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Japanese brave the elements for Sony's PS3
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-11-12 08:38:40

TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of game fans queued for hours, braving Tokyo's early morning chill and occasional showers as Sony's much-heralded and delayed PlayStation 3 game console went on sale on Saturday.


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Are you game?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-12 01:12:44
The PlayStation 3 is here, and Australia is at the forefront of a booming Games industry.  But there is a crisis looming: a lack of human resources. Australian Games developers are crying out for technical talent, especially experienced talent, to take up the challenge of this now legitimate industry. Do you have what it takes?


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Will PS3 wipe Xbox 360 into the dust in Japan?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-12 00:55:14
With stocks of the PS3 sold out before noon in at least one Japanese store, Sony’s next-gen assault on the near US $30 billion gaming market has launched with the shock and awe only the US Military was thought capable of.


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Fly me to the Zune and let me sing among the iPods
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2006-11-11 06:23:34
Microsoft’s Zune digital music player is coming on Tuesday the 14th. Will Apple spoil the party and launch a widescreen wireless iPod on Monday?


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Microsoft bets on fast Xbox growth in Brazil
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-11-10 04:37:10

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is going to start selling its Xbox 360 video game console in Brazil next month after years of planning, a company official said on Thursday.


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PS3 Launch imminent – But, will anybody purchase one?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-09 21:50:26
This weekend sees the Japanese release of Sony’s flagship gaming box the Playstation 3.  Promising unsurpassed power, to dazzle gamers and technical evangelists alike.  Sony executives will, even now, be wading through mounds of chewed fingernail shavings in the board room, wondering whether they have the buying public to justify their design decisions.
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Nvidia launches new high-end graphics chip
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-11-09 06:35:39

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp. (NVDA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) unveiled a new computer graphics processor on Wednesday with more than double the power of its predecessor to improve video games and help the company's push into heavy-duty computing.


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Sony gives Xbox 360 the finger!
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-08 17:45:12
According to Sony, the recently announced Xbox 360 Movie and TV download service is a slap in the face to those that bought the non-hard drive equipped Core system.  Are they correct?


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Microsoft sees gamers online as key to growth
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-11-08 05:15:03

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s ability to convert occasional players of online video games into regular gamers is key to growth for the next-generation Xbox 360 console, a company executive said on Tuesday.


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Film, TV downloads newly available via Xbox 360
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-11-08 05:05:50

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Microsoft Corp. will unlock the digital-distribution capabilities of its next-generation console, Xbox 360, to Hollywood studios beginning November 22.


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Xbox 360 has a 20GB TV downloads problem
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2006-11-08 03:21:24
Being able to download movies and TV shows that you've purchased through the newly announced Xbox Live Video Marketplace is all very well. However, what do you do when your tiny 20GB hard drive is full?


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Can Microsoft ship 15 million Xbox 360’s by June 2007?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-07 19:38:17
Keenly aware that PS3 and Wii coverage is about to go into serious overdrive as both consoles launch, Microsoft boldly predicts what it has never predicted before... that it will ship 15 million consoles in total by June 2007. Has Microsoft been drinking Wii-flavored Kool Aid, or will Microsoft ‘PS3’ all over its competitors?


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BVG brings the magic of Disney to Nintendo
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-07 12:09:44
Just as Disney cast a spell over billions of fans over the decades, so does the Buena Vista Games (BVG) group hope to enchant millions of Nintendo owners with exclusive Disney games for years to come. Will it be a wonderful world of Disney for gamers?


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Watch out PS3 – the Xbox 360 downloads movies to the living room!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-07 01:49:59
The all-out war in the next-generation gaming space is finally heating up big time, with the aim of dominating the living room and home entertainment the jewel in the crown that everyone desires. Is it enough to fend off the Blu-ray threat of the PS3?


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Xbox 360 – Microsoft fires another volley at Sony
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-06 23:44:28
Maturing as an “entertainment hub”, the Xbox 360 is gaining the focus of those who wish to own one box to rule them all. Microsoft's wish of dominating the living room is coming true at last! Should Sony and Nintendo be worried?

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PS3 wows gamer fans in US, underlines fork with Wii
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2006-11-05 22:58:26
A recent showing of PlayStation 3 at 2007 Sony Expo in Honolulu over the weekend confirmed what many in gaming world expected - Sony won't be able to make the PS3 fast enough to meet initial demand from gamers. However, with the impending release of Nintendo Wii, it has become evident that a fork has developed in the philosophy of home entertainment and games consoles.


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Toys R Us a fitting place for Wii launch
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2006-11-03 18:53:17
The much publicised US launch of the Nintendo Wii games console at the iconic Times Square Toys R Us store in Manhattan is appropriate. Having been to the store on a couple of occasions, it's full of fluffy toys, action figures and plastic paraphernalia. As a high end toy, the Wii will fit in perfectly with the demographic that visits the store.


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eGames Expo - An Australian E3?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2006-11-02 05:39:42
Out of the Ashes of E3, Gaming expos are on the rise.  Later this Month Melbourne will host the inaugural eGames & Entertainment Expo.  Will it be the vanguard of a spectacular showcasing of Games and Gadgets?


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