Archive for October 31st, 2008

MTV and Activision face off in battle of the brands (Reuters)

Attendees play the game Rockband by Harmonix at the E3 Media  and  Business Summit in Los Angeles on July 15, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - Now that "Rock Band" publisher MTV Networks just scored the Beatles catalog for a new videogame, announced days after the October 26 release of Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour," the stage is set for another battle of the bands between the two music-based game franchises.

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Sony Patents Transforming Game Controller (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - This new controller -- should it actually see the light of day -- would put the Sony PlayStation 3 in more direct competition with Nintendo's Wii.

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Nintendo expects strong launch for DSi console: president (AFP)

A girl uses a Nintendo DS Lite in Tokyo, 2007. Japan's Nintendo Co. was optimistic over the take-off of its newest DS handheld console despite the popularity of its existing consoles and the global economy entering into a recession.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Japan's Nintendo Co. on Friday was optimistic over the take-off of its newest DS handheld console despite the popularity of its existing consoles and the global economy entering into a recession.

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Nintendo sees overseas DSi launch by next summer (Reuters)

A promoter for Nintendo Co Ltd poses with the new DS handheld game console after a news conference in Tokyo October 2, 2008. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)Reuters - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd will likely launch a new model of its top-selling handheld player, the DS, in overseas markets by the summer of 2009, President Satoru Iwata said.

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  • Sony to cut price for PlayStation 3 console (Reuters)