August 26, 2008
Sony cuts price on high-end playstation 3 (pc magazine)
PC Magazine – Sony unveiled new hardware packages for each of their systems during their E3 Press conference on Tuesday, including a new 80GB PlayStation 3 bundle for $399.
Nintendo rolls out wii games, sony takes to video (reuters)
Reuters – Riding the success of its popular Wii video game console, Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) on Tuesday unveiled fresh titles for gamers to throw frisbees and rock on, while rival Sony Corp (6758.T) turned to Hollywood with a new video service.
August 25, 2008
Videogame console giants jockey for throne (afp)
AFP – Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are waging battle at the Electronics Entertainment Expo, each claiming to be the true king of videogame consoles in a booming multi-billion dollar industry.
Live blog: activision at e3 is ‘guitar hero’ and beyond (cnet)
CNET – LOS ANGELES–When Vivendi Universal announced it was buying Activision last December, it was clearly a bid to compete with Electronic Arts for the top spot on the world’s roster of video game publishers.
August 24, 2008
Sony beefs up ps3 media ability (reuters)
Reuters – Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would rent and sell movies and TV shows over the Internet for its PlayStation 3 video game console and double the hard drive capacity of its main PS3 model in a bid to better compete with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).
Sony adds online movies to playstation 3 consoles (afp)
AFP – Sony on Tuesday added online movie sales and rentals to the repertoire of PlayStation 3 videogame console features.
August 23, 2008
The who to play private party in l.a. (reuters)
Reuters – British rock band the Who will play a private show at a historic theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday to help promote the “Rock Band” videogame, a source involved with the event said.
Microsoft, sony copy nintendo’s playbook (investor’s business daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – Nintendo raised the bar for casual, easy-to-play video games again Tuesday, as rivals Microsoft and Sony scrambled to imitate the family-friendly appeal of Nintendo’s Wii game console with their own product announcements this week.
August 22, 2008
Sony reveals playstation movie download service (ap)
AP – Sony is raising the curtain on a PlayStation 3 movie download service.
Animal crossing among plans for nintendo’s wii console (newsfactor)
NewsFactor – Nintendo announced Tuesday at the E3 video-game show in Los Angeles that its much-anticipated Animal Crossing: City Folk game for the Wii console will ship in time for the holiday season. It also announced a surprise peripheral — a speakerphone to ship with the game that will allow players to chat with other players.