Shocker! Midway files for bankruptcy
Well, maybe it wasn’t that shocking. The Mortal Kombat maker announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization for its U.S. operations. In a press release, the company blamed the move on...
View ArticleGood times keep rolling for video game industry
After recording its best year ever last year, the games industry had an encore last month. The industry’s retail sales were up 13 percent from the same month last year to $1.33 billion, according to...
View ArticlePlayStation boss Kaz “Teflon” Hirai gets a promotion
Kaz Hirai must be made of Teflon. Hirai is the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, the division of the consumer electronics giant that makes its PlayStation game systems and software. He...
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NPD: Video game sales plunge again in April
Market research firm NPD Group on Thursday released its latest monthly video game sales numbers. At first glance, they don’t look great for the industry. For the second straight month, U.S. retail...
View ArticleE3: Nintendo getting a bit complacent?
Nintendo seems to be getting just the slightest bit smug. For its E3 presentation yesterday, Microsoft brought out the remaining Beatles and showed off Project Natal, a piece of technology straight out...
View ArticleE3: Troy on Twitter
Like Gieson, I’m Twittering intermittently from E3 this week.. You can follow my tweets here. Or you can come back to this post and follow the feed below: The post E3: Troy on Twitter appeared first on...
View ArticleE3: Sony, Microsoft finally realize Nintendo real threat
First Microsoft unveiled Project Natal. Now Sony says it has a “motion controller” in the works. Two-and-a-half years after Nintendo’s Wii hit store shelves, the company’s chief rivals have stopped...
View ArticleE3: Playing with Project Natal and MotionPlus
Although today was a super hectic day, I did get to play around a bit. As you might expect, playing a demo game on Project Natal was easily the highlight. I got to play Ricochet, a game where you...
View ArticleE3: Tidbits from today
An assortment of tidbits and thoughts from the showroom floor at E3 today: * I spent a good deal of time at EA’s booth this morning. I got to play the upcoming “Harry Potter” game, “Grand Slam Tennis”...
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E3: Surprise! Wii still searching for respect
The games industry frequently surprises me … and not in a good way. One of the most obvious things about the current console cycle has been that the Wii is the dominant platform. To date, Nintendo,...
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