PS3 May Launch with Just 150-200K Units in U.S.

Trying to get a PS3 later this week? Good luck; you'll need it. Sony may claim to be shipping 400,000 units to North America, but retail channel checks by one analyst indicate that between 150K and 200K will be sent to the U.S. on day one.

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High Resolution Cropped Halo 3 EGM Scans - Great Quality

Here you go folks, really high-quality (nicely scanned 2200x1700 images) scans put through my scanner and Photoshop for the best quality I could do. Really cool feature in EGM, lots of info. http://www.imageviper.com/pages/show_album.php?aid=575 Enjoy.

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And the next-gen winner is ... IBM?!

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are all in a battle to get their product in your living room. Slice it how you may, there will be one definite winner in the next-gen marketplace; that winner is IBM, which designed and makes the microprocessors for all three units.
Regardless of which console, IBM will be getting a cut of the profits. Read on...

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PlayStation Network Store Pics and Impressions

"I was expecting the worst. But, even in its infancy, the PlayStation store looks promising. The layout is slick, simple and easy to navigate. Obviously, there's not much content, and must of the extra content, such as movie stuff, is all Sony related. My concern: This won't be an outlet to shop, but to be fed company PR."

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FLASHBACK: Sony claims PS3 will be $300 to $400 at launch. OOPS!!

Well, they didn't exactly follow through on that promise. "First off, the much rumored price will be directly competitive with that of the Xbox 360, ranging from $300 to $400 at launch mid-next year...The console will come bundled with games, movies, and TV shows, but we're hoping those won't be the only value adds for the different prices..."

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CliffyB And The Making Of Gears Of War

Dean Takahashi

The first time I met Cliff “CliffyB” Blezinski, he was wearing his flashy white suit with gold jewelry. Mark Rein, vice president at Epic Games, where they both worked, laughed at him in the press room at the Game Developers Conference.

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Sonic the Hedgehog does a 360 and ships!

SEGA of America Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that Sonic The Hedgehog has shipped in North America for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system. Celebrating his 15th anniversary this year, Sonic The Hedgehog brings his fast feet and feisty attitude to new next generation heights in his most intense, high velocity adventure yet.

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PS3 Campers Kicked off property by Best Buy!

Everybody knows the story about those campers out in Burbank that have been waiting for days for the PS3...well it seems like it Best Buy wants to make this launch as painful for customers as the xbox 360 launch was a year ago.

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PS3 has backwards compatibility issues

The PS3 is having some backwards compatibility issues, especially with some major titles like Virtua Fighter and Grand Turismo

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This just in! IGN reviews first Wii game: Wii Sports

Simple. Fun. But does it have any depth?

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Superman Returns Demo on Live Marketplace

Superman Returns is about to land on the Xbox 360 in a week. Before you speed to the store to buy it, be sure to download the demo. Electronic Arts informed me that a demo of the game will be live on Xbox Live Marketplace sometime on Wednesday. To tide you over until then, be sure to read our hands-on preview of the game from October.

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Confirmed: Wii gets DVD playback...in 2007

DVD-player manufacturer jumps gun on Nintendo announcement, says enhanced Wii due in "latter half of 2007."

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Less than one game purchased for every PS3 sold in Japan

The Japanese Weekly Famitsu magazine reported that Sony sold 88,400 PS3’s in the system’s first two days. The best selling game over the period was Bandai Namco’s Ridge Racer 7, which sold 30,300 copies. This was followed by Gundam Crossfire at 30,000 units and Resistance: Fall of Man, at 15,700 units. PS3 has a software-hardware tie ratio of 0.98.

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