Guitar Hero III ROCKS THE WORLD - October Videogame Sales Figures
October’s NPD sales figures are in, and although it was only available for six of the thirty-one days that month, Guitar Hero III went and sold about 1.4 million units that month, across all platforms.
Halo 3 | XBOX 360 | 433.8K
Guitar Hero III w/Guitar | XBOX 360 | 383.2K
Guitar Hero III w/Guitar | Wii | [...]
Playstation 3 sales double in first week of price cuts & 40GB version
It looks like it was all worth it in the end - thanks to a $100 price cut to the 80GB version, and the introduction of a reasonably priced 40GB version, the Playstation 3’s weekly sales have more than doubled in the US.
According to Sony, more than 100,000 units sold during the week ending [...]
Video: Top 10 PS3 Exclusives
This is just great. A year has passed since the Playstation 3 launched, so what better way to look back at all the great exclusives the console has? ScrewAttack has put together a video of the Top 10 PS3 exclusives, in their usual whacky fashion. Of course, most PS3 owners will know that there aren’t [...]
Playstation 3 to support DivX & play AVI files
FINALLY! As good as the Playstation 3’s multimedia capabilities are, it’s mostly a waste of time if they don’t support the format used by 99.9% of people who record and watch video - DivX
DivX announced today that a future firmware update will add full DivX certification to the Playstation 3. This is a MAJOR [...]
Guitar Hero boosts sales
This is a story I can relate with - According to Wired’s Game|Life blog, downloads of DragonForce’s track “Through the Fire and Flames” increased by 183% the week Guitar Hero III was released. The track is featured as a bonus song in the game; when you complete the game (at any difficulty) you get to [...]
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix becomes more than just a graphical update
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you might notice that I am pretty stoked for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. I was a huge fan of Street Fighter II in the arcade, and always love playing retro games redone with new graphics. SSFIITHDR was already looking to be [...]
Sony releases Firmware 2.0 for Playstation 3
Cue crickets chirping…
Many were hoping that the 2.0 firmware would introduce some highly anticipated features to the Playstation 3 - in-game XMB access would be nice, for one. Also, we are still waiting on that Blu-Ray Profile 1.1 update that is rumored to be coming.
However, it seems that the only reason Sony called this “two [...]
