Category: Gaming
PS3's American price cut – is $100 enough?
So despite saying it wouldn’t only last week, Sony has now slashed $100 off the price of an American PlayStation3 – and GamesIndustry is reporting that an announcement of a new European price plan is coming as soon as this this Thursday.
US Gamers primed for $100 PS3 price cut
Lots of rumours swirling around the blogosphere today concerning a PS3 price cut, which is apparently set for the week beginning 15th July. The rumours came from a flyer allegedly from US retailer Circuit City, promising that the 60GB PS3 will have $100 knocked off its price, bringing it down to $499.
Xbox 360 warranty extended to three years! Globally!
It looks like the whines of the world have paid off – Microsoft has announced an extension to its Xbox 360 warranty, covering all “Red Ring of Death” hardware failures for three years from the date of purchase.
An official press release over at MS insider news site Gamerscore Blog has all the details, but basically don’t worry – if your Xbox 360 breaks, it can be repaired for free from now on.
Strong PS3 sales boost revenues at Game
No, that’s right – strong sales and PS3 in the same sentence. Sony’s console has received a constant bashing since its launch earlier this year, but UK high-street chain Game isn’t joining the lynch-bandwagon.
EA's 'Family Play' for Wii: making games more accessible, or dangerous dumbing down?
Have you played the last Madden NFL game on Wii? It’s pretty tough, especially if you’re flummoxed by the ins and outs of American Football. At least, that’s my excuse for the 51-point loss I suffered in my first game. On easy level.
Opinion: Thinking Manhunt 2 should be banned DOESN'T make you a reactionary idiot
Stuart Dredge writes…
The British Board of Film Classification’s recent decision to Manhunt 2 banned in the UK for “sustained and cumulative casual sadism”“>refuse a certificate for Manhunt 2 – thus banning it from sale in the UK – has caused a predictably huge uproar among gamers and the mainstream media.
At last! A proper Star Wars lightsabre game for Wii!
Look, I don’t care if the game’s rubbish, as long as I can swish my Wiimote around, making the proper lightsabre noise from its speaker. Oh, and I’d like to be able to kill Yoda, if that’s okay.
Get your Hot Rocks on for Xbox 360
Standard Xbox 360s are heat-sensitive, of course – it’s why you shouldn’t play them in your home sauna. But now Microsoft’s console has got a properly heat-sensitive case too, the Hot Rock, which is made of translucent plastic that changes colour as the console heats up.