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Entries Tagged as 'playstation 3'

MGS4 Pushes PS3 Up 300%

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Metal Gear Solid 4 was a solid release for the PlayStation 3, the exclusive title that gives Sony an edge over the competition. This was Sony’s Halo 3 title and it needed to be a big success in order to keep gamers confident in the Sony brand. Sony is reporting a 300% increase in PlayStation […]

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Tags: Industry News · playstation 3 · Sony

Final Fantasy XIII Not Simultanious Everywhere

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

It seems the promise of Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360 is a big “work in progress” as it’s not actually under development yet. Square Enix is fully ready to commit on a simultaneous release for Europe and North America but not every territory around the globe. The reason is simple: there are just […]

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Tags: Microsoft · playstation 3 · RPG · Sony · Xbox 360

Sony’s E3 Conference: Fairly Impressive

July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

We’re all used to Sony falling on their face at E3 in the last few years, but, this year, things were different. They’re information was delivered well, they had a great presentation medium using Little Big Planet‘s game engine as a presentation platform over the standard PowerPoint slides and everything went smoothly. The format for […]

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Tags: E3 · Industry News · playstation 3 · PSP · Sony

PlayStation 3 80GB For $399.99

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

So there you have it, the PlayStation 3‘s 80GB console is now the price of the PlayStation 3’s 40GB console, running in at $399.99. This is, in effect, a price drop to compete well with the Xbox 360 which is now going to be $349.99. The new price of the PlayStation 3 with the talk […]

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Tags: E3 · Editorial · playstation 3 · Sony

Resistance 2: Epic Scale of Huge Proportions

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

E3’s PlayStation 3 press release really started with Resistance 2. They show off a good deal of battle footage against a 300 foot leviathan in the middle of a crumbling city. The game definitely cries “scale” in terms of epic battles, monsters and emotional feel. The trailer they presented after the game play demonstration was […]

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Wolfenstein for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

When you hear the word Wolfenstein what game do you think of? Constantly, I recall Wolfenstein 3D and all the memorable times I had building my first person shooter fingers. From a new-generation FPS perspective, Return to Castle Wolfenstein for the PC back in 2001 was my last touch on a Wolfenstein game series. I […]

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Tags: Activision · PC Gaming · playstation 3 · Xbox 360

First PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits Games

July 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It’s that time in the life-cycle of the PlayStation 3 where a few of their hit titles go into “classic” game mode, which translate to a price drop. We saw this with a few games like Kameo on the Xbox 360 a year or so after the launch of the console. The first games said […]

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2008: The Year of Sequels? Too Much Risk?

July 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

While compiling a list of games to respond to a user question on the TD Gaming Podcast, I’ve noticed something about this years gaming lineup: their mainly all sequels! Are there any new franchises taking a risk in the market or just more of the same? Some are not really “sequels” but spin-offs of the […]

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Tags: Editorial · PC Gaming · playstation 3 · Sequels · Wii · Xbox 360

PlayStation 3: Not About Quantity, About Profitability

July 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Xbox 360 price drop rumors flow like water and it’s all but officially been announced at this point. What about PlayStation 3 and their price? No. Nobuyuki Oneda, the Sony’s chief financial officer said, “our plan is not to reduce the price. Our strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to […]

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Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · playstation 3 · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

Mega Man 9, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Confirmed

July 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Capcom has finally come out and stated Mega Man 9 will indeed be available on the PlayStation 3 (PSN) and Xbox 360 (Xbox Live). Capcom may be making a great move by providing everyone the ability to play their new retro title in download form. The game is definitely going to be a smaller title […]

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Tags: capcom · playstation 3 · Retro · WiiWare · Xbox 360