Archive for the ‘Consoles’ Category

Sony has decided to pursue a new strategy to ensure new purchases and pre-orders of its disc-based PSP games.
By turning SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3’s online play into a one time use bonus code that can’t be tranferred or reused when the game is sold either to a store or another individual, Sony hopes to curb [...]

Microsoft’s senior product manager Michael Chang has alluded to the possibility of allowing other game console online platforms access to Windows Phone 7 integration on the same level as the Xbox LIVE integration previously announced for the operating system, with Sony’s Playstation Network a strong possibility.

“If you look at our history in mobiles, we have [...]

Leave it to the epic Sonic vs Mario debate to mark yet another paradigm shift in console gaming. This time, Sonic is hitting hard first with the switch to digital download distribution. Sonic 4, announced early this morning, will mark the first time an exclusive game has been released on consoles… in download-only form.
Titled Sonic [...]

Newegg is currently offering the Sony PSPgo at a $40 discount from its $249.99 MSRP, which includes free shipping in Pearl White for $209.99 while the standard Black color is on sale at a $30 discount for $219.99 also with free shipping.
Buy the PSP Go in Black from Newegg.com
Buy the PSPgo in Pearl White from [...]

Nintendo has reported a 23% drop in annual profit in the third quarter of 2009 due to slowing sales of the Nintendo DS and the September Wii price drop cutting into total earnings.
Total annual profit in the third quarter was down to $192 million from $249 million one year prior.
Nintendo will be launching another iteration [...]

The ESRB has issued ratings for the forthcoming port of Sega’s AfterBurner Climax flight combat game which will lead to an eventual release later this year in the US.
The game is currently slated for launch in Japan this Spring via Live Marketplace and Playstation Network for 800 Microsoft Points and 900 yen ($10) respectively.

Following up on the announcement of the initial hack this weekend, noted hacker GeoHot (George Hotz) has had a change of heart and decided to release the exploit that led to the PS3 being hacked with full memory space access.
All further progress on the exploit will be documented on the psDevWiki and a detailed, easy [...]

As expected, the long-awaited latest entry in Capcom’s fabled Vs. series of crossover fighting games will be available on Wednesday in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All-Stars for the Wii.
The game takes the most popular and obscure characters from Capcom’s stable and matches them up against the most popular and equally obscure characters from fabled Japanese [...]

The progenitor of the iPhone Jailbreak known as GeoHot has posted a new entry to his blog detailing his latest claimed accomplishment in full read/write access to system memory and hypervisor access to the main processor and vector units found in the PS3.
By acquiring such access to hardware and software, this opens up the potential [...]

Third-party peripheral manufacturer Nyko is set to debut its new Wand+ Nintendo Wii controller during CES today.
The controller features the increased 1:1 accuracy of Nintendo’s MotionPlus technology built-in to the controller, eliminating the need for sleeves, dongles and incompatibilities with charging docks.
The controller will retail for $39.99 and will ship in March.