Wii Owners Will Look to Purchase PS3, says iSuppli |
| Sony's key growth may come not only from its PS2 installed base upgrading to PS3, but also from millions of Wii owners looking for a second console, according to iSuppli, which called 2008 a "turning year" for PS3. |
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Trion: Activision Blizzard Trying to Scare Competition |
| Trion World Network CEO Lars Buttler believes that Activision's Bobby Kotick is "scaring competition" by talking about how even a $1 billion investment would be ineffective against World of Warcraft. |
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K2 Network Honored by Tech Council of Southern California |
| The company behind Sword of the New World, Knight Online, Red Stone and War Rock was honored with the 2008 Entertainment & Gaming Company of the Year award. |
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BioShock Sweeps G.A.N.G Awards |
| The accolades for BioShock keep coming, as the game's audio has earned it eight awards from the Game Audio Network Guild. God of War II also was honored for best original soundtrack. |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Sneaks onto PS3 on June 12 |
| The long wait for an official release date is over. Barring no sudden delays, Solid Snake fans will be able to play MGS4 on June 12, and PS3 sales could get a nice lift as a result. |
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Two European PS3 Bundles Not U.S. Bound |
| Sony has really gone bundle crazy of late, offering up new compilations for the PS3 in both U.S. and Europe. The bundles seem like they'll be insular to those regions, at least for now. |
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Iron Lore Closes Doors |
| Probably best known for the game Titan Quest and its expansion, Iron Lore Entertainment was simply unable to secure funding for another project, and has officially closed down. |
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Disney Rocks to Ultimate Band |
| It's not quite Rock Band on DS and Wii, but it really wants to be. There will be guitar, bass, drums and "front man" parts to play, however, and there'll probably be a lot of well-known music. |
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Variety Interviews Take-Two's Zelnick |
| Talk of a merger between Take-Two and EA is all the rage nowadays in the industry. In this interview Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick comments on all the recent talks, though dodges questions about other offers. |
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Variety Interview's Take-Two's Zelnick |
| Talk of a merger between Take-Two and EA is all the rage nowadays in the industry. In this interview Zelnick, comments on all the recent talks, though dodges questions about other offers. |
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D3PA Snares New Puzzle Quest, Bangai-O |
| D3Publisher of America has picked up the distribution rights to the Puzzle Quest sequel along with the reincarnation of a popular shooter title, Bangai-O. Quite significant for the casual oriented publisher. |
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Valkyria Chronicles Announced for PS3 |
| The plot sounds very complex, focusing on a conflict between two powers in an ersatz pre-World War II environment where an ancient race has been uncovered for use by the "bad guys." |
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MKR Group Sues Capcom Over Dead Rising |
| Talks between Capcom, makers of Dead Rising, and the MKR Group, owners of the Dawn of the Dead licenses, have apparently broken down. Now, it'll be up to the lawyers to settle this one. |
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Sony Announces Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle with DualShock 3 |
| Only $499 will get you an 80GB PS3, Metal Gear Solid 4 and a DualShock 3. The new controller will go on sale this April, SCEA confirmed. A God of War PSP bundle was also announced. |
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Pachter: Why EA Will Prevail and Acquire Take-Two |
| Analyst Michael Pachter, who previously said EA's acquisition of Take-Two is inevitable, has now provided a lengthy examination of precisely why EA will win the battle. |
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Guild Wars Sells Five Million |
| Four titles later, the Guild Wars franchise is still going strong. With five million sold, that's a nice following of players for when ArenaNet finally releases the anticipated sequel, Guild Wars 2. |
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MLG/Ubisoft Team Up For Rainbow Six Vegas 2 |
| Gamers will be able to shoot up the Las Vegas Convention Center in an "MLG Map." Plus, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will be part of the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit. |
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Sony: PlayStation Home Unaffected by Harrison's Departure |
| PlayStation Home has been a key project for Phil Harrison and Sony, but is Harrison's leaving the company a setback? SCEA says no, it's "business as usual." |
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Metaboli Digitally Distributing Disney Titles |
| The download platform will be bringing PC titles like Pirates of The Caribbean and Desperate Housewives to Europe. Turok will also be releasing in the months to come. |
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Take-Two's Shares Soar On Buyout Talks |
| BioShock despot Andrew Ryan would no doubt approve of the capitalistic posturing that has resulted in a nearly 50 percent increase in Take-Two's stock due to pre-market trading. |
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