Sunday, November 05, 2006

My News: Gamers Give PlayStation 3 Rave Reviews

My News: Gamers Give PlayStation 3 Rave Reviews
Gamers Give PlayStation 3 Rave Reviews; 'Borat' Makes Benefit With No. 1 Debut; Western Firms Doing Business in N. Korea; Bush, Pelosi Spend Final Days Stumping; Europe Blackout Leaves Millions in Dark ...

Playstation 3 Has Firmware Revisions Already

Playstation 3 Has Firmware Revisions Already
It seems that the Playstation 3 units that are being produced will have to be updated with a newer firmware to play some PS3 games.

The Sims 2 & 3 Heading to PlayStation 3

The Sims 2 & 3 Heading to PlayStation 3
By admin
EA has announced that three Sims titles are in development for the PlayStation 3. The first title, Sims 2 Holiday Edition, will be released by 2006 or 2007 Christmas. The other two titles that are due from April 2008 to March 2009 will ...

PLAYSTATION 3 User’s Guide

PLAYSTATION 3 User’s Guide
By Henning
Sony has put online a bare skeleton of a user’s guide for the PLAYSTATION 3. There are several links, each supposedly explaining what each menu item in the PS3’s crossbar interface does and how to use it. The only problem is that none ...

PRESS RELEASE: Konami scores with PES6

PRESS RELEASE: Konami scores with PES6
gamesindustry.biz
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 1:28 AM PST
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH is celebrating the phenomenal pan-European success of the recently-released Pro Evolution Soccer 6 for PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and PC-DVD, with over three million units shipped on its launch weekend.

John Smedley's take on Ozymandias

John Smedley's take on Ozymandias
By Ian C.
Earlier we did an article focusing on Microsoft employee Andre Vrignaud (Ozymandias) and his opinions on Sony's online PlayStation Network Service. This post will focus on John Smedley's counterpoint. Just in case you don't know who ...

SOFTWARE REVIEW: Final Fantasy XII

SOFTWARE REVIEW: Final Fantasy XII
Kansas City Star
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 6:26 AM PST
Square Enix, teen The newest game in the long-running role-playing series, Final Fantasy XII features the in-depth story, well-developed characters and rich environments that fans have come to expect. Experienced and new players alike should expect to spend substantial time learning the new combat system, which features fights in real time rather than having a break between exploration and combat

Blu-ray's Hardware Woes Stacking Up

Blu-ray's Hardware Woes Stacking Up
Slashdot
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 7:14 AM PST
An anonymous reader writes "The bad news just keeps on coming for Blu-ray. First, Sony halved its U.S./Japanese launch shipments of its Blu-ray powered PlayStation 3, blaming a shortage of blue lasers. Then, in the last two weeks, both Sony and Pioneer delayed the releases of their new Blu-ray players, refusing to cite reasons. And this week, at Blu-ray backer LG's annual dealer show, a

PlayStation 3 dazzles test gamers at expo

PlayStation 3 dazzles test gamers at expo
Honolulu Advertiser
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 6:23 AM PST
Crammed in the corner of a banquet hall at the Ala Moana Hotel, they stood and stared silently, mesmerized by what they were seeing. They were watching a soldier gunning down a giant monster on one TV and Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade taking over an NBA game on the other screen.

Real guitar heroes play 'Guitar Hero II'

Real guitar heroes play 'Guitar Hero II'
The Christian Science Monitor
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 6:24 AM PST
On the eve of the video game's release, two axemen from Berklee College of Music get a sneak peek.

Fall Releases For PS2 And PSP

Fall Releases For PS2 And PSP
CBS News
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 4:32 AM PST
WHAT DO YOU THINK? (CBS) With tons of new games debuting this fall, we here at GameCore decided to present our readers with some quick looks at some of the decent titles available now.

Dean, Nooch and PlayStation 3 debug units

Dean, Nooch and PlayStation 3 debug units

Are you reading elsewhere that Sony got a bunch of debug'' PS3 units (not the final consumer version but capable of playing nearly finished games) into the hands of reviewers? Yes, Dean and I have...