According to a patent that has been outed from Sony, the company aims to completely block used games meaning once a game is executed on a system, that game can no longer be executed on another. More...
Once upon a time, it was the PC gamers who scoffed at 'inferior' console ports, but the tables have turned, according to Borderlands 2's lead designer, who says that consoles now dictate the PC. More...
Bad news for Sonic fans: just when we thought Sega's darkest days were behind it, the company has announced an 'extraordinary loss' of $86 million, accompanied by a wave of layoffs and cancellations. More...
It seems that some hackers may not only have managed to get around Sony’s new PlayStation 3 banning system, they could even manage to turn it around and get innocent gamers banned for doing nothing... More...
Hideo Kojima, the mastermind behind the Metal Gear Solid franchise, has stated his belief that videogame consoles will be phased out at some point “in the near future.” Speaking during a press conference in Japan earlier... More...
A new skin condition, believed to be caused by excessive use of games consoles, has been identified by skin specialists in Switzerland, according to the BBC. The condition, dubbed 'PlayStation palmar hidradenitis', was discovered when... More...
It is no longer necessary to own Apple TV or TiVo digital video recorder or VUDU box to watch YouTube clips on TV. YouTube is joining MySpace, Yahoo and others in bringing the web based... More...
Microsoft Corp. reportedly plans to release a new version its Xbox 360 video game system code-named Jasper in August and has already assigned IBM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to make chips for the new... More...
Microsoft was able to sell 4.3 million Xbox 360 units during the fourth calendar quarter 2007 (fiscal Q2 2008). The number is slightly down from 4.4 million units the company sold during the Christmas season... More...
It's the Wii console's second Christmas out and there a strong sense of déjà vu in reports that talk of internet-breaking sales as punters go mental for Nintendo's console. Amazon apparently sold 1,400 consoles in... More...
In January, a developer working for Slovenian outfit Zootfly uploaded to popular video-sharing site YouTube what appeared to be footage of a new game based on the 1984 cult classic Ghostbusters. In an interview with... More...
The Soldier of Fortune series debuts on the next-generation consoles with the release of Activision, Inc.'s Soldier of Fortune Payback, which is now available at retail stores nationwide. The game puts players into the role... More...
On the PC front for August sales, BioShock bio-owned pretty much every other game, even the unstoppable World of Warcraft. BioShock sold 77,374 copies to World of Warcrafts 49,126 copies. Sadly (or happily, depending on... More...
A report called "The State of the Console," conducted by the recently launched Nielsen Wireless and Interactive Services division, claims that video game consoles are now in 41% of U.S. homes, an 18.5% increase from... More...
During an interview over at GamesIndustry.biz, Itzik Bassat, vice president of business development over at Blizzard said nine astonishing words, with some explanations wedged on either side. Instead of giving a direct answer to whether... More...
Arcadia says hardware sales increased by at least 50% year on year, with software up about 20%. Retail dollars increased by about 25-30% to about $1.6 billion, compared to $1.3 billion in November... More...
According to an article published at Forbes.com, Taiwanese computer component manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is expected to begin delivering PlayStation 3 consoles to Sony this month in an effort to ensure that they meet the... More...
Korea-based online gaming giant NCsoft is preparing to launch titles on next-generation consoles. NCsoft is behind some of the world's largest massive multiplayer online games such as Lineage, City of Heroes and Guild Wars. Until... More...
Nintendo has announced that it will ship pink and blue coloured DS consoles in Europe this coming October. This is to coincide with the release of the upcoming title, Nintendogs. People within the... More...
Corporate mudslinging between game console makers begins as leaders on all sides size up the competition. The Electronic Entertainment Expo marked the start of the next-generation console war. With all sides gearing... More...
LucasArts announces that the world's least boring professor of archaeology returns to games in 2007. When he's not teaching students about archaeology or working on his five-o'clock shadow, Indiana Jones is buckling... More...
Surprising no one, Electronic Arts is expanding its multiplatinum life simulation beyond PCs, including PSP and DS versions. It was just a matter of time. With 4.5 million copies of The Sims... More...
Activision announces agreement with Gray Matter and Treyarch for new WWII shooter for "the consoles"; publisher dismisses Xbox mention as a "typo." This morning, Atari announced that it had struck a deal... More...
The swallows come back to San Juan Capistrano every year, the Olympics happen every four years, and old video game consoles get junked every five years. Which means that the game industry... More...
Ubisoft announced today that it is developing a console version of America's Army. Titled America's Army: Rise of a Soldier, the game will attempt to create the most authentic military console game to date. America's... More...
Even though last year's The Hulk wasn't a runaway hit, VU Games thinks it can earn more green from the Marvel comic book-inspired franchise. Today it announced it will publish a new game, The Incredible... More...
Recent jailbreaks force prison officials to crack down on communication abilities in gaming systems. The Swedish prison service has banned PlayStations and other gaming systems in its prisons, according to reports in... More...
Is your slow internet connection preventing next-generation consoles from reaching their full potential? According to Kaz Hirai Sony Computer Entertainment America president it is. He feels that it's necessary that broadband needs to... More...
Molyneux confirms a GameCube version of the heavily reworked PC classic. Pete Molyneux recently confirmed that the console version of Black & White is also heading its way to the GameCube. Previously only... More...
The Battle Of The Consoles: From Atari's 2600 To Microsoft's Xbox There's been a lot of talk about Xbox, and GameCube, and even more speculation about the technology inside the box.... More...
Flashing lights, wristbands, exhilarated fans waiting in long lines and loads of money exchanging hands gave the US launch of Microsoft's Xbox the feel of a rock concert. Consumers crowded into stores... More...