PAX06 attracts 20k geeks (Ferrago)
More of the same promised at PAX07
Xbox Live logs 2b hours of play (Ferrago)
50m downloads too
Wi-fi gaming gets players going (BBC News)
As wireless net access spreads computer gaming could emerge from the bedroom on to the streets.
PSP Mk.2? (Spong)
Japan to get springtime, slimline PSP upgrade?
‘No 360 shortages this Xmas’ ( News ) (EuroGamer)
While it's looking increasingly likely that there won't be enough PS3s to go round when the console launches in November, Microsoft Europe boss Chris Lewis has pledged that there will be "no shortages anywhere in the region over Christmas" for Xbox 360.
Mag moots March ‘07 PSP redesign (The Register)
Sony handheld to become PSP Lite? Sony fanboys and PlayStation Portable owners are all getting hot under the collar over a claim made in the US PlayStation Magazine that the consumer electronics giant is planning to ship a redesigned PSP next year.…
‘No 360 shortages this Xmas’ - Lewis (gamesindustry.biz)
With PlayStation 3's November global rollout set to be hampered by a severe hardware shortfall, Microsoft Europe boss Chris Lewis has turned up the heat in the next-generation stand-off, boldly pledging that there will be "no shortages anywhere in the region over Christmas" for Xbox 360.
PSP2 rumoured again (The Inquirer)
AFTER PREVIOUS rumours of an upgrade to the PSP some time ago, fresh speculation is hotting up the games world due to a feature in Playstation Magazine (PSM) which cited unnamed sources confirming the existence of a new portable Playstation.
Brothers In Arms on PSP announced (Ferrago)
D-Day squad-based handheld action
PES 6 exclusivity confusion (Ferrago)
Soccer platform appearance mixed messages
Sony prez justifies PS3 price tag (Ferrago)
Hinting on PS4 plans
PRESS RELEASE: Ubisoft and Gearbox Software announce Brothers in Arms® D-Day for PSP® System (gamesindustry.biz)
London, UK – 30th August, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, and Gearbox Software, one of the world’s leading independent video game developers, announced Brothers In Arms® D-Day, a World War II squad-based action game available exclusively for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
PRESS RELEASE: Ben Sherman(R) Helps Test Drive Unlimited(TM) Create The Ultimate Lifestyle Gaming Experience (gamesindustry.biz)
London, England 30th August 2006. Entertainment software publisher and developer, Atari Inc., today revealed details of the involvement of Ben Sherman, the ultimate British lifestyle brand, and the Ben Sherman menswear collection available in their critically acclaimed title for Xbox 360™, Test Drive Unlimited.
Cannon Fodder coming to PSP (Ferrago)
"War has never been so much fun"
Burnout 5 confirmed (Ferrago)
Take me down to the Paradise City
Bully approved for sale in Australia (Ferrago)
Approval fails to placate protest groups
1983 Movie Scarface Gets The Video Game Treatment (BellaOnline)
The movie Scarface is considered a modern classic. Sierra Entertainment has given the movie the video game treatment and will be releasing "Scarface: The World Is Yours" the fall.
Analyst paints dim picture for mobile video sales (Infomatics)
Consumers are unlikely to warm up to long form mobile video content before 2008, analyst firm In-Stat projects in a new study. The firm considers long form video as content that is 30 minutes or longer.
Resident Evil still bound for Wii (Ferrago)
Whilst numero 5 heads for the Xb360 and PS3
New Gran Turismo promises big (Ferrago)
But HD is not the 'true' next-gen sequel
MS slash 10 GBP of Core price (Ferrago)
199.99 for Sir?
Analyst paints dim picture for mobile video sales (vnunet.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Take-off for iTunes movies market delayed
PSP crackers at it again (The Inquirer)
DESPITE THE BEST efforts of Sony, the PSP's latest firmware has been cracked open allowing for the running of homebrew applications.
Blizzard lead online gaming (Ferrago)
Live still lags, apparently
Developer plots P2P assault (Ferrago)
Introversion disrupt naughty sharers
Wii console revelations loom (Ferrago)
Grand unveiling planned?
America’s Army won’t invade Europe (Ferrago)
Ubi pull the plug
Sony Enhances Vegas Movie Studio Platinum (BIOS)
Sony Media Software announced today its new Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition software, an update to its consumer-level video editing and DVD creation application. The new capabilities allegedly make it easier than ever for consumers to create and share vi...
No price cut on PSP (MCV)
Third parties and retailers may disagree, but SCEE president and CEO David Reeves has insisted that PSP does not need a price cut before Christmas.
GamesIndustry.biz: Sony shuns GC ( Article ) (EuroGamer)
It's rare for a videogames show - be it E3, TGS or any other event - to have clear winners and losers from among the top publishers and platform holders. In general, there are positives and nega-tives on all sides.
Sony acquires video-sharing website (Infomatics)
Sources close to the deal said that the direction in which Sony sees Grouper moving is given by the fact that the acquisition is being made by Sony Pictures Entertainment, the movie-making arm of the Japanese giant which includes MGM , United Artists and Columbia Tristar.
- Sony has announced that 27 PlayStation 3 games will be playable at the this year’s Tokyo Game Show - alongside PSP (gamesindustry.biz)
12:33 - Is learning to be storytellers the next real hurdle for game design? "The art of telling stories is the most basic and fundamental expression of the human desire for entertainment..."
- Sony has announced that 27 PlayStation 3 games will be playable at the this year’s Tokyo Game Show - alongside PSP (gamesindustry.biz)
12:33 - Is learning to be storytellers the next real hurdle for game design? "The art of telling stories is the most basic and fundamental expression of the human desire for entertainment..."
Sony to show 27 playable PS3 games next month (The Register)
GPS unit for PSP, too Sony will have not 25, not 26 but 27 playable PlayStation 3 games on show at the Tokyo Game Show, the company said this week. The event, which takes place at the end of September, will also host the launch of a GPS module for the PlayStation Portable.…
Sony Announces Full Playable PS3 Line-Up for TGS (Spong)
Plus Nintendo announcements next week. Finally.
More than 25 PS3 games playable at Tokyo Game Show - Sony (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony has announced that 27 PlayStation 3 games will be playable at the this year's Tokyo Game Show - alongside PSP titles which make use of the new GPS add-on for the handheld.
Sony acquires video-sharing website Grouper (Computer Business Review)
Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired Grouper, a user-generated video website for $65 million.
GC: FIFA and Pro Evo exclusive to Xbox 360 (gamesindustry.biz)
In what will no doubt come as a bitter blow to Sony, Microsoft has announced that both FIFA 2007 and Pro Evolution Soccer 6 will be exclusive to Xbox 360 for at least a year.
Now the DS Lite goes pink (MCV)
As if Sony’s pink-parade was not enough, Nintendo is now also chasing the girls by announcing that the pink DS Lite will be released in Europe on October 27th.
PRESS RELEASE: PSP GOES P!NK - In a Unique Collaboration with the Artist P!nk (gamesindustry.biz)
London, 2006 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the expansion of the PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) line-up in Europe with the introduction of a new colour ‘Pink’, in a unique collaboration with the Grammy Award winning and mutli Platinum superstar P!nk.
PRESS RELEASE: Ubisoft Hits the Gas with Asphalt: Urban GT 2 (gamesindustry.biz)
SAN FRANCISCO – AUGUST 22, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that it will publish Gameloft's Asphalt™: Urban GT 2, a driving simulation game for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Nintendo DS™. Asphalt: Urban GT 2 is developed by Virtuos and Game Source and will be available for the DS in November 2006 and the PSP in March 2007.
Sony buys Web video site Grouper (Reuters\ via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Sony Corp.'s entertainment unit said it had agreed to pay $65 million (34.4 million pounds) to buy Web video-watching site Grouper.com, marking the growing embrace of the user-generated video craze by big media.
PSP also pinkified (Ferrago)
Pretty in pink for Playstation Portable?
PRESS RELEASE: Midway presents interactive entertainment of the future at GC 2006 (gamesindustry.biz)
LONDON, UK, August 22, 2006 - Unveiling one of the most diversified and high powered lineups in its company history, Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, announced today its product portfolio to be shown at the annual Games Convention (GC), August 23-27 in Leipzig.
Midway Announces Cover Athletes For Blitz: The League (XBOX365)
Midway Games Inc., a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that 4–time Super Bowl champion, Bill Romanowski, will join Hall of Famer, Lawrence Taylor, as co–cover athlete of Blitz: The League for the XBOX 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and of Blitz: The League Overtime for the PSP (Sony PlayStation Portable).
GC 2006: Show Preview ( Article ) (EuroGamer)
Games Convention is actually formed from two parts.
PS2 plays pricetag limbo (T3)
How low can they go? Sony’s slashed the price of the slimline PS2, undercutting even Nintendo’s DS Lite!
Games Industry Failing Wimin (Spong)
DS lessons overlooked by EA's David Gardner
PinkStation 2 (Games Asylum)
Before the PlayStation 3 arrives, Sony will give the PlayStation 2 one last hurrah by releasing a special bright pink limited edition. A pink PSP value pack will also be hitting shelves, but more on that in a moment.
PSP News Pink PSP (News0r)
Sony's got a thing for pink today. Alongside the announcement of the pink Playstation 2 , Sony has also done a deal with Pink - the singer - to release a new PSP in, you guessed it, pink.
PRESS RELEASE: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Announces New Price for PlayStation 2 (gamesindustry.biz)
London, 21 August 2006 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that it is to begin offering the hugely successful PlayStationÒ2 computer entertainment system in Europe at €129.99 (£94.99) with immediate effect.
PRESS RELEASE: The Great Koei Giveaway (gamesindustry.biz)
Hertfordshire, UK – August 14, 2006 – Koei Ltd. are delighted to announce that the forthcoming releases of Disgaea 2 on PS2, Atelier Iris 2 on PS2 and GITAROO MAN Lives! on PSP will see gamers in the UK benefit from a host of bonus features and extras.
PRESS RELEASE: THQ Reveals Leipzig Games Conference Line-Up Featuring Leading Properties for All Next-Generation (gamesindustry.biz)
LEIPZIG, Germany, Aug. 21: Leading independent video game publisher THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced that the company is entering the Leipzig Games Convention (LGC) with its most robust line-up to date, featuring innovative products for core and mass-market gamers spanning all platforms.
Formula One 06 (Times Online)
Sony’s new Formula One 06 is more satisfying on the PSP than on the PS2. It is a simpler creation on the handheld console, but no less enjoyable for it. There is still plenty of satisfying depth to the game — all the teams, drivers and circuits are present and there are five game modes to play.
Sony Playstation 3 manufacturing not yet started (The Inquirer)
Hirai explicitly stated: "We haven't started manufacturing yet. Some of our ops guys were actually just in China, and also in Japan just reviewing the [production] lines and everything else. But they are, again, preparing as we speak to get the manufacturing going.
New PSP Party Game Announced – First Screens (Spong)
Xplosiv introduces the weird and wonderful world of KAZooK. Decent party games on handheld consoles rule. Well, by this statement what we actually mean is the WarioWare series on GBA and more recently on DS rules, as this is truly the definitive handheld micro-gaming god in the party game arena.
PRESS RELEASE: Ubisoft Unveils Star Wars: Lethal Alliance™ – The Fate Of The Galaxy Is In Your Hands (gamesindustry.biz)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – AUGUST 17, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced Star Wars: Lethal Alliance TM , an action-adventure game developed for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Nintendo DS™ by Ubisoft’s Montreal and Casablanca Studios, respectively.
Planet Moon enlisted for PSP classic (Ferrago)
But what is it?
PSP News MSN Messenger on your PSP (News0r)
PocketGamer.co.uk have posted up an interesting 'How to' guide.
(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-17 09:02 GMT: UK smallcap opening - Empire Interactive up on KAZook game launch (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (AFX) - Empire Interactive attracted modest support and rose 0.25 to 4.87 pence after the AIM-listed computer games developer and publisher disclosed it will publish KAZook, a game specifically developed for Sony Corp's PSP (PlayStationPortable).
PSP prices persist (Ferrago)
Not cuts, say Sony
Sony prepping PSP price plunge (T3)
But can it close the gap on Nintendo’s DS Lite before Christmas?
DS wins EA backing (Ferrago)
PSP snub begins?
Sony Coy on PSP Pricing Shuffle (Spong)
No surprise as SCE official line is not "Don't buy PSPs"
Handheld boom aids Japanese market growth (gamesindustry.biz)
Annual figures from the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association have revealed a positive upturn for the Japanese gaming industry, bolstered by a massive surge in handheld titles for PSP and DS.
No PSP price cut planned ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Says Sony spokesperson. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! They'll have to do something: it's losing them money anyway, the games aren't selling well and it makes the PlayStation brand look less-than-invincible.
No PSP price cut planned ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Following the emergence of rumours that a PSP price cut is on the way, a Sony representative has told our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz , that there are no plans to reduce the cost of the handheld just now.
Sony dismisses rumours of PSP price cut (gamesindustry.biz)
Following the emergence of rumours that a PSP price cut is imminent, a Sony representative has told GamesIndustry.biz that there are no plans to reduce the cost of the handheld at present.
EA backs DS in handheld war ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Electronic Arts is putting more of its weight behind Nintendo DS, according to top-bod David Gardner, who argues that Sony needs to address PlayStation Portable's price and performance.
Dell set to recall even more batteries (The Inquirer)
RELIABLE SOURCES said mass recalls of batteries for notebooks will continue to shock the industry for many years to come. But a mass recall of batteries for Dell notebooks is likely this coming week, we understand.
PSP News Metal Slug Anthology Announced (News0r)
Ignition Entertainment have continued their plans to bring classic SNK games to the UK and Europe with the announcement of the imminent release of Metal Slug Anthology for PSP. This collection of Metal Slug games features conversions to Sony's handheld gaming platform of Metal Slug , Metal Slug 2 , Metal Slug X , Metal Slug 3 , Metal Slug 4 and Metal Slug 5 . This release also sees Metal Slug and
Sega shoehorns classics onto PSP (T3)
Over 30 retro titles coming to Sony’s PSP and PlayStation 2!
DVD and Games (Times Online)
PoPoLoCrois may be a magical kingdom of yore but it is showing its age. Originally released a decade ago as a game for the original PlayStation, it went on to spawn a sequel and then its own anime series in Japan.
Sony must take action on PSP, says EA’s Gardner (MCV)
PSP has come under fire from super-publisher EA this week in yet another PR headache for Sony.
More Sony Mylo details surface (The Inquirer)
THE GUYS at Linux Devices have uncovered further information regarding the new Sony Mylo.
PRESS RELEASE: SEGA Announces ‘Sega Genesis Collection’ For The PlayStation(R)2 And PSP(R) System (gamesindustry.biz)
SAN FRANCISCO (August 10, 2006) – SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that the SEGA Genesis Collection for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system will be available at retail this fall.
30 EGA Genesis games come to Sony consoles (The Inquirer)
SEGA Genesis has announced that it is putting more than 30 of its ancient but popular games on a single collection for Sony's Playstation 2 and PSP.
Cash Money Chaos for PSP ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony Online Entertainment's announced a new Smash TV-sounding game-show shoot-'em-up called Cash Money Chaos, due out on PSP in early 2007. CMC puts players in the role of a hapless human abducted by aliens and forced to take part in a game show.
PSP downloads held up by DRM (T3)
Sony’s itching to open up a PSP download service, and reckons it’s the answer to the portable’s ‘identity crisis' between game player and PMP.
I’ll buy that for a dollar (Games Asylum)
Sony Online Entertainment have unveiled Cash Money Chaos - a new top-down shooter for PSP that bears more than a passing resemblance to the likes of Robotron and Smash TV.
Theatregoers get sneak previews on their mobiles (Times Online)
FIRST it was the Su Doku flyer — now Edinburgh is abuzz with text message trailers. Theatre companies are sending trailers for their shows to mobile phones around the city in an attempt to attract audiences.
Mylo says hello! (T3)
US chat addicts can now add another tool to their messaging arsenal – Sony’s Mylo communicator.
UK Charts: Cars still in pole position ( Article ) (EuroGamer)
THQ's animated movie tie-in is keeping well ahead of the pack for a second week on the run, overtaking the opposition on PS2, PSP, Xbox, GameCube and GBA - with PC and DS versions catching up fast.
Sony announces mylo ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Bit like a PSP without the games. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! I don't think it'll be as successful as, let's say, the gizmondo.
Sony announces mylo ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony has taken the wraps off its latest consumer electronics device - a handheld communication and media system called mylo, which borrows many of the design and media features of the PSP.
The Charts – Cars, Guns, Magic Mushrooms, Gays (Spong)
Summer holiday buying bonanza boosts sales.
PSP earns Medal of Honour (Ferrago)
Heroes for Christmas
Sony taps instant message crowd (BBC News)
Sony is to release a wireless-enabled handheld device aimed at young people who use instant messaging.
Passport to London ( Review ) (EuroGamer)
All of which is a convoluted way of saying that Sony's interactive guide to the Big Smoke is an absolutely fantastic concept that fits the PSP perfectly.
UK Charts: THQ goes full throttle to stay in pole position (gamesindustry.biz)
THQ's animated movie tie-in is keeping well ahead of the pack for a second week on the run, overtaking the opposition on PS2, PSP, Xbox, GameCube and GBA - with PC and DS versions catching up fast.
PSP Hacker Claims GameCube Cracked (Spong)
Offers video. Convinced.
Sony taps instant message crowd (BBC News)
Sony is to release a wireless-enabled handheld device aimed at young people who use instant messaging.
Sony introduces Wi-Fi instant message/music device (Reuters\ via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Sony Corp. said it is set to introduce its first wireless broadband communications and entertainment device, aimed at heavy users of instant messaging.
Star Trek Writer D.C. Fontana Enlisted For Star Trek: Legacy (XBOX365)
Bethesda Softworks announced today that acclaimed STAR TREK writer Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana, with her partner, Derek Chester, have collaborated to write the scripts for its upcoming titles, STAR TREK: Legacy and STAR TREK: Tactical Assault.
ONLY 0.14% (Sharewatch)
By 12.20 pm, the FTSE Small Cap index was up 5.7 points at 3,363.3, while the Footsie was 22.8 points ahead at 5,861.3.
Reader Review (EuroGamer)
I don't need to play every day anymore. That's a relief. For 3 months solid, I calculated my days around how I'd be able to set aside enough time on my PSP to satisfy my obsessive habit. 3 hours a day seemed enough, just, 4 was preferable.
Gangs of London beta stolen (Ferrago)
Bad news for new Sony PSP title...
Gangs of London leak confirmed ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony condemns it; warns that leaked PSP code is incomplete. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in!
Sony condemns Gangs of London leak (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony Computer Entertainment UK has condemned the leaking of forthcoming PSP title Gangs of London to the internet, after copies of an internal beta of the game appeared on BitTorrent sites overnight.
Channel 4 wants to embrace the internet – and your PS3 (Personal Computer World)
“We will look at making quite a significant archive available,” said Taylor. “When we launch the product we will actually just experiment. We think it will be a mixed economy of free content with advertising, some pay-per-view and maybe some subscription.”
Channel 4 wants to embrace the internet – and your PS3 (Infomatics)
“We will look at making quite a significant archive available,” said Taylor. “When we launch the product we will actually just experiment. We think it will be a mixed economy of free content with advertising, some pay-per-view and maybe some subscription.”
Farewell E3 (gamesindustry.biz)
As the industry continues to come to term with the news that E3 is over - in its traditional form at least - GamesIndustry.biz sat down with famously outspoken Atari CEO Bruno Bonnell to discuss what the long term impact is likely to be.
PRESS RELEASE: 2K Sports Names J.J. Redick College Hoops 2K7 Cover Athlete (gamesindustry.biz)
NEW YORK, NY – August 1, 2006 – 2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Copy DVDs With Movie Clone 4 (BIOS)
X-OOM Software, part of bhv Software GmbH & Co.KG in Germany, has announced the launch of Movie Clone 4 and Movie Clone 4 Gold. Movie fans will be able to make 1:1 high quality copies of favourite films to DVD, PC or a mobile device to enjoy at any time. Movie ...