Archive for December, 2007

News: Sony hoping to sell 11 million PS3s by April 1

PlayStation chief says he’s confident in hitting the mark despite stiff competition from both Wii and Xbox 360.


News: PC megahits Crysis and UT3 flop in Nov. sales

Despite their high-profile, Crysis and Unreal Tournament 3 sales fizzled in November according to the NPD Group. Are PC gamers flocking to less expensive consoles?


News: PLAY magazine unveils Tomb Raider Underworld

Lara getting ready for her eighth adventure.


News: Activision cock blocking PS3 Rock Band owners?

MTV Games says Activision is preventing the release of a update that would enable the use of GH3 controllers in Rock Band for PS3. Activision says MTV Games declined “an agreement” that would enable the ability.


News: Nintendo: Average age of Wii player is 29 years old

Company says vast majority of owners are still core gamers.


News: Nintendo announces Wii raincheck program

This way, there’s still “something to put under the tree,” Nintendo said in a conference call on Friday.


Preview: Rock Band PS2 - Impressions

On December 18th Rock Band is coming to the PlayStation 2. But how does it stack up against the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions?


News: Burnout Paradise demo rolls onto Xbox 360, PS3

EA released a three level demo of the next-gen racer for both PS3 and Xbox 360 on Thursday.


Screen Update: Wild Earth: African Safari

Some cuddly animals from the African Safari.


News: Wii and PS3 boom in Nov, 360 holds steady

Though everybody wins big in November U.S. game sales.


Hands-On: Patapon

The creators of LocoRoco prepare one of the best PSP games yet, and what could be a new genre of gaming.


News: Sony CEO: PS3 ‘infinitely more fun’ than Wii60

Howard Stringer is optimistic of the PS3’s future and expectedly thinks his console is more “exciting” than either Wii or Xbox 360.


Screen Update: Dark Sector

Check out these new, and revealing shots from Dark Sector!


News: Gamer arrested for shooting threats on Xbox Live

A 19-year-old college student faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail and $5,000 in fines for threatening to “shoot up the school” while playing Call of Duty 4.


Feature: The 11 best Wii games

Amid the myriad of mediocrity and contrary to popular belief, there are several high caliber Wii games deserving of your time. These are the best so far limited to only one mini-game and excluding GameCube ports.


News: Nintendo stock sputters, analysts disagree on why

Nintendo shares have dropped by 8 percent since November, after its stock price soared more than five-fold over the last two years.


Screen Update: Dark Sector

Check out some revealing new shots from Dark Sector!


Preview: Burnout Paradise

Smash through Paradise in the one of the most impressive racing experiences ever. We unload every last details.


News: Sony reveals early 2008 game line-up

Sony announced an impressive line-up of first-party games for PS3, PSN, PS2, and PSP on Wednesday.


News: Blizzard confirms ‘unannounced MMO’ game

World of Warcraft fans spot Blizzard job listing for “Next-Gen MMO.” Company confirms development saying it’s not a WoW expansion.