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The debate continues to rage throughout this generation’s console wars: Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 ? There are plenty of reasons to buy each , and they share a lot of games in common. The difference lies in the console exclusives. Microsoft also has its fair share on the Xbox 360 (Left 4 Dead 2, Gears of War, Fable), but the lion’s share of quality exclusive games are on the PlayStation 3. Many    .. more …

The Resistance series has become a staple of the PS3. As one of the system’s launch titles, the first Resistance introduced us to a strange alternative Earth, where aliens prevented World War II by invading, then proceeding to exterminate the population. The series was fun and fast-paced, but somewhat bleak as well. The second game expanded the scope and introduced some incredible new sets, then    .. more …

Gamers are understandably upset after three weeks of PlayStation Network downtime, developers are losing out on potential sales, and the resale value of PS3 games is reportedly taking a hit. According to VideoGamePriceCharts.com , which tracks the prices of videogames sold through online shops like Amazon and eBay, the average resale price of 10 select PS3 games has dropped 7.4% since the    .. more …

Nearly three weeks on after the PlayStation Network went down, Sony says it’s removed online details of more than 2,000 people who had their accounts hacked into.It’s still not clear when the network will be up and running again and millions of people still can’t get online to play games on their PS3 because the hack also brought down the company’s PSN and SOE networks.More than 100 million    .. more …

Every night it’s the same forlorn ritual. I watch my TV, read my books, chase the cat into the bathroom and back … all in a vain effort to fill the gaping emptiness inside. Invariably at some point my hands reach for the beloved black controller, where I try – even though I know it won’t work, but still you never know – to log on to the online network of my Sony PS3 game console.It’s been seven    .. more …

I published an article earlier today arguing that the PS3 had not overtaken the Xbox 360 in sales. Although this is still factually true, the article itself was written based on a misunderstanding of another report by Strategy Analytics which said the PS3 had a higher active user base than the Xbox 360. The article I used as a reference for this information, which was published by CVG , neglected    .. more …

Who says peripherals don’t sell? Not Sony for sure! PlayStation 3′s Torne DVR attachment sold 784,000 units last year (through January 2) according to data in a Media Create market report (passed along at this blog ). Torne was released in March of last year. The device connects to your PS3 to give the system digital video recording abilities with a speedy PS3-powered interface. There were some    .. more …

Dubbed, The Condor , the system is intended to provide analysts with new levels of detail from pictures gathered from spy planes. It is part of military developments aiming to achieve constant and detailed surveillance over a wide area.The Condor will enable 24-hour real-time surveillance of a roughly 15 mile-wide area, allowing video processed from radar signals to be viewed in real-time or    .. more …

Update, 7:01 p.m. PT: with Hotz saying he is on a long-planned vacation. If you’ve been following the drama between Sony and hacker GeoHot (aka George Hotz) then you’re in for a fun twist today: Sony is accusing Hotz of fleeing the country, but Hotz says he’s just enjoying spring break.Sony makes the allegation in a court filing (PDF, see page 2, line 24) dated Friday.After news stories began    .. more …

By Mike Bantick Sunday, 13 February 2011 14:14 Opinion and Analysis In Australia, console hardware was down by almost 30 per cent which makes the following statements from Sony and Microsoft interesting. Let’s start with Microsoft as that is the easiest.In response to the drop off in console sales figures Microsoft said “Xbox 360 bucked the trend in a market where total console sales declined    .. more …