BYKevin Ohannessian Relevancy Score: 100 Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Today the San Diego Comic Con began. While it was created for comic book companies to announce upcoming products, and for fans to meet the creators behind their favorite series, it has become an opportunity for Hollywood studios to ...READ»
A few years ago, E3 made a mistake. It went invitation-only, lost the hot booth babes dressed as Lara Croft and Jill Valentine, and killed the buzz. Now E3 is once again open to the public -- or "qualified computer- and ...READ»
Sony unveiled the PSP Go, a motion controller, and a slew of impressive titles--including a new one from Rockstar, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise--during today's E3 video game expo. While Nintendo, maker of the leading ...READ»
BYN'Gai Croal Relevancy Score: 52 Tue Aug 25, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Video game journalist Stephen Totilo has suggested that we may currently be in the self-help era of video games, with products on the market that promise to help you keep your brain young, quit smoking, and get in shape. The latter ...READ»
As gamers everywhere know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, begins this week, and details about the future of gaming are emerging. Last night, Sony announced that it would launch the PlayStation 3 in the U.S. and Europe on ...READ»
The three game console creators have kicked off this year's E3 -- the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- with their respective press conferences. As the console war heats up, these press conferences gain new significance as the gaming ...READ»
Hey folks,
I'm heading to Los Angeles this week for E3 2008, yes the annual gigantic video game expo where publishers and developers announce and share their latest games.
Huge games like Gear of War 2, Rock Band 2, Tomb ...READ»
BYKevin Ohannessian Relevancy Score: 39 Fri May 13, 2005 at 11:25 AM
Last night was a first for the video game industry. Microsoft unveiled their new console, the Xbox 360, on an MTV special. While the program felt like a cheesy variety show, the few glimpses of the next generation games were ...READ»
Microsoft held its annual Xbox 360 press conference this morning at the Los Angeles Convention Center to kick off E3. I arrived about 30 minutes after the conference already started because of a late flight but apprently I didn't ...READ»
BYDavid Kushner Relevancy Score: 28 Mon Oct 27, 2008 at 11:00 AM
To inject life into the flagging PlayStation 3, Sony is banking on a charmingly weird new game called LittleBigPlanet, from a scrappy UK startup called Media Molecule. LBP -- and its hero, an endlessly customizable little character named Sackboy -- brings social networking and user-generated content to console gaming. Meet the visionary geeks behind it.READ»
For the past several years, Nintendo executives have been touting such books as "The Innovator's Dilemma" and "Blue Ocean Strategy" as a way to explain why they've been zigging while everyone else zagged. That's why at last month's ...READ»
BYKit Eaton Relevancy Score: 26 Thu May 28, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Seriously fueling the rumors we reported earlier, new information has popped up online saying that Sony will demo a revised PlayStation Portable (PSP) at the annual E3 gaming expo. A slimmed-down PS3--which is the more exciting ...READ»
Fast Company sat down with the President of Sony Computer Entertainment America recently to discuss his commitment to the PS3's 10-year life-cycle despite the recession, the industry's fixation on hardware price cuts, and the future of downloadable games.READ»
BYKit Eaton Relevancy Score: 22 Wed Jun 3, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Nintendo Wii's role as king of motion gaming consoles is at risk. Sony and Microsoft have both previewed motion control systems at the E3 video game expo, and both systems knock Wii clean off the throne--even though neither has ...READ»
BYDavid Kushner Relevancy Score: 21 Mon Oct 27, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Sony has pinned high hopes on its newest game, LittleBigPlanet. Which is why the company -- and the game's developer, Media Molecule -- scrambled last week to fix a potentially offensive part of the soundtrack without delaying the release too much. But could this episode be a harbinger of more scandals to come?READ»
Compared to E3 events over the years, this year’s event is scaled back immensely and is a lot more intimate. The media, developers and publishers get a lot of cozy one-on-one time to talk about the games. It also makes the lines ...READ»
BYKevin Ohannessian Relevancy Score: 18 Mon Jul 21, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Last week at E3, both Microsoft and Sony made announcements related to video. Microsoft announced a partnership with Netflix to make streaming video available on the Xbox 360. Microsoft also announced an expansion of the console's ...READ»
Every summer at the E3 videogame event the big 3 platform holders have press conferences to try to capture the attention of gaming journalism, mainstream media, and the public. How did they fare this year? All three conferences held ...READ»
The rumors proved true: Microsoft is bringing motion a capture device to the Xbox 360. The company also announced that Xbox Live will support social networking via Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm.
Along with the usual flood of ...READ»
BYKit Eaton Relevancy Score: 15 Mon Jun 1, 2009 at 8:03 AM
Details about Sony's PSP Go leaked out over the weekend, ahead of the expected release at this week's E3 video game con. Photos reveal that the much-reviled UMD is gone, and the sliding design turns it into a media device as much as ...READ»
BYKevin Ohannessian Relevancy Score: 12 Sat Dec 30, 2006 at 11:33 AM
With all the Sony bashing going around lately, it's hard to find a site that isn't criticizing how Sony handled the PlayStation 3 launch. Whether it's the fact that only half the number of systems promised were available for launch ...READ»
BYKevin Ohannessian Relevancy Score: 12 Fri Feb 25, 2005 at 10:39 AM
Last night Microsoft announced that they had hired Hironobu Sakaguchi to create two games for their upcoming Xbox Next. Sakaguchi is the creator of the bestselling series Final Fantasy.
And so Microsoft makes their first move for ...READ»
BYChris Dannen Relevancy Score: 12 Fri Jun 5, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Stephen Colbert Goes Iraqi
Late night faux-newsman Stephen Colbert will be broadcasting four shows
from Baghdad, Iraq next week in a USO tour entitled, "Operation Iraqi
Stephen: Going Commando." Colbert is ...READ»
