Category:  industry news

No More Love For Wii From Third Party Publishers Says SCEA

By Ernice Gilbert, February 18, 2010 8 industry news, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3

Tweet SCEA’s Rob Dyer sat for an interview with Industry Gamers, their discussion was pretty straight forward, with Dyer speaking like a man who knows his job.

“Somewhere Between God of War And Calling All Cars” Is Where You’ll Find David Jaffe’s Next Game

By Ernice Gilbert, February 18, 2010 1 Gaming News, industry news

Tweet God of War creator and bossman of game studio Eat, Sleep, Play, David Jaffe, has said at DICE that his next title will be a cross between “God of War and Calling All Cars”.

Video Thirst: Are Used Games Sales Evil?

By dlfootball72, February 16, 2010 3 industry news, Video Thirst, Videos

Tweet Used games sales are a hot topic with developers these days as they see no revenue in return for used games sales, but for many less well-off gamers used games sales become a way to purchase a game they… Read More »

Court Denies EA’s Motion To Dismiss Former NCAA Player’s Lawsuit

By dlfootball72, February 15, 2010 0 EA, Gaming News, industry news, NCAA Football

Tweet Well this is not certanily looking good for EA, and may be the reason NCAA Football might now follow the same path as NCAA Basketball did and signal the end for College sport games.

How Far Can Gaming Go? David Jaffe Speaks Out

By Ernice Gilbert, February 15, 2010 1 industry news

Tweet The man who created the God of War franchise, is apparently not all about “war”. In fact, David Jaffe is deeper than what some would rather you believe; and lately, he’s be thinking long and deep about what can… Read More »

EA Sports Discontinues NCAA Basketball

By dlfootball72, February 12, 2010 8 2K Sports, EA, Gaming News, industry news, NCAA Basketball

Tweet March Madness fans, you may want to close your ears for this announcement: EA Sports is discontinuing the NCAA Basketball franchise effective as of right now.

Done: PS2 Has Repeated Itself With PS3

By Ernice Gilbert, February 12, 2010 6 Editorials, industry news, Playstation 3

Tweet The vision is clear as day rolling like a motion picture in my mind right now, ‘PS2 is doomed; it won’t last, the thing is too darn expensive’. Others would yell about how the tech was painstaking and that… Read More »

Xbox 360 Will Be The Only Console To Get FFXIII Bundle Says Microsoft

By Ernice Gilbert, February 11, 2010 0 industry news, Microsoft, Square-Enix, Xbox 360

Tweet So, you were waiting to purchase a PS3 FFXIII bundle? Tough luck my friend, Microsoft announced in a press release sent out to the media, that only Xbox 360 will be bundled with the highly anticipated RPG when it… Read More »

EA Makes Games “People Don’t Want” Says Pachter

By Ernice Gilbert, February 8, 2010 5 Bioware, EA, industry news

Fighting Words From Sony, 360 Lacks Longevity

By Ernice Gilbert, February 3, 2010 4 industry news, Microsoft, Playstation 3, PSP, Sony, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Tweet Speaking to IGN, Sony’s Peter Dille had some strong words to utter when comparing the PS3 and Xbox 360′s longevity, hailing PS3 as the sure victor in terms of units sold in the next 10 years.

Nintendo Continues To Haul In Millions, Millions!

By Ernice Gilbert, January 28, 2010 3 industry news, Nintendo Wii

Tweet It’s official, Nintendo has won this generation profit-wise overwhelmingly. I actually think the company can now open its own bank: How about Bank Of Nintendo? No?

Apple Announces iPad

By Ernice Gilbert, January 27, 2010 6 Apple, EA, industry news

Tweet We’ve known about this device for a considerable amount of time, and now Apple has finally revealed its new tablet officially named iPad.

PS3 Motion Controller Delayed Till Fall 2010

By Ernice Gilbert, January 20, 2010 1 industry news

Tweet It almost seemed impossible that Sony would be able to release its Motion Controller this spring as Kaz Hirai said last year, especially when you take into consideration all else the company has going on with the PS3 at… Read More »

Square-Enix Looking To Acquire Another Development Studio?

By Ernice Gilbert, January 19, 2010 1 industry news

Tweet The Well established publisher, Square-Enix also the company behind the upcoming RPG Final Fantasy XIII, might be ready for another takeover after the company announced 35 billion Yen ($386 million) zero coupon convertible-bond.

Microsoft In Talks With ESPN To Stream Content On Xbox Live

By Ernice Gilbert, January 19, 2010 3 industry news

Tweet According to the New York Times, Microsoft has “held in-depth discussions” with the Walt Disney Company to stream ESPN programming to Xbox Live.