Nielsen: Over half of US households have a current-gen console
Some startling figures have come out of Nielsen Games’ latest exposé of gaming trends in the US. According to the analyst firm, 56% of US households own a seventh generation gaming console. 65% are kept in the living room, although that figure rises to 75% when considering the Wii alone, and 13% in bedrooms. Up ... Read More»
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Posted: Feb 8th, 2012
Thursday’s PSN maintenance window to affect US, PAL territories
Sony has announced that a scheduled maintenance window this week will extend beyond Europe. Previously (very quietly) flagged for the European network, the maintenance window has now been confirmed on both the US and EU PS blogs. The outage will affect the Arab Emirates, Australia, Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, and the US. The US blog ... Read More»
Euro PS Store update, January 25 – Puddle, Darkness II demo, Final Fantasy sale
Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with quite a few goodies. Get everything below the break. There’s plenty of DLC this week with everything from Assassin’s Creed to King of Fighters, Duke Nukem Forever as digital download, Rock Band 3 DLC, a January sale with items up to 50% off, and a sale ... Read More»
US PS Store update, January 24 – Darkness II and UFC 3 demos, PSP dual packs, more
We’re back into bumper season with a host of new content on the US PlayStation Store this week. Duke Nukem Forever and Mortal Kombat have both joined the ranks of full, downloadable PS3 games, while the newest PSN-only title is Scarygirl. A demo is available for that last one, and there’s also PixelJunk SideScroller, The ... Read More»
PSN maintenance scheduled for tomorrow
Sony has announced a maintenance outage for the PlayStation Network on Thursday, January 19. As detailed on the US PS Blog, the outage is scheduled for 8:00PM PST (11:00PM EST; January 20 4:00AM GMT/3:00PM AEST) through 9:00PM PST (January 20 12:00AM EST/5:00AM GMT/4:00PM AEST). It’s not clear whether the outage is restricted to the US ... Read More»
Euro PS Store and Plus update January 18 – Starhawk beta, GT5 DLC, Reckoning demo
Sony’s updated the European end of PS Plus and the PS Store with quite a few goodies. See below the break Plus members get access to the Starhawk beta today, along with a nice discount on Stranger’s Wrath and Arc the Lad – the later is also available as a PSone Classic. There’s permanent price ... Read More»
3DS, Mario Kart 7 top 2011 Japanese charts
Media Create figures have shown Nintendo dominated 2011 with monster sales of 3DS and Mario Kart 7. The figures, published by 4Gamer, show 3DS sold 4.1 million units for the year between January 3, 2011 and January 1, 2012, with sales for December at 1.6 million units. The handheld launched in late February 2011 in ... Read More»
NPD December: Industry sales decline 21%; MW3, 360 tops
NPD has released its industry report for December 2011, and industry sales came in at $3.99 billion, which is a 21% year-over-year decline. “Overall industry results are not entirely surprising given that we are on the back end of the current console lifecycle, combined with the continued digital evolution of gaming, “noted NPD’s Anita Frazier. ... Read More»
Euro PS Store update, January 11 – AMY, FF XIII-2 and Asura’s Wrath demos
Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with AMY, a demos for Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Asura’s Wrath, and more content for Battlefield 3 and EyePet. Permanent price drops have also gone into effect for House of the Dead: OVERKILL, Sonic Generations and a couple of others. Plus members can purchase Darksiders ... Read More»
US PS Store Update, January 10 – Choplifter HD, FFXIII-2 demo, more
This week’s US PlayStation Store update brings with it a couple of new sports applications, a revived classic, another two classics in bundled form and some interesting demos. The biggest new addition this week is Choplifter HD, inXile’s take on a much loved IP. The other big ticket is Final fantasy Origins, collecting the first ... Read More»
Japanese Charts: Vita sales plummet, 3DS soars
Media Create’s sales figures for the week ending December 25, 2011 -released over the holiday break – paint a grim picture for Sony’s NEW) hardware. Hardware – combined SKU 3DS – 482,200 PSP – 101,121 Wii – 91,176 PS3 – 75,943 Vita – 72,479 DS – 14,396 Xbox 360 – 4,245 PS2 – 1,582 After ... Read More»
PS Plus members get Back to the Future free, other discounts in January
Sony has provided a look at what’s in store for PS Plus members during January, and the deals start this week Back to the Future: The Game – Full Series from Telltale absolutely free. Also on deck this week, is Sword & Soldiers along with PSone Classics Syphon Filter 1-3. A full game trial of ... Read More»
pspgo officially dead
GameDynamo - "Yesterday we reported on a rumor regarding the alleged demise of Sony’s PSPgo digital-only handheld gaming system... Read More»
pspgo gone
GameDynamo - "According to Andriasang, Sony may have (un)officially sounded the death knell for the PSPgo handheld gaming system... Read More»
sales of nintendo 3ds and sony psp neck and neck in japan
GameDynamo - "Though the new Nintendo 3DS handheld just released here in the States this past Sunday, the device has been out in Japan for about five weeks now... Read More»
whoops pspgo not 50 cheaper
Remember that excitement you felt when we reported last week that, in addition to the PSP3000 price cut, the PSPgo was getting its own reduction, moving from the still painfull $200 to the much more r... Read More»
pspgo gets 50 price cut in the us what about canada
Following last week’s PSP-3000 price reduction, Sony Computer Entertainment has apparently dropped the price of its PSPgo handheld to $150 in the ... Read More»
sony officially price drops the pspgo
While some US and Canadian retailers have been selling the PSPgo for under $200 for a few weeks now, Sony Computer Entertainment made it official today... Read More»
gameseyeview sony drops price on the pspgo
Obviously the PSP on the whole has struggled to compete with the DS. We’re skeptical that a $50 price cut in the PSPgo will change that dynamic much (if at all)... Read More»
potential price drop for the pspgo
Fellow game-centric website Joystiq has acquired possible evidence of a price drop for the PSPgo... Read More»
sony head developer admits psp is getting a bit old sees apple as competitor
Originally released at the end of 2004, Sony's Playstation Portable has seen two significant hardware updates and one complete redesign in the PSPgo... Read More»
futurlab want you to name their game
FuturLab a studio based in Brighton, today unveiled their new title in development, following on after the release of their first PSP Minis title Coconut Dodge they have now announced their second Min... Read More»
sony extends pspgo promotional offer
SCEE has extended the date of the PSPgo promotion, the promotion offer which was previously slated to end on September 30 will be be closing on January 31, 2011. ... Read More»
pspgo kaz hirai says price may be an issue
If you ask me, I think the PSPgo is a great handheld. Small, slick, easy to carry around, greater battery life...but its price has always been, since Day One, a main concern... Read More»
iphone game nova coming to psp
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