Gamestop finds a few more PS3s
Posted by inpheaux on November 17th, 2006 at 7:08 amAfter all the shenanigans of the week, from PS3 lines getting hit by bb-gun drivebys, to Gamestop announcing that whoops they can't fill all their preorders, to lines being filled with homeless people paid to be there, to Gamestops being held-up at gunpoint just to clean out their four whole PS3s, Gamestop has somehow managed [...]
Sony sues Lik-Sang into oblivion
Posted by inpheaux on October 24th, 2006 at 12:16 pmIn a shocking followup to a story from last week, where Sony successfully got the grey-market import shop Lik-Sang to stop exporting Sony products from Hong Kong to Europe, Lik-Sang has closed down entirely. No further orders on anything will be taken. All un-filled purchases will be cancelled. Everything will be refunded. In their going-away-notice, [...]
Gamestop/EB Wii Preorder details confirmed
Posted by inpheaux on October 12th, 2006 at 11:58 amOne more quick news update here, since I just got the official e-mail about it. The news I posted last night on the forums has been confirmed. Gamestop and EB locations nationwide will be accepting preorders for the Wii tomorrow starting whenever the stores open. If you want a preorder it'll run you $50 (trade [...]
More Wii/PS3 Preorder rumors
Posted by inpheaux on October 10th, 2006 at 10:04 amHere's your update for the week: October 9th thing we reported on earlier turned out to be false. Whoops. Same goes for the "we'll call you" thing we didn't report on. This was all sorta expected. So what's new? Well, for starters, some actual real news has been trickling out of Gamestop/EB Games. Specifically, that [...]
Wii / PS3 rumors: Preorders and Kiosks
Posted by inpheaux on September 28th, 2006 at 8:42 pmWelcome to Rumor Land! Today's set: Wii and PS3 preorders and kiosks. A Gamestop employee on the Something Awful Forums mentioned that today he read in an internal e-mail that Gamestop and EB locations in the US will start accepting preorders for the Nintendo Wii on October 9th. Put down $50 and you'll be put [...]
PS3 gets an upgrade and price drop in Japan
Posted by inpheaux on September 23rd, 2006 at 9:34 pmOh, Sony. Not even out of the gate yet, and you're already having to drop MSRP to make your product relevant. The Tokyo Game Show took place last week, and during Sony's keynote, Ken Kutaragi dropped two last-minute changes. First item: Upgrade. HDMI is in now, for real, on both models of PS3. No, you [...]
Harmonix to be acquired by MTV for $175 Mil
Posted by inpheaux on September 22nd, 2006 at 11:54 amAccording to the New York Times, MTV is slated to pick up Harmonix immediately for $175 Million in cash. The article says it's more than just a branding thing, citing some crazy stuff about "expanding web channels" and "remixing songs", but really it boils down to branding. MTV obviously wants some street cred, and having [...]
Double Fine scores a publishing contract with Vivendi Games
Posted by inpheaux on September 8th, 2006 at 1:08 pmThings were kinda sketchy there for awhile, between the falling out with Majesco (and Majesco's implosion that followed shortly thereafter) and heading into the bunker of non-communication that most developers head to when they start a new project, but it all seems to have worked out nicely for Tim Schafer and friends at Double Fine. [...]
Double dose of PS3 blunders: delays and shortages
Posted by inpheaux on September 6th, 2006 at 11:49 amThe never-ending PLAYSTATION! 3! (SPIDERMAN FONT!) comedy of errors continues. Problem #1: Hey guys! Remember that "worldwide" launch planned for November? Well Europe, Asia, Australia, and everybody else gets to watch from the bench, as the November launch is now limited to Japan and North America. The rest of the world gets to wait until [...]
Sad news of the day: HL2:E2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal pushed to FEB 2007
Posted by inpheaux on August 24th, 2006 at 7:39 pmWe probably should have all seen this one coming. If it was just one game, we'd be expecting a Winter 2006 release, but now it's coming with Team Fortress 2 and Portal, two amazing must-buy games in their own right that I'd really like them to take their time on. Plus there's the whole "Simultaneous [...]