Category: Rumors
September 4, 2009
It may be a slow video game news day, but there is still a good deal of interesting bits of information to come out today. There is a rumor about a 250GB Xbox 360 in the wild and info on a way to get a PS3 Slim for $199 with a catch. Also, apparently the new PS3 firmware 3.0 may be doing some harm to controllers. Take the jump for more details.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation 3, Rumors, Sony, Xbox 360 | 26 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
August 27, 2009
When Sony announced the PS3 Slim last week it must have known Microsoft was going to fight back. The PS3 Slim has generated all of the gaming headlines over the past week and that’s clearly not good for the Xbox 360. What to do, what to do? How about hefty price cuts for the Xbox 360 Elite and Pro? Yeah, that should do nicely.
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, Opinion, PS3, PlayStation 3, Rumors, Xbox 360 | 209 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
August 13, 2009
The Wii cannot now be beaten this generation. But the PS3 and Xbox 360 are still pushing for that second place, with the aim to sell as many consoles between now and the birth of the next generation. I think a good old-fashioned pricing war is well overdue, and there’s one due to arrive by the end of this year.
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Opinion, PS3, PlayStation 3, Rumors, Xbox 360 | 238 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 28, 2009
Project Natal is an exciting development in the world of gaming because it takes the foundation that the Nintendo Wii, and to a lesser extent the Playstation Eye, has created and builds on it. Could it be that Natal will be launched as part of a new Xbox console? And could that console be called the 360+?
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, Opinion, Rumors, Xbox 360 | 71 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 21, 2009
The mobile gaming sector is currently dominated by one company (Nintendo) with one delightful machine which appeals to the mass market (the DS). But the sector is becoming more crowded with the Apple iPhone offering casual gaming, and the PSP soon to be relaunched. Could Microsoft also be entering the fray with a portable Xbox?
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, Opinion, Rumors, Xbox 360 | 67 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 13, 2009
The Tomb Raider franchise has gone off the boil of late. OK, so Underworld isn’t too bad, but the series is generally feeling stale and has probably since Tomb Raider Chronicles. What Tomb Raider really needs is a reboot, a re-imagining, a brand new way of playing with Lara Croft and company.
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Posted in Games, PS3, PlayStation 3, Rumors, Wii, Xbox 360 | 15 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 5, 2009
Many gamers have been asking Sony to lower the price of the PS3 for a while now. It seems like a huge price break is finally arriving to the current 80GB PS3 configuration in the way of a super bundle. Technically the price of the PS3 will work out to approximately $299, which is $100 off the current price of the system.
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Posted in Games, PS3, PlayStation 3, Rumors, Sony | 118 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
July 1, 2009
News regarding the rumored PS3 “Slim” exploded across the Web as word came out today about a contract between Sony and Foxconn to manufacture a revised PS3. Many sites across the Web have taken this rumor to be true, but before everyone jumps to conclusion keep in mind that there are a few holes in the theory.
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Posted in Hardware, PS3, PlayStation 3, Rumors | 48 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
June 27, 2009
Rumors about a Halo MMO have persisted for over a year with actual pictures leaked on the Web. Microsoft revealed a brand new Halo Universe title that will tie cell phones, consoles and PCs together on a massive scale. It seems like there is confirmation that Microsoft is indeed working on an MMO of sorts.
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Posted in Games, Microsoft, Rumors, Xbox 360 | 14 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
June 22, 2009
Left 4 Dead 2 has been receiving some attention after it was announced during E3 this year. There has also be a rumor that the Left 4 Dead series will be heading towards the PS3. However, speculation around a PS3 version of Left 4 Dead 2 intensified today as EA listed a PS3 version on the official Web site.
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Posted in Games, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation 3, Rumors, Sony, Xbox 360 | 30 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro