStation 3. Find out if it’s been a trip worth waiting for.
Kane and Lynch Hands-on
IGN :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3)Dead men do tell tales.
Nintendo’s WiiWare Paves the Way for Fresh Games, Cool Consumer Experiences
Nintendo News :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
One Game Can Still Make a Difference
Harry Potter Makes Magic on Wii
Nintendo News :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Behind the scenes of the latest Harry Potter…
GTA IV Looking for That Special Someone Trailer
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
We bring you the second highdefinition trailer from Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV along with five new screenshots!
Halo 3 Legendary Edition Spartan Helmet on Sale on eBay
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
The Spartan helmet case that comes with The Halo 3 Legendary Edition has made its way onto eBay. Find out how much its seller is asking for.
Grand Theft Auto IV Theme and Picture Pack Available
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
No we can’t post the new trailer just yet, but you can download a new GTA 4 theme and picture pack for your Xbox Live Dashboard.
Blue Dragon Lifts Its Wings and Flies to U.S. Shores
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Microsoft announced today the release date for the highly anticipated roleplaying game Blue Dragon.
Ignition Announces President of U.S. Operations
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ignition Entertainment announced today that its board of directors has appointed Ajay Chadha as President of Ignition’s USA operations.
Online Retailer Charged for Selling Pirated Games
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
The Entertainment Software Association applauded today the San Diego County District Attorneys Office for their recent raid and arrest of a major retail video game pirate in the San Diego area.
CGS Kicks Off Inaugural League Season at EA Studios
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Official games for the CGS 2007 season are played on both the PC and Xbox 360 game platforms and include FIFA 2007 (PC), CounterStrike Source, Dead or Alive4 and Project Gotham Racing 3.
TeamXbox Launches Game Guides
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
We are going to help you finish all Xbox 360 games and get every achievement.
DiRT Sales Top 500,000 in First Week
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Codemasters announced today that week one sales of the game have surpassed 500K copies globally, and the playable demos for the Xbox 360 and the PC have been downloaded over 500K times worldwide.
Two New Grand Theft Auto IV Screenshots
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
In anticipation for tomorrow’s new Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer “Looking for the Special Someone,” we bring you two new screenshots of the game
skate Controls Movie
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
The producer of skate shows the game’s controls.
Play N Trade National Guitar Hero II Champion
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
The first Play N Trade National Guitar Hero II Champion scored 584,024 points on Free Bird at the expert level. He won the championship title and grand prizes of a $1,000 instore gift card and an Xbox 360 Guitar Hero multiplayer bundle.
Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition Pictures
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
After you see these pictures, we guarantee you’ll get the Special Edition of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Universe at War to Offer CrossPlatform Play
Team Xbox :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
SEGA announced today that Universe at War Earth Assault will support Microsofts Games for Windows Live system, making it the first thirdparty title to support Games for Windows Live and enable PC vs. Xbox 360 crossplatform gaming.
Jennifer Morrison Stars in Command & Conquer 3
Xbox 360 Games :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Catch our interview with actress Jennifer Morrison, one of the many Hollywood stars in Electronic Arts’ Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars.
Second GTA IV Trailer Coming
Xbox 360 Games :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
On Thursday, June 28 at 10 A.M Pacific Time, download Rockstar Games’ new Grand Theft Auto IV trailer, “Looking For That Special Someone,” on Xbox.com and in high definition on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and, of course, rockstargames.com/IV. `
Microsoft squares up to Nintendo
Xbox-Scene :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
From mcvuk.com (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27621/Microsoft-squares-up-to-Nintendo ): [QUOTE] While Xbox 360 continues to build momentum within the UK enthusiast gamer market, regional vice president of the EMEA home and entertainment division Chris Lewis has told MCV that invading Nintendo’s patch is vital in taking Xbox 360 to the next level. “Our drive is to appeal to a wider genre with more casual types of gaming,” he said. “Clearly we need to continue toward more casual-based gaming experiences, and more peripheral-based gaming experiences in front of the screen. “You’re going to hear more about that at E3. For 360 to appeal in the way we want it to and for us to achieve our aspirations, we need to be in the broader space as well as investing in the core element.” [/QUOTE] Full Story: mcvuk.com (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27621/Microsoft-squares-up-to-Nintendo )
XNA GSE: Making your ‘Game in 60 Minutes’ work on the Xbox 360
Xbox-Scene :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
From letskilldave.com (http://letskilldave.com/archive/2007/06/27/making-your-quot-game-in-60-minutes-quot-work-on-the-xbox-360.aspx ) (FYI: MS owned blog): [QUOTE] There are two important things missing from the Tutorial 4 video (“Make a Game in 60 Minutes”) (http://creators.xna.com/Headlines/tutorialscol1/archive/2007/01/15/Video-Tutorial-4_3A00_-Make-a-Game-in-60-Minutes.aspx ) on the XNA Creators Club Online website (http://creators.xna.com/ ).. The first was writing your code so that you can deploy the game to the Xbox 360. The second was using the keyboard instead of the Xbox 360 controller. In this post, I’m going to talk about fixing your game to deploy to the Xbox 360. [/QUOTE] Full Story: letskilldave.com (http://letskilldave.com/archive/2007/06/27/making-your-quot-game-in-60-minutes-quot-work-on-the-xbox-360.aspx )
Grand Theft Auto IV 2nd Trailer Coming Tomorrow 10am PST
Xbox-Scene :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
From the press release (http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/06/27/551674.aspx ): [QUOTE] On Thursday, June 28 at 10 am PST, gamers will be able to download Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV trailer, “Looking For That Special Someone,” on Xbox.com and in high definition on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and, of course, rockstargames.com/IV. This will be the second trailer for the highly anticipated title slated to release on October 16 in North America and October 19 in Europe on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The first trailer released in March, whetted the appetites of millions of gamers worldwide with the first peek at the epic title from Rockstar Games. The Grand Theft Auto IV trailer was one of the most downloaded trailers to date on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. To celebrate the release of the second trailer, Xbox 360 gamers will be able to download exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV theme and gamer pics from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. [/QUOTE]
Microsoft’s Early Talks XBLA Competitors, Lag Fixes
Xbox-Scene :: Thursday, June 28, 2007
From gamasutra.com (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14468 ): [QUOTE] As part of today’s in-depth Gamasutra interview (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1496/xbox_lives_early_rising_chris_.php?page=1 ), Microsoft exec Chris Early has discussed the swift rise of the company’s Xbox Live Arcade, discussing ‘appropriation’ tactics by competing console download services, and commenting on multiplayer lag issues on XBLA. Firstly, when asked by Gamasutra whether there are “…things within the PlayStation Network and the Wii’s Virtual Console that have alerted you to gaps within the service”, Early was understated in his comment on competing digital download services, explaining: “Well, I know that we do our best to keep track of what’s going on, though I think we’re operating on a slightly different road-map – we know where we’re heading with the Live service, and we have a vision for what we’re delivering to customers and so far we’re staying pretty true to that. I think in some areas, we’re actually seeing reinforcement from some of what’s happening on the other services.” In another part of the interview, the issue of lag in multiplayer XBLA games such as Contra was raised, and Early commented in detail on what Microsoft was doing about this particular issue: “Lag occurs in many cases and in many games, whether it be an Arcade game or a retail game because of the way the game is developed and so forth. We do test fairly extensively and that’s why we’re not happy when something like that does happen. In Contra’s case, we’re actually working on fix, and there’s other games that have had lag problems at one stage or another that we’re working on fixes for.” He continued: “We try to find as many of those as possible before they get out to the consumer, but developers aren’t always happy when we pull the game out of cert on something because, in many cases, looking to launch as quickly as possible. Still, we want to deliver the best quality games that we can.” [/QUOTE] Full Story: gamasutra.com (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14468 )
