Archive: Video Games News
Initial PS3 Slim Sales Smashing Wii and Xbox 360 in UK
Monday, September 7th @ 10:00am PDT
Initial sales figures for Sony's PS3 Slim show nearly a 1000% increase in its first week in the UK, outselling the Wii and Xbox 360 three-to-one.
And The Award for Least Reliable Console Goes To...The Xbox 360
Wednesday, September 2nd @ 11:00am PDT
Independent warranty seller SquareTrade has released data for video game console failures...and, unsurprisingly, the Xbox 360 leads the race to bottom.
Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games
Wednesday, September 2nd @ 10:30am PDT
With new games and recent price cuts from Microsoft and Sony, the game industry is shaping up.
Microsoft cuts Japan price for Xbox
Wednesday, September 2nd @ 9:45am PDT
Microsoft will cut the price of their Xbox 360 in Japan by 25 percent in an effort to increase market share before the Holiday season.
Gaming and Gamers: All Grown Up
Monday, August 31st @ 9:00am PDT
Players Only explores the changing face of gamers, and how the industry is changing as a result.
Guitar Hero Gets Teen Spirit
Monday, August 31st @ 7:00am PDT
Guitar Hero 5 is getting Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, with the hit Smells Like Teen Spirit and a previously unreleased version of another song.
Tritton Brings Its Gamer Headsets to Best Buy
Friday, August 28th @ 10:25am PDT
Feel the need for pristine audio and trash talk? Tritton has brought its stereo AX180 and Dolby 5.1 AX720 gamer headsets to Best Buy.
Microsoft Drops Xbox 360 Elite Price to $299
Thursday, August 27th @ 8:30am PDT
Right on the heels of Sony slashing $100 off the price of the PlayStation 3, Microsoft has dropped the price of its Xbox 360 Elite down to $299.99.
Blizzard Reveals World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Monday, August 24th @ 10:15am PDT
At its BlizzCon show, Blizzard Entertainment showcased an upcoming World of Warcraft expansion pack, Cataclysm, plus an updates on its venerable Diablo and Starcraft franchises.
Game Design Evolved
Monday, August 24th @ 8:45am PDT
This week's episode of Players Only explains how pros stay on top of the game of designing games.
Microsoft Lets People Play With Natal
Monday, August 24th @ 5:00am PDT
For the first time, Microsoft is letting people play with the hands-free Natal Xbox controller at Gamescom.
Iran Wants To Be An International Games Player
Friday, August 21st @ 6:00am PDT
Iran is showing its games wares at Gamescom and wants to become more of a power in international gaming, but can it happen?
Amazon To Set PS3 Slim Limit
Friday, August 21st @ 4:00am PDT
Anticipating shortages, Amazon has said it going to limit purchases of the new PS3 Slim to one per household.
PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies Invades Macs and PCs
Thursday, August 20th @ 11:00am PDT
Sometimes what you need is a little light-hearted zombie-fighting mayhem...and now PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies game has jumped from the Web to PCs and Macs.
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