Is it All or Nothing for Game Releases in 2009?
(PC World: Wed, 01 Jul) Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has declared it's "all or nothing for new releases in 2009," painting either a blithely Machiavellian or cynically gloomy picture of the video games industry this year, depending on your vantage. |
Blizzard Kills StarCraft II LAN Support
(PC World: Tue, 30 Jun) Upcoming real-time strategy Windows game StarCraft II will ship without Local Area Network multiplayer support in an effort to combat piracy, says Blizzard, in an official statement sure to annoy if not outright confound series fans the world round. |
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Sony Patents PS2 Software Emulation, Already Offers It
(PC World: Tue, 30 Jun) When it comes to the PlayStation 3, it's apparently easy to confuse the game blogs. They've picked up on an incidental story by a tech site that communicates in fragments concerning Sony's recent filing to patent emulation of its legacy PS2 Emotion Engine vis-a-vis its "cell" processor. The cell processor, you'll recall, is the cerebral cortex of the PS3's multi-processing brainpan. |
New Harry Potter ships for Mac, other platforms
(Macworld.com: Tue, 30 Jun) Electronic Arts (EA) on Tuesday announced the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a video game based on the upcoming movie. It debuts simultaneously on multiple platforms including the Mac. It costs $30. |
PSP Game Players May Be Able To Phone Home
(NewsFactor: Mon, 29 Jun) In a move to compete with Apple's iPhone and iPod, Sony may develop a hybrid cell phone-video game handheld with the PlayStation Portable device at its core. |
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