Mobile Gaming Suffers Revenue Drop (TechWeb)
November 11, 2007TechWeb - Publishers and developers can increase subscribers and revenue if they develop titles that support networked and multiplayer gaming, a report from iSuppli said.
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Archive for November 11th, 2007
Nintendo is not increasing Wii VC output
November 11, 2007A while ago, Nintendo\’s Reggie Fils-Aime commented that there would be 200 Virtual Console games available by the end of the year. With 166 VC titles available as of now, a few sites did some math and thought Nintendo would release quite a few titles before the new year in order to meet Reggie\’s stated target of 200. However, Nintendo has said that Reggie\’s comments were just an approximate and they have no plans to increase the amount of VC games released each week.
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CNN: Wii is not peaking anytime soon
November 11, 2007CNN has posted up an article titled \’To Wii or not to Wii\’ which looks to assess if the Wii is about to fall anytime soon from its commanding lead. And the answer is no. Based on the thoughts of other analysts too, CNN conclude that Nintendo\’s prospects are still looking very strong and the Wii isn\’t showing any signs of peaking in the near future.
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PS3 version of UT 3 slightly behind PC version, but worth the wait
November 11, 2007GameSpy has had a hands on play with the PS3 version version of Unreal Tournament 3 and report back that while it is currently behind the PC game, it should be worth the wait. The gameplay works smoothly with console controls and the online play mode worked well when they tested although they didn\’t put it under 16 player pressure.
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Uncharted Demo now available for everyone to enjoy
November 11, 2007Christophe Balestra, the Co-President Naughty Dog has posted up an update to the Uncharted demo region lock situation. He once again states that the locking was a mistake but the issue has now been fixed and a new demo has been posted of which the whole entire world can have a play with and enjoy.
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COD 4 running at 600p on both Xbox 360 and PS3
November 11, 2007It has been found out that Call of Duty 4 is running at 1024×600p 2xAA on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. But who is going to really care when the game a) plays amazingly well and b) looks great!
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LOL: PS3 customer support says PS3 is too dusty to be replaced
November 11, 2007According to one gamer, the PS3 customer support has told him that his PS3 is too dusty to be replaced under warranty. In essence, Sony said the guys PS3 was just far too dusty to be replaced. He used it for a lot of functions but all the dust was causing it to malfunction.
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Big armed Playstation robbery in Belgium
November 11, 2007According to reports, two armed robbers entered a warehouse and went on to tie up the manager of the premises. After they loaded a truck with around 300 stolen Playstations which took them approximately two hours. The value of the theft has been valued at 150,000 Euro\’s and there are currently no leads on the theft.
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BioShock Xbox 360 Widescreen patch coming soon
November 11, 2007\’2K Elizabeth\’, an admin at 2K Forums has posted up that the widescreen patch will be available in the next update which is soon and she\’ll be sure to update us all when it goes live.
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Xbox Live turning five
November 11, 2007Microsoft is preparing to celebrate next week\’s anniversary of Xbox Live by letting members go head to head with the creators of a range of multiplayer hits. Microsoft is kicking off the celebrations with the Xbox Live is 5ive promotion in which developers from 17 Xbox Live games will be playing their titles online against Live members.
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Girl Gamer breaks 100k gamerscore ponts
November 11, 2007Girl Gamer \’Pandora\’ has reportedly become the first ever female gamer to break the magical 100k bamerscore points barrier. A big congratulations to her…
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Alan Wake not cancelled for Xbox 360
November 11, 2007According to 1UP, a major first party title for the Xbox 360 has been cancelled, they are 97% sure of this. Someone posted at the AlanWake forums that the game was possibily Alan Wake, to which the forum tech director responded by saying Alan Awake isn\’t a first party title and eveloping is going on as strong as ever.
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Super hacker Richard Branson leaves Tesco feeling blue over
November 11, 2007Leading UK retailer Tesco is refusing to deliver thousands of Xbox 360\’s that were ordered through their online department which were priced accidentally at
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Retailers break Mass Effect street date almost two weeks early
November 11, 2007Gamers are reporting that the Mass Effect street date is being broken by retailers almost two weeks early. Gamers have had success in purchasing the title from Kmart, and online retailers NewEgg, Walmart and Toys r Us are currently list Mass Effect as in stock.
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AR Facade Moves Beyond the Lab
November 11, 2007Renata writes “Researchers from Georgia Tech’s GVU Center have installed AR Façade at the Grand Auto Text exhibition at the Beall Center for Art and Technology in Irvine, CA. The AR Façade installation presents an augmented reality version of desktop-based game Façade. The exhibit marks the first time this elaborate augmented reality interactive drama has been seen outside the GVU lab. The AR Façade immersive drama presents the virtual characters of Façade inside a real, physical apartment. Players play the role of an old friend invited over for drinks at a make-or-break moment in the collapsing marriage of the reactive characters, Grace and Trip. While some players attempt to pacify the characters, others break the ice with comic relief, performing for friends who can observe the unfolding drama from outside the exhibit. The uneasy social situation becomes all too real as players are able to move freely throughout a physical apartment and use gestures and speech to interact with the autonomous characters who appear graphically imposed in the space using a video-mix head-mounted AR display. The three month long exhibition will be open to public until December 15th.”.
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