Speaking in a recent 1UP podcast, Sega of America’s Constantine Hantzopoulos lamented that disappointing sales of Madworld and The Conduit has made the company rethink its plans for the Wii. While internal research suggested there was a viable mature market out there, Constantine believes Sega’s gamble did not pay off, further noting that the company is “probably” done with developing […]

Sony’s virtual living quarters – collectively known as PlayStation Home – have attracted 10 million users worldwide, SCEE revealed in an announcement today. The milestone coincides with virtual spaces that have opened up for Uncharted 2 and Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time. Considering the platform went into public beta last December, it’s an impressive feat for such a […]

Sony has dished out a bevy of details on Media Molecule’s Pirates of the Caribbean level pack for joyous platformer LittleBigPlanet. Keep your head above the water, as there’s an overwhelming amount of content in this pack. Featured are four additional objects for use in create mode, including a global water object, scuba gear, a bubble machine, and water switch. […]

ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks and most recently Doom creator id Software, announced today that has acquired rights to publish post-apocalyptic FPS Rage. Back when it was still an independent entity, id originally intended distribute the title through EA’s Partners label. ZeniMax assured that development on Rage has been unaffected by this move. The fact that Rage switched […]

Unsurprisingly, Modern Warfare 2 took the lead in NPD’s industry sales charts for the month of November, clocking in in over 6 million unit sales for publisher Activision on Xbox 360 and PS3 alone. With yet-to-be-released PC figures thrown into the mix, we wouldn’t be surprised to see that number inch very close to 7 million. Hardware sales were up […]

Detailed yesterday morning, PS3 firmware 3.15 is now live, available for download from Network Update. It brings two major additions to the table, granting the ability to play PSP Minis on PS3 and also introducing a one-click data transfer solution that beams PSN content across a pair of PS3s connected via LAN. Due to certain regulations, we’re told that copy […]

Sony is celebrating the holiday season tomorrow on PlayStation Home, bringing the generically-named Festive Tree to Central Plaza, in addition to the opening of a MotorStorm: Pacific Rift space and Dead Space 2 Miner outfit. PS Home community specialist Locust_Star says those who log on during this festivity period can treat themselves to solving puzzles and unlock unspecified rewards in […]

PSN director Eric Lempel has offered up a plethora of details on PS3’s next firmware update — 3.15. While sporting only a minor bump in version number, this update actually packs a couple of noteworthy changes. First out of the gate is the data transfer utility, which allows existing PS3 owners to transfer all network content and media over to […]

Rather than lamenting over lost sales, EA boss John Riccitiello is viewing piracy in a different light. He believes it is possible to win back customers through downloadable offerings, stating that pirates can “steal the disc, but they can’t steal the DLC.” He likens the same reasoning to those picking up titles second-hand as well.

Tecmo announced today that its action oriented sci-fi shooter Quantum Theory is now a multi-platform effort, scheduled to hit both Xbox 360 and PS3. Taking place in a shape-shifting fantasy world, players assume the role of a warrior known as Syd and set out to take down the diabolical Living Tower, which is leeching on the surrounding environment, slowly transforming […]

EA’s went live with the official site for its modern day Medal of Honor reboot, placing the multi-platform war shooter snug inside a fall 2010 release window. In development by DICE, this self-titled installment takes the series outside the WWII pacific theater for the first time, taking cues from the success of Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty franchise.

Take-Two is now heralding Gearbox Software’s open-world RPG Borderlands as a “key franchise,” according to company CEO Ben Feder and chairman Strauss Zelnick. What’s the significant of this statement? Well, it likely means we can expect additional DLC bits down the road and possibly a full-on sequel. Given the game’s nature, it should be obvious that it was ripe for […]

The bite-sized PSP Minis may be getting more attention in the near future as an anonymous source close to Joystiq has suggested that these offerings will be playable on PS3 down the road. Assuming the information pans out, we could reportedly see a cross-platform push behind the Minis as soon as “before Christmas.” Such a move would without a doubt […]

In a recent earnings conference call, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot affirmed the publisher’s support for Microsoft’s free-motion style Project Natal technology and Sony’s yet to be officially named PS3 motion controller solution. According to Yves, 10 titles are due out for Natal within the first six months of launch. It comes as no surprise, considering the company has had devkits […]

Ubisoft today announced that Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is in development and scheduled for a May 2010 debut. Taking a trip back down memory lane for those that have been following the franchise, this entry ties directly into the Sands of Time storyline.

Speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, Ubisoft scriptwriter Kevin Shortt revealed that development on Far Cry 3 is already underway. Not exactly a bombshell, considering the sheer success of the past two installments, but always nice to receive a confirmation regardless. While Shortt isn’t directly involved in penning this one, things are shaping up to be “pretty exciting” from what he’s […]

Sony isn’t one to sit idle in midst of Microsoft’s social networking efforts, as the company has went ahead and announced that firmware 3.1 for PS3 will include Facebook integration. By linking up a PSN profile to a Facebook account, PS3 owners will able to automatically update their news feed with Trophy and PlayStation Store activity. You’ll never miss a […]

Square Enix today finally stamped a date on the North American release of its eagerly-anticipated RPG Final Fantasy XIII. The title, which needs no introduction, is slated to hit Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 9, 2010. Fans can now breathe a sigh of relief.

October NPD results are in. Nintendo had a strong showing, shifting 506,900 Wii units, no doubt thanks to the $50 price cut that went into effect late last September. Despite an overall slump in sales elsewhere across the spectrum, PS3 sales remained relatively brisk, edging past the Xbox 360 by around 70,000 in total unit sales. All in all, it […]

With an official count of 1.23 million units sold in the UK on launch day, Modern Warfare 2 is well on track to become this year’s biggest entertainment launch, just as publisher Activision said it would. How is the proper sequel to 2007’s Infinity Ward-developed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare stacking up in terms of worldwide sales? While exact […]