Sony launching PSP Go handheld in October, shows off new PS 3 titles
Sony confirmed its worst kept secret of the E3 video game trade show. It announced today its PlayStation Portable handheld, the PSP Go, will launch in October.
The device will sell for $249 in North America and will have no universal memory disc drive, as its predecessor does. Rather, it will have 16 gigabytes of flash memory that you can use to download games directly from Sony’s media store. It has built-in Wi-Fi and a number… Continue Reading
Grudge match: Microsoft’s Gears of War 2 vs. Sony’s Resistance 2
The great grudge match of video games in 2006 was Microsoft’s Gears of War versus Sony’s Resistance: Fall of Man. Now the sequels to those console games are battling for the hearts of gamers.
The games industry is one of the few that’s still growing in the down economy, so the battle’s bound to be a big one.
Last time, the duel between those two games went a long way toward settling the outcome of the console… Continue Reading
Monthly NPD video game sales: Sony overtakes Microsoft, Nintendo keeps rocking
As the E3 video game industry media show comes to a close today, the game industry got some very good news. In spite of the recession, video game sales are still roaring.
June sales of video game hardware, software and accessories grew 53 percent to $1.69 billion, according to market researcher NPD Group. Hardware sales grew 54 percent, software grew 61 percent, and accessories were up 25 percent.
Nintendo came up on top. No surprise there, as… Continue Reading
Paramount moves into video games
It’s a little late from the point of view of its rivals, but Paramount Pictures has finally decided to take a plunge into video games.
The Hollywood studio is expanding its video game division with a slate of games that will start coming out later this year, according to Variety.
Most movie studios have seen why this makes financial sense. A movie might cost $90 million to make and gross $100 million. But a video game costs… Continue Reading
Sony games executive resigns, leaves developers uneasy
Management changes don’t happen often at the big video game consolemakers. But when somebody shakes the trees, the apples fall out. On Monday, one of Sony’s princes, Phil Harrison, resigned as head of Sony’s worldwide game studios, precipitating uncertainty in the games development community. Harrison, pictured below, was a 15-year Sony veteran.
Small and large game developers and publishers will view these developments with a combination of alarm and reassurance. Competitors will no doubt delight in the… Continue Reading