Archive for June, 2010
June 15, 2010
Sony’s E3 2010 press briefing saw several games unveiled, and several more given release dates. However, the gamechanger for me is the arrival of Playstation Plus, the new subscription package for the Playstation Network.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Opinion, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony | 112 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
June 15, 2010
This year’s E3 has been a mixture of new hardware and software, but for Nintendo, it was all about the games. However, many of them have a distinctly retro feel.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Nintendo, Opinion, Wii | 16 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
June 14, 2010
Microsoft just officially unveiled the Kinect along with the rumored Xbox 360. The company went further by giving a launch date for both devices.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 471 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
June 14, 2010
Microsoft recently announced a new partnership with ESPN to bring an interactive Sports Center to the Xbox 360. Gamers will be able to use Kinect to watch and interact with this new application. The company also unveiled a new first party title with Crytek.
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Posted in Games, Media, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 87 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
June 14, 2010
Rumors of a new slimed down version of the Xbox 360 have been circulating before E3. It appears that there is finally proof to these rumors as ads for the device have been leaked ahead of the announcement.
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 197 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
June 14, 2010
Its pretty much official the new name for Natal is the ‘â€Kinect†and not the “Wave†as previously rumored. USA Today spilled the beans today when the publication released a full on coverage of the Kinect and its launch lineup.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Microsoft, Opinion, Xbox 360 | 61 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
June 14, 2010
E3 2010 begins today (Jun 14) and runs through until Thursday (Jun 17). Even if you aren’t lucky enough to be able to attend the conference itself, there’s still no need to miss out on any of the media briefings, game unveilings, and fun. Because all the action is available to watch live online.
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Posted in Industry, Media, Microsoft, Nintendo, Opinion, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360 | 14 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
June 14, 2010
E3 2010 is here, at last. And that means announcements about new games galore. And some announcements about games that we’ve known about for ages but which still haven’t turned up (cough GT5 cough).
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Posted in Games, Opinion, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony | 19 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
June 13, 2010
Something big is definitely going on at Microsoft’s camp. The rumblings everywhere seem to indicate a huge “relaunch†or “rebranding†(throw favorite Microsoft exec term) of the Xbox 360 with Natal.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Marketing, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 24 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
June 13, 2010
Last year the announcement of Project Natal was considered to be Microsoft’s biggest revelation. It seems like Microsoft is building up the hype train once again by announcing that the company will be revealing even â€bigger†news.
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Marketing, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 37 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro