Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category

For those lucky enough to live in the cities graced with the presence of Microsoft retail locations this weekend, the company has set up a promotion whereby interested customers will be able to test the recently announced Kinect Peripheral ahead of its launch later this year. The Microsoft Store locations in Scottsdale, Arizona, Lone Tree, [...]

Bloomberg is reporting that Sony is close to signing a deal with News Corp and NBC Universal owned Hulu to integrate the service as a premium option on the Playstation Network, which is also being offered to Microsoft for potential integration into Xbox LIVE. The service is expected to consist of access to major network [...]

WalMart.com is currently offering the God of War III Ultimate Edition for the Playstation 3 for $59.98 from its $89.98 release price, a savings of $30 over its original price. The Ultimate Edition comprises a hand-sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box, hardbound art book and downloadable content exclusive to the Ultimate Edition along with the “Blood [...]

Following up on the repeated sighting of Microsoft Kinect pricing being set for $149.99 ahead of its release, Microsoft Director of Policy and Enforcement for Xbox Live has clarified the issue by stating on Twitter that all pricing so far is nothing more than a placeholder until official pricing is announced. Microsoft has even gone [...]

OnLive has officially announced the launch of its highly-anticipated cloud gaming service for Thursday June 16th. To celebrate the launch the service is also offering a Founding Members program whereby those that sign up and meet the service requirements as specified internally by OnLive will be selected for a free year of service, with the [...]

Valve CEO Gabe Newell has announced that the Portal 2 will be available for the Playstation 3 in 2011 with Steamworks support (community chat and leaderboards, not the full Steam service).  During Sony’s keynote, the Valve CEO stated that Portal 2 on the Playstation 3 would be “the best version of Portal 2 on any [...]

After months of rumors and speculation, Sony has confirmed the forthcoming launch of its premium membership service in Playstation Plus.  The service will be priced in 3-month and 1 year tiers at $17.99 and $49.99 and will include exclusive content and access to game demos along with beta invites. The service will also offer access [...]

Sony has confirmed the first 3D display capable titles for this year in Gran Turismo 5, The Sly Collection, MLB10 The Show and Mortal Kombat along with Killzone 3 slated for release in February of 2011 and MotorStorm Apocalypse.

Welcome to live coverage of Nintendo’s E3 Keynote on TechNews.biz. Major announcements from Nintendo this E3 are expected to revolve around the 3DS and further information on this summer’s lineup of highly anticipated games.

Click for full-size Gamestop has leaked pricing for Microsoft’s forthcoming Microsoft Kinect motion controller slated for launch November 4th. According to the placeholder page, the unit will be sold for $149.99 with additional bundles, including the Kinetic Arcade and Elite bundles coming in at $299.99 and $399.99 respectively.