Articles By: Ian Ennis

Multitude of Arcade Titles to Hit Xbox Live in December

Tweet Looks like Microsoft just cant hold it in this time. Instead of the traditional “Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday” that has been on-going since the launch of the Xbox 360, they will be releasing their new Xbox Live Arcade titles on Tuesday 4th December, as well as a brand spanking new section called Arcade Hits. [...]

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EA Lets Nipples Slip: Need for Speed Topless Ad Pulled

Tweet What’s the hottest part of the Sun– the core or the outer layer? It’s neither, actually, because Page 3 is the hottest part of the Sun.

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Third Party Love: Sony Cuts Price of PS3 Dev Kit in Half

Tweet With third party developers struggling, Sony has slashed the price of their PS3 development kit today in hopes of attracting more third party developers to the PS3. In addition, Sony is introducing new software development features, like debugging tools and support for applications such as SN Systems’ ProDG development software.

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Home Beta November 29th Release? Latest PS3 Advertisement Dropping Hints

Tweet Yes ladies and gentlemen, the rumors surrounding an open home beta are back. This time they revolve around the latest Sony Playstation 3 advertisements, featuring abstract cgi transitions that morph the next gen console into a few of its well known and exclusive titles.

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Resistance: Fall of Man Sequel Ready for Pre Alpha Testing

Tweet A trusted source has let us know that Resistance 2, the sequel to the PS3 launch title, is ready for the pre-Alpha testing stage. According to our source, Sony is going to be hiring a ton of testers in January to put Resistance 2 through a stress test.

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Xbox 360 Outsells Playstation 3 In Japan, But Handhelds Still on Top

Tweet Thanks to Ace Combat 6, the Xbox 360 is on top of the Japanese console market this week, slightly ahead of the PS3. The last time Microsoft saw a nice victory like this was two months ago, when Halo 3 topped the charts in Japan.

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Amazon Lists MGS4 EU Release Date One Month Before US

Tweet Amazon.com has finally started their pre-orders for the highly anticipated PS3 exclusive, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. According to the site, it will be officially released on May 31st in Europe and then one month later in North America on June 30th.

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Feature Creep: PS3 Firmware Update v.2.0 Is Here, Home Beta & In-game XMB Are Not

Tweet After tons of speculation about which features were going to be included in the 2.0 firmware update, PS3 2.0 is finally available for download. This was the most anticipated update for the PS3 yet, as some people were expecting in-game music, an open beta of Home, or the much needed in-game XMB to check [...]

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Midway Games: Getting to the “Core” of the PS3 Development Issues

Tweet We’ve heard before from PS3 developers that it’s not an easy machine to develop for. These latest statements from Midway indicate that the main reason for this is because the PS3 uses a multi-cored “Cell” processor, which is so different from the 360 that every game has to be rebuilt from ground up.

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