Sony might not hold the gaming console + Blu-ray market for much longer. According to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) newspaper, Pegatron Technology, an OEM subsidiary of Asustek Computer, has secured orders from Microsoft to assemble Xbox 360 consoles equipped with a Blu-ray Disc (BD)-ROM drive, with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2008.
It is only the first day of the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, and reports are surfacing on the internet about the game freezing up, requiring the console to be unplugged. The problem apparently occurs after the first cutscene.
A quick interview with editors from Newsweek and Kotaku discussing the two versions of Grand Theft Auto IV. Both agree Microsoft exclusive download content won’t last forever, although it could last quite a while.
The newest addition to the legendary Grand Theft Auto series gets reviewed by GameTrailers.com in this video. If you haven’t yet decided to purchase Grand Theft Auto IV, this video may very well change your mind!
After seven months of intense competition, FIFA, EA and PlayStation today congratulate the 32 finalists who have secured their place in the Grand Final of the fourth annual FIFA Interactive World Cup. Over 25,000 players competed in the online leg via PLAYSTATION®Network. The finalists will compete to become the FIFA Interactive World Player of the Year at the Sony Center in Berlin on 24 May.
”I am very impressed with the level of the participants. It is clear that they have been practicing hard, and like any football event, practice is one of the most important things. The FIFA Interactive World Cup is establishing itself as a premier gaming tournament, and the only one under the FIFA banner”, explained Chuck Blazer, who added “I think it is apt that there are now 32 competitors which mirrors the number of teams in the FIFA World Cup. This tournament is a serious one, and like its big brother tournament, the FIFA World Cup, it is the pride of being crowned the FIFA World Champion that encourages these great performances.”
It is no surprise that Nintendo is doing well in sales, they tend to showboat quite a bit about it. Nintendo’s 2007 fiscal year ended with huge profits. They posted sales of more than 1.67 trillion yen, an increase of 73 percent over the prior year, and reported FY08 operating profits of more than 487 billion yen, a year-over-year increase of 115.6 percent.
Nintendo is also projected an increase in projected shipments of the Wii console. For the fiscal year that began April 1, 2008, Nintendo forecasts global Wii console shipments increasing to 25 million.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today confirmed the release of an official Grand Theft Auto IV bundle exclusively for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™).The bundle, available on April 29, 2008, will consist of a PLAYSTATION®3 40GB model, a SIXAXIS™ wireless controller and a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV, the latest title in the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto franchise, all for just €439 (RRP).