No self-respecting boss-in-waiting would be without one. The BlackBerry has replaced the Filofax and the mobile phone as the must-have status symbol for the 21st-century office climber. But now these discreet handheld gadgets, which provide workaholics with constant email updates, are being blamed for chronic insomnia, relationship break-up, premature burn-out, and even car crashes.
London hotel rates London hotels charged an average of just over £100 a night during August, the highest figure for that month since 2000, and 8.1 per cent more than in August last year, when many travellers cancelled their stays following the bombings in July. In the regions, rates in August rose 3.2 per cent to £66.17, according to the hotel consultancy group PKF.
Plus a handy travel edition for your PSP.
Bethesda's latest sides with Sony
WarHawk developer Incognito Entertainment has put the development of its PSP title on hold. The team is unable to continue development of the PSP game, code-named HL, due to logistical reasons.
Computer games retailer Game cut losses in half after sales benefited from the improved availability of consoles.
SEGA Europe has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 version of its popular sports title Virtua Tennis 3 does not have any online features.
Computer games retailer Game cut losses in half yesterday after sales benefited from improved availability of consoles. (27/09/2006 07:55:25)
The Game Group has reduced its operating loss for the first half of the year, citing revenue increases and strong cost control. Europes largest specialist retailer of PC and video games software also said that turnover for the period was GBP272.9 million, with like-for-like sales up 13.4%.
Proving that it isn't just little boys and girls Christmas's that Sony has spoilt, the Telegraph is today reporting that GAME Group, the parent company of GAME has announced what impact the delay of the Playstation 3 will have upon its profits.
2007 profit slump following European PS3 slippage.
Sega Europe has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 version of its popular sports title Virtua Tennis 3 does not have any online features. The news follows developer Neversoft's recent clarification that the PS3 version of upcoming extreme sports game Tony Hawk's Project 8 for Activision will not feature online play.
Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi reckons that all three of the next-gen consoles are ace, and providing the resources are there he'd be happy to do just about anything on them - including more 2D Castlevania titles.
Los Angeles, CA - September 25, 2006 - Sierra Entertainment announced today that the video game Ice Age 2 The Meltdown, based on the worldwide blockbuster animated film from 20th Century Fox is being developed for Nintendo's highly anticipated Wii console and will be available at retailers nationwide this holiday season.
Things are finally looking up at retailer GAME, which after a difficult past year has seen losses fall significantly in its latest interim financials.
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Game\'s finance director David Thomas described Deutsche Bank\'s estimate of the impact on its full year profits of the delay, which the German broker put at 3.5 mln stg, as \"reasonable\". The console was due to be launched in November, but is now scheduled for introduction in March next year.
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Visitors to London's Leicester Square underground station have recently been treated to a view of the capital that isn't in the usual tourist brochures.
Gaming giant Ubisoft was left red faced last week when gamers discovered a confidential file detailing new a range of new titles. The 2GB RAR file, which was found on the developer's publicly accessible FTP server, contained material detailing forthcoming games.
THE following results are expected on Tuesday.
Considering that the hype levels over the PlayStation 3 and Wii next-generation consoles, from Sony and Nintendo respectively, have already been cranked up to maximum it?s something of a relief to see that there?s still room for the less-pervasive handheld games consoles.
Considering that the hype levels over the PlayStation 3 and Wii next-generation consoles, from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and Nintendo Co. Ltd. respectively, have already been cranked up to 11 it’s something of a relief to see that there’s still room for the less-pervasive handheld games consoles.
Friday 22nd September/... Marvelous Interactive Inc, the Tokyo-based parent company of Rising Star Games has disclosed details of its Nintendo Wii line up at the Tokyo Game Show. Issued in an English language press release, the list also includes three Nintendo DS titles.
The retro handheld taking on DS and PSP.
The PodLounge, one of the leading podcast directories, announced the release of The PodLounge Mobile for mobile or cell phone users.
In a sense the show's already kicked off, Microsoft having concluded its media briefing on Wednesday, but the guts of it will be exposed at the Makuhari Messe on the morning of Friday, 22nd September, with keynote addresses from Ken Kutaragi and Square Enix's Yoichi Wada launching us into the trade day, followed by two public days on the 23rd and 24th.
Football Manager™ 2007 boasts many new features which are revolutionary not only for the game, but for the entire sports management genre.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 20, 2006 – After only one week on store shelves worldwide, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy has already established itself as one of 2006’s strongest forces in video games.
Steve Litchfield tries out a unique personal video recorder for smartphones, PDAs and handhelds. As any power user of handhelds or smartphones (and in this case PSPs and iPods as well) will know, it's been possible for ages to convert video clips to play properly on the mobile device.
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (September 18, 2006) -- SEGA® of America, Inc., SEGA® Europe, Ltd., and Deep Fried Entertainment® today announced a partnership to create game content for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
London, Ontario September 18th 2006 – GlobalFun ( www.globalfun.com), a leader in wireless entertainment publishing and development, and the premium games developer Big Blue Bubble Inc. ( www.bigbluebubble.com) team up to deliver the most highly anticipated, full length, mobile role playing game to date.
InterVideo announced today InterVideo iVideoToGo Platinum, the easiest way to copy personal videos for playback on a video-enabled iPod and Sony PSP devices. Priced at only $29.95, the software is a 3-step solution that lets users quickly convert their existing ...
Virtua Tennis 3 will run at 1080p on PlayStation 3, according to reports from Japan. 1UP explains that during a SEGA press event in Tokyo this weekend, the game was shown off on high-resolution displays, while nearby placards declared it was running in 1080p.
Should Microsoft give up the ghost with Japan? Media Create Co. on Friday reported that the Xbox 360 sold just 1,094 units in Japan from Sept. 4 to Sept. 9. Not comparing apples to apples, but the Nintendo DS Lite sold 113,831 units, the PSP 29,141, and the PS2 19,882 units.
PS3, WII Console | Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins PSP | B-Boy PS2 & PSP
NEW YORK (AFX) - Nintendo Co. announced Thursday that its Wii game console will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 19 for $250, hoping that like its plucky game character Mario, it will be able to take on the gorillas of the market: rival products from Sony and Microsoft.
Tuner kahuna Modeo, the subsidiary of Crown Castle that is building out its own DVB-H mobile TV network in the US, has decided to go it alone, and launch the service anyway with, or most likely without, the endorsement of a major US cellular operator. It will now launch the service in October.…
Official figures for this years' Tokyo Game Show reveal that 573 titles will be on display to the trade and public.
LONDON, UK– 12th September, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced Prince of Persia® Rival Swords for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 12, 2006 – Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Entertainment Pack, a new “all-in-one” offering for portable gaming and entertainment.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 12, 2006 – LucasArts and TT Games today announced that it has shipped its hotly anticipated videogame, LEGO® Star Wars® II: The Original Trilogy, to retailers worldwide.
Capcom's bloody adventure title Dead Rising has bludgeoned its way to the top of the Chart Track all-formats charts this week, becoming the fastest-selling Xbox 360 title to date.
13th September 2006. Warwick, UK. FreeStyleGames, one of the UK's most exciting and dynamic new game development studios, today announced the forthcoming release of Music From B-Boy™ – 18 fantastic selections from the soundtrack and the news of a BAFTA nomination.
Capcom’s bloody adventure title Dead Rising has bludgeoned its way to the top of the Chart Track all-formats charts this week, becoming the fastest-selling Xbox 360 title to date.
New IP and familiar franchises have received multiple nominations for The British Academy Video Games Awards, to be held on October 5th. Sony’s quirky PSP title Loco Roco and Ubisoft’s gritty war sim Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter received the most praise with eight nominations each.
Record market share for Microsoft's next-gen console.
Ubisoft has just sent us the press announcement for the next PSP iteration of their popular and critically-acclaimed Prince of Persia series. You can see the pack image from the title, Prince of Persia: Rival Swords, right here.
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 software for Windows, a landmark upgrade to the No. 1 selling consumer video editing software. The simplified interface and drag-and-drop simplicity of Adobe Premiere Elements e...
Sony 's PlayStation Portable handheld console could be infected by malicious code using a buffer overflow vulnerability, according to a warning from an antivirus company.
11th September 2006. Leamington Spa, Warks, U.K. FREESTYLEGAMES, one of the UK's most exciting new game development studios, today announced major expansion, including a move to bespoke offices and plans to significantly grow its development capacity.
Several of Capcom and Koei's PlayStation 3 titles will be playable at next week's Tokyo Game Show, while Capcom has also spoken of new game announcements.
With Sony doing its level best to upset European gamers with this week's embarrassing delay of PlayStation 3, the road ahead is cleared for Microsoft and Nintendo to clean up at the cash registers this Christmas with their respective next-gen offerings.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has released a small tweak to its recent major version 2.8 software update that benefits owners with bigger than average memory cards.
Simon Burns in Taipei, vnunet.com , Thursday 7 September 2006 at 00:00:00 Cheap and quirky Nintendo design holds off Sony challenge Sony is expected to cut the price of its PlayStation Portable, a research firm predicts, but will still not be able to catch up with sales of rival portable games... > Read the full article
The intense competition between the two vendors has knocked all other serious players out of the handheld game platform market, according to US-based In-Stat in a research report released yesterday.
Cheap and quirky Nintendo design holds off Sony challenge
The intense competition between the two vendors has knocked all other serious players out of the handheld game platform market, according to US-based In-Stat in a research report released yesterday.
In honor of the US release of LocoRoco for the PSP, and the fact that we love the game, Sony and VH1 Game Break are sponsoring the "Loco for LocoRoco" contest.
Some good news for Sony on a day they'd otherwise rather forget - Polyphony Digital has "categorically denied" reports that it's canned the PSP version of Gran Turismo.
The question of whether Sony could possibly hope to get the PlayStation 3 out in Europe on the originally planned November timescale is one which has been discussed at length in many game companies, and Eurogamer Network is no exception.
SONY HAS ANNOUNCED a four month delay to the launch of the Playstation 3 in the PAL territory, which means a wait until March for PS3 fan boys in the likes of Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia.
London, Wednesday 6 September 2006 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that it would revise the launch date of its PLAYSTATION® 3 computer entertainment system in the PAL territories of Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Australasia from 17th November 2006, as previously announced to March 2007.
ACCORDING TO SONY rumours of a second generation portable Playstation are greatly exaggerated, and no forth-coming announcement should be anticipated regarding an upgraded PSP.
Sony’s head of platform development in Japan, Izumi Kawanishi, has stated that the upcoming PSP download service will operate via Wi-Fi-enabled PCs as well as the PS3, and is due this November.
We knew it was coming, and now it looks like we’ll get more than ever out of Sony’s PSP download service.
This stylish FM transmitter plugs into the standard headphone jack on an mp3 player or other music-streaming gadget. iCast is compatible with all types of mp3 player, mobile phone, laptop, Sony PSP and other gaming devices.
With the latest Western-themed Wild Arms RPG for PlayStation 2 still in development, Sony and developer Media Vision have revealed that they're also working on a PlayStation Portable version called Wild Arms XF.
Internet reports dismissed
It was the iconic electronics company that rivals feared and consumers trusted. Now, after years of complacency, arrogance and bad judgements, Sony is under threat.
Those of you who don't have enough retro compilations on your PSP will be glad to hear EA is releasing a collection of olden days games for Sony's handheld.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has revealed that the PSP camera and GPS peripherals will retail for ¥5000 Yen and ¥6000 respectively. That's ¤33 and ¤40 to you.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has revealed the PSP camera and GPS peripherals will retail for 5000 Yen (33 Euro) and 6000 Yen (40 Euro) respectively.
SCE delivers promised peripherals.
Thu - Martin Korda on why publishers need a helping hand. "It’s quite common to see great games being let down by poor marketing drives..."
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Speaking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz , a Sony spokesperson has dismissed rumours that a new version of the PSP is currently in development. misreported) online.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz , a Sony spokesperson has dismissed rumours that a new version of the PSP is currently in development.