Aug
22
Cross Compatibility for Music Games. Woot.
Category: General, Microsoft, Sony, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, music games, Rock Revolution |
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It looks like one of my biggest wishes has come true. The major publishers of music based games, Activision, Neversoft, Harmonix, and Konami, have worked out an agreement with Sony that will guarantee that games will be compatible with the musical peripheral for each game maker. That means that owners of Rock Band 2, […]
Jul
1
PS3 Trophies Not Retroactive
Category: PlayStation 3, PS3, News, Sony, PSNetwork |
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While playing GTA IV (I’m so close to the end I can taste it), I thought that it was a shame that I wouldn’t get any “trophies” (aka Achievements on the PS3) for my hard work. I wondered what kind of trophies I was missing as I was doing all kinds off crazy stuff in […]
Jun
28
Does The Sony Playstation Portable Have A Future?
Category: PSP, Nintendo, Industry, General, News, Hardware, Nintendo DS, Sony, Playstation, Apple, iPhone, Patent, Playstation Portable |
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The Playstation Portable has been something of a failure for Sony so far. In every single territory around the world, it has been roundly beaten by the cheaper and more innovative Nintendo DS, although Japan continues to be Sony’s strongest supporter. But the lack of success in managing to get a sizeable foothold in the […]
Jun
19
Sony’s Catch Up to Live Still On the Way
Category: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Sony, Xbox Live, PSNetwork, Home |
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This Tuesday Sony announced that the firmware update version v2.36 would be coming and it finally hit the Playstation 3. This PS3 update is supposed to help system stability for select titles. While that’s fine and dandy, that still means we have to wait for the version that’s really worth waiting around for: version 2.4. […]
Jun
15
Rock Band for 99.99
Category: News, Playstation 2, Sony, PS2, MTV, Rock Band, Harmonix, sale |
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For a limited time PS2 owners can get their hands on Rock Band for the low, low price of around a hundred bucks. If you’re a PS2 owner and you’ve been sitting on the fence for this one, you might want to act now.
Or do you want to wait? The good points about this sale […]
Jun
11
PS3 Backwards Compatability for 40 Gig Owners?
Category: PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, Mill o' Rumour, Rumor Control, video games |
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In the realm of rumors, this is a big one. A German gaming website is reporting that 40 gig PS3 owners will eventually be able to play PS2 games because there is a firmware update that will open up backwards compatibility. The German site had this to say (translation by a News 4 Gamers member):
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Jun
10
Ubisoft Claims Sony PSP Is Finished At Hands Of DS
Category: PSP, Nintendo, DS, Interviews, News, Hardware, Nintendo DS, Sony, UK, Playstation, Handheld, Ubisoft |
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When the PSP was first announced by Sony, all of the elements were there for it to be a huge success - brilliant graphics, a great games line-up, the Playstation brand etc. Unfortunately for Sony, sales never really managed to light up the world as they were expected to, and the Nintendo DS then came […]
May
24
It’s “Official” Bioshock Coming to PS3… ?
Category: PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, Mill o' Rumour, Bioshock |
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The latest in rumerish news is that Bioshock is coming to the PS3. Apparently in the next issue of the UK based PlayStation mag, PSM3 they have the official details on Bioshock’s arrivial on Sony’s console. According to the gaming website CVG, the magazine will feature both an extensive preview of the game and a […]
May
3
Grand Theft Auto IV News Round-Up
Category: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Industry, PS3, Reviews, News, Microsoft, Sony, New Releases, Xbox Live, Jack Thompson, Grand Theft Auto, GTA IV, GTA 4, Playstation, Grand Theft Auto 4 |
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Grand Theft Auto 4 has now been out for 5 days, and with this being the first weekend since it’s release, I expect a lot of people will just be getting to grips with the game. So I thought we should take a look at what’s happened around the release, and how the game has […]
Apr
24
Nintendo Profits Rise Massively On Strength Of Wii & DS Sales | Upping Production To Stop Shortages
Category: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo, Wii, Industry, PS3, DS, General, News, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft, Hardware, Nintendo DS, Sony, Announcements, Press Releases, Sales Figures, video games, Videogames, Wii Fit |
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Nintendo are having a good year. That’s a slight understatement but it’s the main thrust of the latest press release to come from the company’s headquarters, as it reports a massive surge in profits for the last twelve months.
Net profit rose 47.7% to a record high over the last fiscal year, after the phenomenal success […]