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Ubisoft Will Be Offering 3D “In Most Of Our AAA Titles”
Speaking with MCV, Ubisoft’s UK managing director Rob Cooper has said that most triple A titles from the company will have 3D. “I do believe that Avatar allowed us just a little bit of advantage in terms of experience with how this market will work,” he said. “We are working to offer the possibility of […]
Sony Q1 2010 Report: PS3 Sales Up 118%, Software Sales At 24.8M
Previously, we reported that Sony posted a Q1 2010 profit of $342 million. Here are the updated data. Global PS3 hardware sales stood at 2.4 million for the quarter, a rise of 118 percent compared to the 1.1 million sales the machine managed in the same period last year. Worldwide PS3 hardware sales now stand […]
Nintendo Q1 2010 Report: In The Red, Sales Down 25.6%
Nintendo’s shown big drops in both profit and sales for the period ending June 30, with the company making a loss for the period. Sales were down 25.6 percent for the quarter, dropped to ¥188.6 billion from ¥253.5 billion in the same period last year. Operating income dropped 42.2 percent, down to ¥23.3 billion from […]
New PS3 Firmware Update 3.41 Available For Download, Adds “You May Like” Recommendations
Sony has rolled out the latest PS3 firmware update 3.41 You can download them from the links below: PS3 Firmware Update 3.41 (US region) PS3 Firmware Update 3.41 (EU region) Two new features has been added: * Automatic Funding for the subscription service (PlayStation Plus) can now be found under Account Management . * Recommendations […]
Xbox 360 Gets $400 Halo: Reach Bundle, Plus Unboxing Video
Come September 14 2010 and you will be able to own the $400 Xbox 360 Halo: Reach bundle. Included is a 250GB Xbox 360 Slim, a copy of Halo: Reach, two wireess controllers, cables and more. It’s available for pre-order now. You can watch the unboxing video of Halo: Reach limited collector’s edition below:
PS3 Users Will Soon Be Able To Stream Netflix Movies Sans The Disc
PS3 users can stream Netflix movies to their consoles but inserting the Netflix disc everytime to stream a movie is a real pain. That isn’t a limitation of the PS3’s hardware. Infact, Netflix’s agreement with Microsoft prevents them from directly streaming movies to the PS3. Come October 2010 and that disc will be obsolete because […]
Sony Patents 3D Multiplayer System Without Split Screen
Soon you’ll be able to play multiplayer on your PS3 without using split screen, thanks to wonderful 3D. In a patent filed by Sony last year (which became available online last week and found by Broke My Controller) Sony detailed how the technology will work. In a nutshell, the screen will produce two separate images […]
Pachter: New Xbox Accounted For 40 Percent of US Sales
By now you probably know Michael Pachter, the Wedbush Morgan analyst for video games and his own web-show. Pachter has said that the new Xbox 360 Slim accounted for 40% of Microsoft’s overall sales in the US in June 2010. The contributing factor has been the pride drop rather than the introduction of a new […]
Nintendo 3DS To Launch In March 2011?
According to VG247, “Nintendo is telling UK publishers 3DS will release in Britain next March.” “Nintendo is apparently touring British companies for meetings relating to the machine”, reads VG247. Commenting on the rumor, Nintendo UK said, “That’s rumour and speculation as we’ve not announced any date for 3DS.” Nintendo’s official statement is that 3DS will […]
Xbox 360 Slim UK Release Exceeds PS2, PS3 Slim Launches, Says Chart-Track
Chart-Track a UK company that monitors retail sales of music, video and software in the UK reports that the launch of Xbox 360 Slim in the UK has surpassed those of both PS3 and PS3 Slim. The report states: “Microsoft’s new, improved, slimmer Xbox 360 console, the Xbox 360 250GB (or Xbox 360S) achieves the […]
PS3 Limits 3D Games To 720p
Sony’s senior development manager, Simon Benson has said that 3D games on PS3 will be limited to 720p. Games that natively run in 1080p will be downscaled to 720p when using 3D, even though the PS3 is capable of displaying 1080p 3D images. The reason is that running 3D games at 1080p comes at the […]
StarCraft II PC System Requirements Released
Blizzard just confirmed the PC system requirements to Big Download. Can your PC survive the onslaught of the Zerg? Minimum System Requirements: PC: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX 9.0c 2.6 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor 128 MB PCIe NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video […]
June 2010 NPD Sales Data, Xbox 360 Sells More Than Wii
The NPD sales data are out for June 2010, with sales plummeting 15%. Following the release of the Xbox 360 Slim, it moved up as the second best selling console trailing behind the DS but overtaking the Wii. Here’s the raw data: Top 10 Games 1. Red Dead Redemption (360) – 582.6K 2. Super Mario […]
Microsoft Says There Is “Unprecedented Demand” For Xbox 360 Slim
Speaking to IndsutryGamers, Microsoft has said that there is “unprecedented demand” for the new, sleek, slim Xbox 360. A Microsoft rep said: “We are hearing great feedback from retailers that the new Xbox 360 250GB is experiencing unprecedented demand. Strong demand for the new Xbox 360 250GB combined with a $50 price reduction in the […]
