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Lord of the Rings: Conquest for Xbox 360 and Sony PS3
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EA's Pandemic Studios announces The Lord of the Rings: Conquest for the Xbox 360, Sony PS3, PC, and Nintendo DS platforms.
In a partnership with New Line Cinema, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is an action-packed game created by the same Pandemic Studios team behind the best-selling Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront II titles.
Set in “The Lord of the Rings” universe of J.R.R. Tolkien as depicted by the Academy Award-winning films, players will finally fight the entirety of these epic battles any way they want.
In addition to crusading as the heroic forces of good, for the first time ever in a ‘The Lord of the Rings’ action title they’ll conquer Middle-earth while playing as the legions of Sauron’s evil army, including Cave-trolls, Oliphaunts, the Balrog and Sauron himself.
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Posted on Thu, 8 May 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in Europe says Sony
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Sony held the PlayStation Day Conference in London yesterday. One short key message from the event is that the Sony PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 in Europe.
Apparently the Sony PS3 has outsold the Xbox 360 since October 2007. Sony sold 5 million PS3 consoles across Europe.
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Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 07:43:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony VAIO VGF-HS1S and VGF-HS1
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In January of 2007 Sony introduced the Sony VAIO TP1 home theater PC with the unique round shape.
Today Sony announced two new AV Home Server with the same form factor dubbed Sony VAIO VGF-HS1S and VGF-HS1.
The new Sony VGF-HS1S packs 1.5TB of storage and the VGF-HS1 still has a 1TB capacity ideal for HD video storing and displaying on a connected HDTV.
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Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 03:55:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Singstar for Sony PS3 Details
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Singstar for the Sony PS3 will be launching on May 20th in the United States. The music game is already on the market in Europe. The Sony Playstation Blog revealed some details of the PS3 Singstar launch in the U.S. on May 20th.
In addition to the 30 songs on the Singstar PS3 disc, the U.S. SingStore will have approximately 200 downloadable songs priced each at $1.49. With each song you also get a video of the performing artist. Sony plans to publish 25 to 50 new songs to the SingStore every month.
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Posted on Sun, 4 May 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New PSPJ-15012 Headset for Sony PSP 2000
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Sony unveils a new headset with remote for the Sony PSP 2000 series portable console.
The new PSP Headset features a microphone with a flexible arm. This makes the headset ideal for using Skype on the Sony PSP.
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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 03:34:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New MGS4 Sony PS3 Consoles in White, Silver, and Black
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Sony announces new special editions Sony PS3 bundles with Metal Gear Solid 4. There are three MGS4 Sony PS3 bundles going to be available starting June 12th.
Sony gives you the choice between the classic clear Black (CEJH-10000), the White (CEJH-10001) and the Silver Satin (CEJH-10002) 40GB Sony PS3.
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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 01:49:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
echochrome for Sony PS3 and PSP available Today
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echochrome is supposed to be available in the full version today at the Playstation store for the Sony PS3 and the Sony PSP. Both versions will be available for $9.99.
echochrome is one of these games that intrigues a certain group of gamers and does nothing for everybody else.
The puzzle game with rather simple graphics is based on the concepts of the famous MC Escher artwork, which explores infinity, architecture and impossible constructions.
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Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 10:04:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PSP Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Review
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GamePyre published a review of the Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 game for the Sony PSP. The game was released on March 11th and sells for $29.99 on Amazon.com. PES 2008 is also available on Wii, PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360.
Quote from the review: "First of all, the game excluded multiplayer mode, and although there are quite a few successful games that include single player mode only, a sports game will not be successful taking that approach. Most of my friends for example will not even glance at a sports game without multiplayer.
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Posted on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony off to Races with ''Gran Turismo''
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By Scott Hillis
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony's PlayStation 3 is off to the races with a teaser
installment of its iconic "Gran Turismo" franchise, starting this year's
high-octane video game lineup with a wave of the checkered flag.
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Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony Ericsson G502 and Z780
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Sony Ericsson announced the G502 and the Z780 mobile phones today.
The HSDPA Sony Ericsson G502 (photo) features 2MP camera, Bluetooth, FM Radio, Web 2.0 ready, media player, 3D games and USB.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PS3 Grand Theft Auto IV Bundle unveiled
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today confirmed the release of an official Grand Theft Auto IV bundle exclusively for the Sony PS3 console.
The GTA IV PS3 bundle will be available on April 29th.
It will consist of a PLAYSTATION 3 40GB model, a SIXAXIS wireless controller and a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV, the latest title in the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto franchise.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:50:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony buys GraceNote for $260m
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Sony Corporation of America (SCA) announced today that it has signed a merger agreement with Gracenote, Inc. Sony will pay approximately $260 million plus other contingent consideration.
Formerly known as CDDB, Gracenote delivers content, and data services for digital entertainment solutions. You sure have used Gracenote already, when you have burned a music CD. It supplies the track titles.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:29:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony to delay ''Home'' online Service for PS3 again
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's game unit said on Tuesday it was delaying the
launch of its "Home" 3D virtual online community service for the PlayStation 3
game console to autumn of this year, the second such delay.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Nokia signs Sony BMG for free music offering
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will offer free 12-month access to music from artists
of Sony BMG, the world's second-biggest label, to buyers of its particular music
phones, the world's top cellphone maker said on Tuesday.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony plans Video Download Service on Sony PS3
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The LA Times reports that Sony is in negotiations with Studios over video content licensing.
The anonymous tipsters told the paper that Sony might be launching a Movie on Demand service on the PS3 as early as this Summer.
PS3 owners would be able to download TV shows and movies directly via the Playstation Network.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Nokia signs SONY BMG for free Music
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Nokia adds the Sony BMG music label to the Nokia Comes With Music free music service announced last year.
When you buy a Nokia Comes With Music device, it will have a year of access to the SONY BMG catalog of music.
You will be able to download tracks to both your mobile device and computer through the Nokia Music Store during the first twelve months that you own their Nokia device.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony Playstation Home Open Beta comes this Fall
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Sony released a brief statement in Japan today announcing an open beta for Playstation Home to start this fall.
Sony says to expand the closed Playstation Home beta this Summer allowing more PS3 users in.
In February Sony still claimed a release date for Playstation Home for the PS3 some when in 2008. With an open Beta starting in Fall of this year a full release will not happen anymore in 2008.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:42:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PS3 Hardwear Console Armor
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Messiah Entertainment brings to the market the Sony Playstation 3 Hardwear Console Armor.
If you carry your Sony PS3 around you risk scratches on the shiny top. The Hardwear console Armor protects your PS3 from that danger. It is actually made with real metal and easily attaches and detaches.
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Posted on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:50:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Xbox 360 outsells Sony PS3 again
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The latest video game sales data for the month of May are tremendous. Somehow consumers managed to get their hands on 721,000 Wii consoles - I wonder where they found these.
Microsoft can celebrate again as they overtook the Sony PS3 again in March. In February Sony outsold the Xbox 360 with the PS3. Microsoft was saying back then that supply issues damped the Xbox 360 sales. In March supply was stable again.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:05:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony PS3 DTS HD Master Audio Tested
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Sony released this week the Sony PS3 Firmware 2.30 featuring DTS HD Master Audio for Blu-ray Movies. Tweaktown tested the new high quality audio feature of the PS3 and published a report.
Quote: "Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment finally gave home theatre fanatics what they had been clamoring for since late 2006, when the PlayStation 3 console launched. With the delivery of the latest console firmware, version 2.30, owners whom have an amplifier capable of outputting PCM sound will benefit from improved sound with Blu-ray movies encoded in DTS HD Master Audio.
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Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
TommyTV unveiled by Tommy Hilfiger and Sony BMG
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Fashion label Tommy Hilfiger and Sony BMG launch TommyTV, an online evolution of the Hilfiger Sessions music series.
The Hilfiger Sessions feature high profile artists playing with new and upcoming talent in intimate gigs in cities around the world, with recent Sessions taking place in Madrid, Berlin and Amsterdam hosted by artists such as Wyclef Jean and Kelly Rowland.
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Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:29:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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