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Sony: Giving competition head start with the next generation would be “undesirable”
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Sony’s Jim Ryan has said it would be “undesirable” to give its competition too big a head start when it comes to the next generation of consoles. During a chat with Eurogamer, the SCEE boss said: “I think we would … Continue reading

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Dan Houser: Consoles “have done everything you can imagine”

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are both fine pieces of hardware, responsible for some of gaming’s greatest experiences. But have they peaked from a technical standpoint? Dan Houser of Rockstar Games seems to think so. “Until they’ve got implants … Continue reading

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There Are No Original Ideas in Games, and Why That’s Okay
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Simple thought: copycats are everywhere, and that’s perfectly fine. It’s a sentiment that I’ve held for a long time, but recent news of the Nintendo making a 3DS peripheral to add a second circle pad have finally pushed me over … Continue reading

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John Carmack on PS3: “It’s the second-best console ever made”

In the game development field, few names come more highly praised or respected than John Carmack’s. Simply put, if he’s got something to say, you listen, and you listen good. At QuakeCon last week Carmack spoke to Dave Oshry of … Continue reading

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EA discontinues online support for several games
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Electronic Arts will start closing down the online services of a couple of games on August 11, the most important ones probably being Skate, Battlefield 2 and Army of Two. Here’s the official statement which can be found on the … Continue reading

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NPD to cease hardware sales reports

Today, the NPD Group has officially announced that it has discontinued any plans to release hardware sales figures on a monthly basis for the gaming industry. Surprisingly, this comes as a shock as it something not many people saw coming … Continue reading

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Shenmue was destined for PS3/360 according to Dev

Osamu Murata, ex-sound creator of Shenmue, recently started Tweeting about how he feels towards Shenmue Town being announced as a mobile title for hand held platforms. Murata didn’t hold back in stating that this would result in a huge drop … Continue reading

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Medal of Honor “Friends from Afar” Trailer

For the first time in 10 years, Medal of Honor is leaving the WWII era and placing gamers in the Middle East. To give players an idea of what is in store, Electronic Arts has released a new Medal of … Continue reading

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British gamers want Move more than Kinect

The UK is much like America in its support for Microsoft’s console. Not only does the Xbox 360 lead the way in Britain, but the Xbox 360 S broke sales records in the country. Funnily enough, despite all of that, … Continue reading

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PS3 outsold 360 by 4 million in past 12 months

So with the announcement of Sony’s latest financial results came an update on the console sales race. As reported in a previous story, the gap between the PS3 and Xbox 360 is now only 3.6 million units. But how did … Continue reading

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