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Xbox advert criticised by advertising watchdog for using Playstation images to promote game
The Advertising Standards Authority found that Square-Enix, the makers of the sci-fi role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII, had misled video-gamers by not using images from the Xbox 360 but from its rival, the Playstation 3 (PS3). The ASA acted after one viewer complained that the sequence of images from the game released in March this [...]
Microsoft Will Offer Xbox 360 for Five More Years
Microsoft Corp. will continue to offer the Xbox 360 for the next five years, expanding the lifespan of the console to 10 years, said Chris Lewis, vice president for interactive entertainment business in Europe. The company is trying to lengthen the Xbox 360’s shelf life with new features and services, such as the motion-sensing Kinect [...]
New Halo video game leaked
Microsoft’s highly anticipated Halo: Reach video game has been leaked to file-sharing websites ahead of its official release on Sept. 14. The game, the latest in Microsoft’s acclaimed Halo science-fiction shooter series, was obtained and cracked by GameTuts, a website devoted to modifying and cracking video game consoles. “Me and my team finally did it; [...]
160GB and 320GB PS3 SKUs Announced at Gamescom
This fall, we’re introducing two new models of the PS3 system– a 320GB PS3 system, which will be included in the PS3 Sports Champions Move bundle; as well as a 160GB PS3 system, which will be available as a standalone. These new higher capacity models will continue to offer the same advanced features and functions of [...]
Mass Effect 2 announced for PS3 in Jan 2011
After months of rumor and speculation, EA confirmed today at Gamescom that Bioware’s critically acclaimed, sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect 2, would finally be making it’s way to Sony’s Playstation 3 console. The PS3 version of the title will also include addiotional content, although details of the content have yet to be confirmed.
Blizzard Wins $88M Judgment Against WoW Private Server Owner
Blizzard Entertainment last week won a default judgment worth tens of millions of dollars against the operator of an unauthorized World of Warcraft server. A U.S. District Court judge awarded Blizzard $88 million from defendant Alyson Reeves, operator of Scapegaming, according to court documents obtained by Gamasutra. Blizzard originally filed the lawsuit in October last [...]
NPD: Xbox 360 Soars as Hardware Sales Jump, But Software Sales Dip 8% in July
IndustryGamers has just received the July NPD video game sales data, and as was predicted, software sales were down again, dipping eight percent to $403.3 million. Hardware, however, driven in part by the Xbox 360 slim and price reductions on older 360 models, climbed 12 percent to $313.8 million. As a result, total industry sales [...]
Faked Gran Turismo 5 video on Kotaku?
By Kyle Kulyk Earlier today, the popular game blog, Kotaku, ruffled the feathers of racing fans anticipating Sony’s launch of the latest iteration of the best selling racing simulation Gran Turismo 5 for the Playstation 3 console. The video appears to show exorbitantly long load times while the game loads a specific track. Kotaku [...]
Channel 4 looking to bring 4oD to Sony PlayStation 3 and Apple iPad
Channel 4 are currently negotiating with Sony to bring a version of their popular video on demand service to the PS3 games console; they are also developing a similar app for Apple’s iPad. Channel 4 hope to follow in the iPlayer’s footsteps, the BBC’s own video on demand service which has been a huge hit [...]
CBC: Kinect review – Microsoft’s jump and play game for the non-gaming crowd
This November, Microsoft will launch Kinect, the latest addition to its Xbox 360 gaming system, with the hope of stealing the crown from Nintendo’s Wii console as well as the Sony motion-gaming platform that is also coming out this fall. The difference is that Kinect requires no hand-held controller, instead using a specially designed camera [...]