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Kinect Sells 2.5 Million Units In 25 Days
Microsoft has announced that it sold 2.5 million Kinects worldwide in it’s first 25 days. Previously, Microsoft announced that it had sold 1 million units in the first 10 days. Microsoft previously estimated that Kinect will sell 5 million units worldwide by the end of this year: “This is a great start to the holiday […]
Microsoft Planning Web TV Service For Xbox 360
Microsoft is in talks with media companies to bring TV channels on the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live according to Reuters. This will compete directly with Google TV and Apple TV. Not many details have surfaced but you could use the Xbox 360 as a “virtual cable operator” to get channels and pay a monthly […]
Sony ‘Can But Don’t Need To’ Update PlayStation Move’s Accuracy
SCEA’s Anton Mikhailov has said that current PlayStation Move games are yet to push the hardware to its edge so there is no question to update Move’s accuracy, even though it is possible to do so. “We can certainly update it through firmware. The real question is, do we want to?” says Sony software engineer […]
Gran Turismo 5 Is The 6th Biggest PS3 UK Game Launch
News came today that Gran Turismo 5 had toppled Call of Duty: Black Ops to become the number 1 selling game in UK with an estimated 1.8 million copies sold worldwide. This also means that Gran Turismo 5 has recorded the sixth biggest launch of any PS3 game in the UK. via CVG
Halo Reach Multiplayer Had Space Battles But Got Canned
Bungie revealed that an early prototype for Halo Reach included an online multiplayer space ship battle similar to the one based in the ‘Long Night of Solace’ mission from the Campaign. But they dropped the idea since it was “pretty silly.” Speaking in the latest issue of Game Informer (via CVG) Halo’s creative director Marcus […]
PSP2 Getting Trackpad According To Sony Patent
Sony registered a patent for a trackpad device last month. This trackpad device is supposedly to be used in the PSP2. According to Akihabara News, the patent mentions a “handheld device with two-finger touch triggered selection,” with all of the documents mentioning it will come in a two-screen form. “Comprising: a case having first and […]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 European Release Date Announced
Test Drive Unlimited 2 has got an European release date and it’s February 11 2011. That’s three days after the game’s previously announced US launch date of February 8 2011. The game will release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Test Drive Unlimited 2 was originally announced for a September release of this year but was […]
Gran Turismo 5 Best Selling Game In UK, Topples Black Ops
Previously we reported that Gran Turismo 5 had sold an estimated 1.8 million units worldwide. Now, Chart Track UK reports that Gran Turismo 5 has toppled Call of Duty: Black Ops to become the number one best selling game in UK. Here’s the full Chart Track top ten list for the week: 1 – Gran […]
Even More High Profile Gaming Indsutry Figures To Appear in VGA 2010
With the plethora of AAA titles set to be featured in this years Video Game Awards on December 11, it’s no surprise that even more high-profile gaming industry figures will make their appearance on the show. Currently confirmed are: Cliffy Bleszinski, Peter Molyneux, Spector, Sony’s Kevin Butler and even more, as Geoff Keighly tweeted: “Stay […]
Square Enix Trademarks Tomb Raider “A Survivor Is Born”
Recently, details had surfaced about a new Tomb Raider open world reboot, with the phrase “A Survivor Is Born”. Looks like that game will materialize soon as Square Enix (the publisher of Tomb Raider games since they acquired Eidos) has trademarked the words “A Survivor Is Born” in Europe and North America. According to leaked […]
Splinter Cell 6 Already In Development
Jade Raymond of Ubisoft Toronto has confirmed that Splinter Cell 6 is already in development. “We’re working on Splinter Cell 6, the next iteration of the blockbuster franchise, and we’re doing it entirely here in Toronto.” The confirmation comes from a video on Eurogamer. In the new video Raymond reveals 83 people have been hired. […]
Why Sony Turned Down Kinect And Settled On Move
Sony had considered a Kinect-esque camera before finally settling on PlayStation Move. Anton Mikhailov, a software engineer at Sony Computer Entertainment America’s R&D department said that they had begun research on a Kinect like camera back in 2002 but canned the project since “the cost of the camera outweighed the advantages of what it offered”: […]
Xbox 360 More Popular Than PS3 According To Online Search Pattern
Online search pattern has revealed that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is more popular than the PS3. According to online voucher site MyVoucherCodes, 43 percent of all games console searches on the site are for the Xbox 360, while Sony’s Playstation 3 is behind with 31 percent of all searches. Wii has dropped down to 16 percent […]
Evidence: Sony Prepping Touch Panel for PSP2
Most of us are certain that Sony is creating a PSP2, most likely to be released for 2011. There have been rumors about its functions and features, but nothing concrete. Now, PlayStation Life has uncovered strong evidence stating “the PSP2 will have not one, but two, touch interfaces – reinventing how we interact with touchscreen […]
