05 Jan 09 GameStop Halts All Original Xbox Trade-Ins February 9?
With an U.S. install base of over 25 million, it’s perhaps no surprise that the original Xbox still logs more playtime, on average, than the Sony PlayStation 3. But if a rumor making the rounds today is true, that won’t save Microsoft’s black box from extinction. Citing an internal GameStop memo and several anonymous GameStop managers, Destructoid claims that effective February 9th, 2009, the company will stop accepting original Xbox games, systems and accessories for trade-in. While there’sTags: Anonymous, Extinction, Games Systems, Gamestop, Microsoft, Original Xbox Games, Playstation, Playstation 3, Playtime, Sony, Sony Playstation, Sony Playstation 3, Surprise, Trade Ins, Xbox
05 Jan 09 2K Issues $10 Off Coupon to Start the New Year
To get 2009 started off right, 2K is offering a limited-time $10 discount coupon on some of its hottest gaming titles. Go to www.2kgames.com/coupon or www.2ksports.com/coupon to print out the $10 coupon that is redeemable at participating retailers until Jan. 31, 2009. Below is the full list of titles that are included in the promotion: 2K Sports - NBA® 2K9 (PLAYSTATION 3 system, Xbox 360, Windows PC) - NHL® 2K9 (PLAYSTATION 3 system, Xbox 360, Wii) 2K Games - BioShock® (PLAYSTATION 3 sTags: 2k Games, 2k Issues, Bioshock, Discount Coupon, Games Playstation, Gaming Titles, Limited Time, Nba 2k9, New Year, Nhl, Playstation, Playstation 3, Sports Nba, Wii, Windows Pc, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Games
05 Jan 09 NCAA Football 2010 to be released on July 14, 2009
According to Gamestop.com, NCAA Football 2010 will be released on July 14, 2009. The game will be available on the following platforms:Nintendo Wii, XBOX 360, Sony PSP, Playstation 2, and Playstation 3. If the Gamestop site is correct, this confirms my suspicion...Tags: Game, Gamestop, July 14, Ncaa, Ncaa Football, Nintendo Wii, Platforms, Playstation, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Psp, Sony, Sony Psp, Suspicion, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
05 Jan 09 Xbox 360 Records Best European Christmas In Its History, Eight Million Consoles Sold To Date (GameInfoWire)
Eight million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) up to the end of 2008, widening its lead over PlayStation 3 in the region to more than one million and setting the scene for further growth in 2009.Tags: Africa, Christmas, Christmas History, Europe, European History, Lead, Middle East, One Million, Playstation, Playstation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Consoles
05 Jan 09 Xbox 360 Reaches 8 Million In Europe (Gamasutra)
Microsoft says that Xbox 360's 2008 Christmas sales doubled in Europe over the same period in 2007, marking the console's most successful season yet in the region. According to the company, this brings Xbox 360's userbase to eight million in the EMEA territories (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), and gives the console a one million-unit lead over the PlayStation 3 there. "Christmas 2008 was ...Tags: Africa, Christmas, Christmas Sales, Emea, Europe, Gamasutra, Lead, Microsoft, Microsoft Xbox, Middle East, One Million, Playstation, Playstation 3, Reaches, Xbox, Xbox 360
05 Jan 09 Console King
A blog for the PS3, Nintendo and XBox game lovers! Game features, news, reviews, specs, features and updates of Playstation 3 - PS3, XBox 360 and Nintendo Wii Games.Tags: Blog, Features News, Game Features, Game Lovers, Lovers Game, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii Games, Playstation, Playstation 3, Ps3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Game
05 Jan 09 The Playstation 3 - Is It Worth Your Money?
$399 for the console itself and a game (LittleBigPlanet) is quite the price tag. Especially when one has to put the PS3 with the likes of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as well as Nintendo’s Wii. What sets the Playstation 3 apart from the other consoles?Tags: Consoles, Game, Littlebigplanet, Microsoft, Money, Nintendo, Playstation, Playstation 3, Price Tag, Ps3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
04 Jan 09 Trophies Reflect Skill More than Achievements
It was inevitable that gamers would compare Playstation 3 trophies to the Xbox 360's achievements. While it's true that both reward systems add a considerable amount of replayability to games, it's still unclear which is superior.Tags: Games, Playstation, Playstation 3, Reward Systems, Trophies, Xbox, Xbox 360
04 Jan 09 Xbox 360 built around Playstation 3 Cell Technology
Some people describe the Xbox 360 as a watered down version of the PlayStation 3. Those people are more right than they imagined.A new book, entitled "The Race For A New Game Machine" reveals that the Xbox 360's tech was built around the technology of the PS3's Cell processor.Tags: Cell Processor, Cell Technology, Game Machine, New Game, People, Playstation, Playstation 3, Ps3, Xbox, Xbox 360
04 Jan 09 The Playstation 3 - Is It Worth Your Money?
$399 for the console itself and a game (LittleBigPlanet) is quite the price tag.Especially when one has to put the PS3 with the likes of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as well as Nintendo’s Wii. What sets the Playstation 3 apart from the other consoles?Tags: Consoles, Game, Littlebigplanet, Microsoft, Money, Nintendo, Playstation, Playstation 3, Price Tag, Ps3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
04 Jan 09 New book from IBMers: Sony suckered into funding Xbox chip
From the department of "who could have possibly not seen that this was the case?", a new book by two IBMers reveals the inside story of how IBM got Sony to foot a big chunk of the bill for a supercomputing chip that was then repurposed in different incarnations as Playstation 3's Cell processor and Microsoft's Xbox 360 Xenon processor.Tags: Cell Processor, Chunk, Ibm, Incarnations, Microsoft, Microsoft Xbox, Playstation, Playstation 3, Sony, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Chip, Xenon
04 Jan 09 PS360 Console: Xbox 360 in PS3 Body
PS360 hybrid console has Xbox 360 internals modded( AND HOW!) into PlayStation 3 body and put up at eBay. Costs ~INR 16,000 ($328)Tags: Console Xbox, Ebay, Internals, Modded, Playstation, Playstation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360
