Archive for the ‘GamesCom’ Category

Motion tech isn’t going to be the PS3 and 360 revolution some may have us believe, Square Enix head Yoichi Wada’s told the FT. “Present game machines already have a lot of functions: they are a network terminal, a Blu-ray or DVD player, and a gaming machine. Compared to these three pillars, the controllers are quite limited, so the impact may be small. ... Full story

Koelnmesse has announced that this year’s attendance for GamesCom came in at a staggering 245,000 visitors. Obviously, a lot more then Leipzig this year anyways. They’ve also confirmed that next year’s dates ... Full story

Analyst David Cole of DFC Intelligence has told Industry Gamers that it won’t be long before Microsoft released a slimmer version of Xbox 360. “I think it is a question of when not if,” he told the site. “However, the when part is a big uncertainty … rumors have been going on for a long time. I think people were asking me the same ... Full story

nd the price-cut rumours just keep on rolling. It seems all but confirmed that the Xbox 360 will get a price-cut, but by how much? A guess would be £199/$299 for the Elite. In fact, the newest ad from Walmart has the Elite down for $299. The new price will take effect from Wednesday September 1st. Remember what else happens that day? More at Engadget and ... Full story

SCEE bossman Andrew House has said to MCV that, despite fears from Amazon it’ll be in short demand, the PS3 Slim won’t be receiving shortages at it’s release. “There are trucks and trailers leaving right now – it’s on the road,” said House. “I will make a prediction there – I don’t think we will be having too many of those discussions with ... Full story

SCEE boss Andrew House has admitted that Sony is going “head to head” right now with Microsoft. Speaking to MCV, House said that the PS3 and PSPgo does have a fighting chance of taking on the Xbox 360. “We’ve competing very seriously, head-to-head, with Microsoft in Europe right now,” said House, going further to say “and this gives us a major opportunity to do that more ... Full story

Halo: Reach has been in development since development ended on Halo 3. That’s what Bungie’s Brian Jarrard told VG247 at GamesCom. The community manager made the admission as he was talking to us about Halo 3: ODST and how life hasn’t changed much since the studio became an independent studio again after breaking away from Microsoft Games Studios. “Day to day life hasn’t changed that much. We’ve been ... Full story

Speaking in Konami’s latest issue of the company’s internal magazine, MGS creator Hideo Kojima has said Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will “require hundreds of hours to complete”. He also reiterates that the team from Metal Gear Solid 4 will be seriously involved with the game as well as himself. “The main team from MGS4 is participating in the development of this title and I am involved ... Full story

There's no denying that Sony's introduction of the PlayStation 3 Slim has been a popular move for the company. But perhaps the executives for various publishers are enjoying it more than the customers Sony is bringing in. For instance, Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello told the Chicago Tribune that Sony's announcement of a price cut was a "bold move done ... Full story

Now we know what the Playstation 3 Slim offers as far as energy consumption and size, but how has the hardware changed to make it possible? Way back in September of last year, the first rumblings of a 45nm Cell Processor were heard. It was reported that mass production of the smaller, more efficient chip would begin in 2009. Well, here we are in 2009, ... Full story