Confusion surrounds the future of the $499 60Gig version of PS3. SCEA has denied 'inaccurate' reports that its $100 price cut on the 60Gig PS3 is simply a move to clear stock before offering solely the higher priced 80Gig version. But different stories are coming of of the company all the time. Kaz Hirai seems to think the $499 SKU is a goner...
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During its E3 press briefing, Sony displayed a number of rather high profile titles in development for release on the PlayStation Network.
To please speed junkies, Sony is prepping Wipeout HD, the first PlayStation 3 outing for the popular futuristic racer. A short teaser displayed a handful of the futuristic vehicles zooming around at high speeds amidst explosions and plenty of world detail to boot.
Wipeout HD should arrive on the PlayStation Network before the end of the year.
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Here you have some screenshots and trailer from the Nintendo press conference at E3!
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Now one of the biggest news that touched the PC bracket is the fact that Unreal Tournament 3 will be a timed exclusive for Sony's PlayStation 3, following Sony's press conference at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Santa Monica. Epic Games has entered a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) to optimize the Unreal Engine for the PS3.
In line with this, Sony has announced an November release date for the PlayStation 3 version of Unreal Tournament 3, with an engine specially optimized for rendering and playing on the CELL...
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The final, and perhaps biggest surprise that concluded Nintendo’s E3 2007 press conference continues in the vain of several of the company’s “self-improvement” philosophy games. WiiFit will combine four major forms of exercise and fitness development solutions, including aerobic, muscular, yoga, and balancing exercises.
Several of the different minigames were shown off at the event, revealing a myriad of exercises, including push-ups, hula-hooping, step aerobics and more.
All of this wouldn’t have been possible without the...
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Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter stated in a note to investors today that Microsoft will announce an Xbox 360 price cut tomorrow at the start of the revamped E3 Media & Business Summit, which takes place all week.
He said that the price cut will affect all three Xbox 360 models. The $299 Core pack will drop to $249; the $399 Premium pack will drop to $349; and the recently released $479 Elite model will drop to $399.
Microsoft is still keeping its plans under wraps. "Microsoft has not made any announcements regarding a...
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A true artist can find inspiration anywhere. But not many get to find it while playing Wii Tennis against Nintendo's legendary designer, Shigeru Miyamoto. For director Steven Spielberg, however, that's just another day out of the office. "Afterwards, we were talking about the Wii and I said, 'Wouldn't it be fun if we could dot-dot-dot?' " Spielberg says of his meeting with Miyamoto at a 2006 videogame conference. That dot-dot-dot turned out to be an action-puzzle simulator—code-named PQRS—that neatly blends the creativity of the...
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Think your dual output video card and having your laptop next to your desktop make the grade? Not for these WoWHeadz: According to the original poster, all but two of the machines are "diskless" to cut down on load times and energy consumption
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Nintendo has apparently begun working with Apple, licensing a limited amount of content for the new phone. It was rumored a while back that Nintendo was planning on releasing a phone on their own, however this was scuttled shortly after the iPhone was first shown in January.
These exclusive games will be released on the iTunes Store at a $29.00 price point. The one thing Nintendo does worry about is their amount of control of Apple. Nintendo sees gaming on Mobile Smart Phones as a threat to their core business and a partnership with Apple...
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In what may be one of the costliest consumer warranty repairs in history, Microsoft announced on Thursday that it would spend up to $1.15 billion to repair failing Xbox 360 game machine consoles.
While the company would not say how many units were failing, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, said that there have been an “unacceptable high number of repairs.” The majority of Xbox 360 owners, he said, have not experienced hardware failure.
Company officials said that Microsoft had sold 11.6...
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