USATODAY.com - Today’s cutting-edge video games have the look and sound of movies; some even have blockbuster budgets. But even game developers concede that their creations usually lack the emotional impact of a great film or book. Bridging that gap will be a key topic at the Game Developers Conference this week in San Francisco, a five-day gathering that attracts the industry’s talent pool.
Reuters - January was a good month for Sony’s video game business. For the first time, its PlayStation 3 outsold its own PS2 as well as Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
PC World - Microsoft shrugged off HD DVD’s demise on Tuesday, declining to say if or when it would support Blu-ray Disc for the Xbox.
InfoWorld - Microsoft shrugged off HD DVD’s demise on Tuesday, declining to say if or when it would support Blu-ray Disc for the Xbox.
Macworld.com - Toshiba’s decision to axe production of HD DVD drives is bound to have some effect on the consumer electronics industry, and one of the casualties will be Microsoft’s external HD-DVD player add-on for its Xbox 360 video game console. Microsoft offered a reassurance to consumers and analysts in a carefully worded statement.
Reuters - Vivendi expects its new Internet music, ringtone and video games provider Zaoza to attract 500,000 subscribers by the end of the year, the French telecoms and media group said on Tuesday.
Loads of new Mario Kart Wii screens have emerged as well as information on the characters, tracks and online play. Some of the newly revealed information includes - Mii\’s will be spectators, D.K has a new go kart, Motor bikes will be available in online play and Koopa Troop will be a playable character.
Thanks to advancements in the Wii homebrew scene, DesktopMan has posted Tetris to the Wii which can be run in native Wii mode. This makes it the second native Wii homebrew game to be released. Full information is available at auby.no.
The latest UK game sales charts reveal that Mario & Sonic at the Olympics has managed to keep up its impressive run and remains on top of the charts. Devil May Cry 4 enters at number two and despite a poor reception by the gaming media, Turok sits at number three no doubt due to a hefty marketing campaign.
Capcom has released some screens for Okami. The game is expected for release in the US on March 25, 2008, Japan in Q2 2008 and Europe on March 28, 2008.
Charge towards the finish against friends and family in this high stakes thoroughbred race title!
SEGA Europe today confirmed the name of the forthcoming Sonic RPG adventure, as being Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Developed by industry admired and RPG specialists, Bioware, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood will appear on the DS during 2008.
French publisher Nobillis is set to release a new set of games for the DS in which players can virtually raise their own baby. My Baby comes in both girl and boy variants so you can get a taste of what it is like to raise either gender. The current website is located at my-baby-boy.
John Hight tried to explain why PSN hasn\’t been swamped with games recently. Hight began by saying that Sony is very careful about what they add to the catalog, they didn\’t wish to create a needle in the haystick situation in which there was just a few games hidden amongst thousands of poor ones. Through this approach it is believed they will create special experiences each and every time.
U.S. shares of Sony Corp. rose to a session high of $47.07 in early trade on the New York Stock Exchange before easing down to $46.30, up $1.52, or 3.4 percent from the Friday close. The rise comes after optimism about sales of the PS3 and Blu-ray players after the news that Toshiba had pulled out of the high def race. One analyst told his clients that he expects \”Blu-ray\’s victory could drive market share gains for the PS3, as we believe consumers will now be more willing to pay up (versus Xbox 360) for the standard Blu-ray player.\”