Xbox Live dropping original Xbox support April 15
Gamespot reports:
Cessation of online play will affect all XBL-enabled games for Microsoft’s original console, including Xbox Originals and Xbox 360-optimized games like Halo 2; single-player games will function normally.
Halo 2 players better get their last frags in. At midnight, Microsoft announced that it is ceasing support for all original Xbox games, including digital copies of [...]
Bayonetta PS3 Patch Greatly Improved Gameplay
JustPushPlay reports:
The much awaited patch that fixes the horrible load times for Bayonetta is finally out in Japan and PAL region. By downloading the 135MB patch you will have an ability to install the game’s data on the hard drive. Make sure you have at least 4.5GB of space in the hard drive and it [...]
BioWare Working On New PS3 Projects
NowGamer.com reports:
BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka has told NowGamer that the developer is working on unannounced titles for the PlayStation 3
Asked whether the studios experience with the PS3 on Dragon Age could accelerate the chances of Mass Effect appearing on the console Muzyka told us: “All we’ve ever said when we’ve been asked about Mass [...]
Microsoft Points Draw Class Action Suit
Information Week reports:
Attorney says Xbox Live customers aren’t getting what they pay for when they use Microsoft’s virtual currency.
A Philadelphia-area attorney has filed a class action suit against Microsoft, claiming the software maker ripped him off after he bought points that were supposed to allow him to make purchases over the online Xbox Live Marketplace.
Samuel [...]
Sony announces motion control release plans
ABC.com reports:
Late Tuesday evening, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that it will release its new Motion Controller (tenative name) for the PlayStation 3 in the Fall of 2010 in Japan, Asian regions and countries, North America and Europe/PAL territories together with an extensive line-up of exciting software titles. The new controller, combined with the PlayStation Eye [...]
Microsoft clarifies Mod War 2 DLC deal
Eurogamer reports:
Microsoft has revealed just how much of a headstart Xbox 360 owners will have with the new downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
“We have a 30-day timed exclusive on the Modern Warfare content packs,” a spokesperson told Eurogamer. “So it will be available on other platforms, but you get to try [...]
A mad world: Ars analyzes the Mature-rated Wii market
Ars Technica reports:
When Electronic Arts announced Dead Space Extraction for the Wii—a follow-up to the million-plus selling PS3, 360, and PC title Dead Space—the company explained that the game would be used as a test case to see whether or not it would develop more Mature-rated Wii games in the future. And according to NPD sales figures, Extraction failed: it [...]
PS3 explodes this holiday season with 1.35 million sold December in the US alone
Sony recently confirmed a strong holiday showing for their Playstation brand.
SCEA Statement:
“It’s no surprise we’ve seen PS3 units sold every month nearly double since October. We knew 2009 would be a turning point for the platform due to the new price and a content line up that is fueling unprecedented consumer and industry interest with [...]
Sony: MAG will make you buy a PS3
ComputerandVideogames.com reports:
Sony has claimed that new FPS MAG will be a ‘tipping point’ for consumers to buy a PS3.The 256-player online FPS is released later this month on January 29h in the UK, and has been turning a fair few heads – not least for its crazily huge multiplayer.Sony confirmed the UK release date this [...]
Splinter Cell Conviction and R.U.S.E Pushed Back
Gametactics.com reports:
In a financial release sent out today, Ubisoft has notified investors (and gamers alike) that Splinter Cell Conviction has been pushed back to April 2010, R.U.S.E has been pushed back to November 2010.
Below is the official statement:
Update on third fiscal quarter performance and annual targets
* 2009-10 targets revised downwards
* Releases of Tom Clancy’s Splinter [...]