Handheld Gaming Piracy Worse Than PC, Says God Of War Dev
God of War: Ghosts of Sparta developer Ready at Dawn believe that piracy is more rampant on handheld consoles than it is on the PC. Speaking in an interview on VG247, Ghosts of Sparta creative director Ru Weerasuriya said, “It’s getting to the point where it doesn’t make sense to make games on it [the […]
Not Happening: Apple Not Going To Buy Sony, EA Or Anybody For That Matter
The internet went ablaze after rumors surrounding Apple’s supposed buying of Sony or EA (and a host of other candidates). Sure it seemed likely, having a cool $51 billion in cash lying around. Sorry gamers it’s not happening anytime soon. The latest BusinessInsider article has put those claims to rest once and for all: “Most […]
Rumor: Apple Taking Over Sony, EA, The Internet Is Ablaze
You might want to take this with a pinch of salt. Financial news site (as well as gaming sites) are ablaze with the speculation that Apply may be buying Sony or EA in the near future. Here’s the facts: Apple is worth $283.02 billion in the stock exchange. Sony’s worth $33.75 billion. EA just over […]
BlizzCon 2010 Major News Round-Up Plus Pictures
BlizzCon is a massive gaming expo for everything that’s Blizzard. BlizzCon 2010 came to an end and we have all the major news rounded up, in case you missed some of them. Plus, some pictures of the event. Diablo III “way over half-way done” – Yep, Diablo 3 isn’t finished yet and not going to […]
Vanquish First Day Japanese Sales Figure
The first day Vanquish sales figures from Japan are in. Vanquish sold a total of 47,000 units on PS3 and 9,000 units on Xbox 360. The game got 8.5/10 from IGN and 7.75/10 from GameInformer. Source: Segabits
1 Million PS3 Move Sold In Americas
Sony Computer Entertainment America has finally provided a sales number for its first month of PlayStation Move sales: 1 million units. The company previously said the motion controller was selling “extremely well,” but failed to give data. In Europe, SCEE said that Move had sold 1.5 million units. SCEA boss Jack Tretton has noted that […]
Mario Celebrates 25th Anniversary, Nintendo Announces New Bundles
Gaming’s most recognizable icon, a simple plumber. You know who we are talking about. Mario! Mario just turned 25 last month. Many developers are praising Mario and his creator Shigeru Miyamoto on occasion of his 25th anniversary. Speaking in the latest issue of Famitsu (via Andriasang), Capcom head of development Keiji Inafune said: “The reason […]
Halo: Reach #1 US Game In 2010 Plus Top 10 List
NPD has revealed that Halo: Reach is the top-selling game of 2010. Reach sold 3.3 million alone in the US only and 5.55 million worldwide. It raked in $200 million in the first 24 hours of its release setting a record in the industry. Top 10 2010 Games of 2010 (as of Sep 30 2010) […]
Steam Passes 30 Million Users
And you thought PC gaming was dead. More than 30 million Steam accounts have now been created, Valve has just said, with user-growth up 178 percent in the last 12 months. Steam has over 1,200 games for PC. Peak simultaneous player numbers are now over 3 million, with over 6 million “unique gamers” accessing Steam […]
Microsoft Will Spend $500 Million On Kinect Marketing
Microsoft said today it’s to spend around $1 billion marketing Kinect and Windows Mobile 7, with about half the figure going to the former. Microsoft began planning the blitz 18 months ago with the help of Steven Spielberg, according to the NYP. “Kinect is the largest, most integrated marketing initiative in Xbox history, bigger than […]
Medal Of Honor #1 Selling Game In UK, Topples FIFA 11
Medal of Honor is the best selling game of all platforms in the UK, according to UKIE/GfK-ChartTrack rankings. It has also toppled FIFA 11 down to second position. Medal of Honor enjoys the biggest ever launch week for the franchise, with 52 per cent of sales on Xbox 360, 43 per cent on PS3 and […]
Samsung To Demo 330Mbps WiMAX 2 System In Japan
WiMAX Release 2 solutions based on the IEEE 802.16m standard are expected to make their debut in late 2011, but Samsung is already all set to showcase a WiMAX Release 2 implementation at the CEATEC Japan 2010 electronics, which begins in Tokyo on Tuesday. Built in collaboration with UQ Communications, Samsung’s WiMAX 2 network can […]
Microsoft: “Who Needs Blu-Ray?”
Microsoft believes the future of entertainment lies in digital downloads, 1080p streaming and thinks Blu-Ray will become extinct. Speaking with CVG, UK Xbox boss Stephen McGill has claimed that the format will be “passed by” before it can make an impact. “I think people may have spoken about [Xbox’s lack of a Blu-ray drive] originally, […]
Analysts Agree: Kinect’s 3M Sales Claim Will Be Biggest Platform Launch, Surpassing iPad
Microsoft has claimed that Kinect will sell over three million units this Christmas, destroy iPad sales and perhaps even be the biggest platform launch of all time. The verdict? Likely […]
