GameStop: PS3 and Wii shortages impacted Q1 earnings
May 21, 2010
GameStop recently held a quarterly earnings call and delivered some interesting news. COO Paul Raines talked about the massive hardware shortages Q1 of this year.
Archive for May, 2010
Get Portal off Steam for free until May 24
May 21, 2010
To celebrate the launch of the new Steam service on Mac, Valve has decided to offer Portal for free. Portal is a critically acclaimed game that came out in 2007. The game received a bit of attention for its mind bending puzzles.
Bungie and EA had ‘extensive’ talks before signing with Activision
May 20, 2010
Before Bungie signed a 10 year contract with Activision, the independent studio shopped around. It makes sense that one of the publishers that Bungie would have talks with is Electronics Arts.
Google to offer full 3D games that can run off the Web browser
May 20, 2010
Earlier today Google unveiled the new Chrome Web Store at its I/O conference. The Web Store will carry a slew of video games which will all be browser-based apps.
Red Dead Redemption universally lauded
May 19, 2010
I really didn’t think Red Dead Redemption was going to live up to the hype, but it looks like it has, with reviewers everywhere being absolutely blown away by Rockstar’s new sandbox game.
Ubisoft seeks to stop used game sales
May 19, 2010
Those games publishers really don’t like us buying and selling games after we’ve played them. And they’re doing everything in their powers to kill the used games market dead. First it was EA, and now it’s Ubisoft. The money-grabbing ba***rds.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII to land on the Xbox 360? Square Enix CEO clarifies
May 19, 2010
During yesterday’s Square Enix financial call, CEO Yoichi Wada was asked by a reporter if Final Fantasy Versus XIII could land on the Xbox 360. Wada’s response surprised everyone as he indicated that the company is looking into it.
Red Dead Redemption sub-HD or PS3 exclusive content?
May 19, 2010
It appears that the PS3 version of Red Dead Redemption is running at a slightly lower resolution compared to the Xbox 360 version. The PS3 version’s resolution is actually running 10 percent lower.
Rumor: PSN Premium paid service will be announced at E3
May 18, 2010
Talks of a premium paid service for the PSN are nothing new. However, one source seems to have some details as to what can be expected from this additional level of service.
Kevin Butler hints Gran Turismo 5 release is imminent
May 18, 2010
The latest trailer video with Kevin Butler features Jack Tretton racing head-to-head in ModNation Racers. Near the end of the funny video Kevin Butler drops a nice little hint of things to come.
