Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) posted a surprise quarterly loss on Wednesday after a weak stock market ate into the value of securities held by its financial arm, but forecast a bigger-than-expected profit this year.
PC World - Shipments of Sony’s PlayStation 3 games console came in under target at 9.24 million units in the financial year to the end of…
AFP - Japan’s Sony Corp. said Wednesday its annual net profit almost tripled to hit a record high as brisk sales of digital cameras and laptop computers offset continued losses from the PlayStation 3.
AP - Sony punctuated its recovery by swinging to a profit for the January-March quarter from a loss a year ago on its way to a record performance for the fiscal year as it reduced losses from its PlayStation 3 video game business.
Reuters - King Conan wins a bloody final battle against a menacing mix of barbarians, assassins and sorcerers in the hills above Oslo before retreating to his virtual home where a million online gamers await him.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp’s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
Reuters - Shares of Sony Corp (6758.T) opened 10 percent higher on Thursday after it forecast a bigger-than-expected operating profit this financial year as it aims to boost flat TV sales and wipe away losses on the PlayStation 3.
AP - Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.
Atari today announced the forthcoming European release of NAMCO BANDAI Games’ Family Trainer exclusively for Wii. Family Trainer lets all the family and friends get physical by engaging the whole body in a variety of easy-to-understand, fast-paced and wildly entertaining activities. The game includes the specially designed Family Trainer mat controller which, when combined with the Wii Remote, lets players get totally physical in a series of crazed challenges. Family Trainer is scheduled for European release in September 2008.
Tales Of Vesperia for PS3 has been listed in Nacmo Bandai\’s list of games that will be released in Japan later this year. The Xbox 360 version of the game is set to release in the US on August 19, 2008.
The Playstation Blog have answered many commonly asked questions about the game. Check the forums for the full FAQ.
According to a writer over at the guardian.co.uk has done some number crunching bnd believes that teh PS3 could be losing $260 on every PS3 shipped? Here is his reasoning: On Sony\’s own figures, the games division made a loss of $130 for each PlayStation 3 shipped. Let\’s assume that it\’s making pots of money on the PSP and the PlayStation 2: the PS2 is now hugely profitable and still sells more games than anything else. These two platforms could easily have made a profit of $1.2bn in the year. In that case, the total PS3 loss would have been $2.4bn shared between 9.24m PS3 consoles, or $260 per PS3 — including any attached Sony games. Hm, is that a reasonable guess or not?
IGN has posted up the first official images of the Pelican MGS 4 headset and its pouch. The headset will launch with the game on June 12 for $59.99.
Paul Thomas Anderson (”There Will Be Blood,” Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia”) will not be directing the Metal Gear Solid movie. The movies producer, Mike De Luca, said that the Paul Thomas Anderson rumor was “completely false and ridiculous.”
GameTrailers have posted two videos of MGS4: Guns of the Patriots Training Sub-Mission Gameplay. Check them out in the forums. Also the official MGS site is loading much faster now if you want to try out the 5 flash missions.