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PS2 builds addiction for PS3
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-04-06 00:11:25
Sony has lowered the price of a PlayStation 2 below the US$100 barrier.  According to Sony, the PS2 is aimed squarely at getting consumers enticed to the PlayStation brand, so much so that they will quickly upgrade to a PlayStation 3


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SingStar Queen – Best SingStar ever
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-04-02 18:48:27
I have been known to channel the ghost of Freddie Mercury during previous SingStar outings, but with the release of SingStar Queen, there is no excuse not to strut.


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Resident Evil 5 Review: Hey! Why change the formula?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-03-29 00:41:24
Resident Evil 4 was a critically acclaimed, and high selling cross platform title for Capcom.  With RE5, the developer has chosen not to fiddle with the winning formula much at all.  Yes there is a new setting and some modern touches, but the RE structure remains.  And it is not for everyone.


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Some questions for OnLive before I toss out my Xbox 360
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-03-26 00:56:20
OnLive gaming service was officially soft launched yesterday.  Promising platform independence and instant access to AAA gaming titles as well as doing away with the need to keep your hardware up to date, OnLive plan to usher in a new gaming era.  But despite the FAQ, there are a few more questions we would like answered.


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OnLive will rid the world of Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-24 18:57:14
Out of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco California comes news of a soon to be shown digital distribution system poised to rid the world of branded game consoles.  OnLive promises to deliver AAA games, from top publishers, direct to homes around the globe.


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Sony goes green with energy label scheme
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-03-23 22:36:18

Sony Australia is to roll out the Australian Government’s voluntary energy labelling scheme across its range of BRAVIA LCD televisions.


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Patapon 2 Review – Beat your tribe
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-03-23 18:12:09
Yes rhythm games are all the rage, but Rhythm Platform games?  Patapon 2 picks up much of the original’s charm, expands the options and tests your finger cadence and tactical brain at the same time.


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Sony, Google to offer 500,000 free e-books
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news

Category: Mobiles

2009-03-19 20:50:56
The Google library of scanned public-domain books will be available for free download to the Sony Reader Digital Book, giving it a larger available library than Amazon's Kindle.


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PlayStation backed Perisher ‘Launch Your Band’ comp opens
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-16 04:48:06
What does a game console, garage bands and a ski resort television commercial have in common?  The chance for budding musicians to get noticed and not simply waste their SingStar skills on the folks at home.


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The Wii dies in Japan
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-15 23:50:57
On the back of Resident Evil 5 bundles, the top of the table name in Japanese console sales is PlayStation.  Meanwhile the Wii continues to dip in sales; even the Xbox 360 is poised to pass the Nintendo weekly shipments.


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PSP 2 rumours firm
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-15 22:17:42
In news sure to kill off an already flagging UMD market, more is emerging on the design of the next generation of PlayStation Portable.  The PSP 2 or PSP-4000 is getting trimmed in some areas and expanding in others.


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And the most popular console online is...
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-10 22:41:36
...no surprise really, but the NPD Group’s 2009 report on Online Gaming has thrown up some trends of interest when it comes to our connected entertainment options.


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How many GTA sales are needed before Take-Two makes money?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-10 19:56:50
Grand Theft Auto IV has sold several truck loads of copies, the downloadable content The Lost And Damned has proven popular on Xbox LIVE and Rockstar Games are poised to release content on the ever present Nintendo DS.  Yet parent company Take-Two Interactive cannot make a buck?


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Gene Simmons talks up KISS axe guitar controller
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-03-09 19:44:33
Legendary KISS bassist, Gene Simmons has but exercising his famous tongue on the eve of launching a guitar controller for Guitar Hero and Rock Band.  Hopefully the axe shaped guitar will come with a wig and face make-up included.


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Sony aggressively pushes Blu-ray with Australian consumers
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-03-09 04:01:18

Sony’s looking to consolidate its Blu-ray market in Australia and says it’s going to inject another 20,000 Blu-ray players into Australian homes with its launch later this month of a bonus promotional offer across its range of BRAVIA LCD TVs.


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EA back PS3 during troubled times
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-04 00:53:35
The signs are all around, we are in the recession, and even the entertainers are feeling the pinch.  But Sony this week received a little PlayStation 3 support in both Killzone 2 sales and some –almost – kind words from the largest game maker going around, Electronic Arts.


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Guitar Hero: Metallica trailers
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-03-02 22:47:24
A couple of vignettes for the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica have touched down, click through to watch digitised performances from Metallica, Motorhead, Queen and more.


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Real Time Strategy on the console – can it be done?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-03-02 16:12:09
So here I am playing through Halo Wars on the Xbox 360 and Dawn of War II on PC.  Games not dissimilar in theme, but different in how they play.  Many said a first person shooter could not be done without the accuracy of keyboard and mouse, but can real time strategy also find comfort on a console platform?


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New Sony HD camcorders stop the shakes
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2009-02-26 15:07:29
A new range of HD camcorders from Sony offers remarkable image stabilisation.


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PlayStation Network hits 20 million milestone
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-02-25 18:23:31
More than 20 million accounts have been registered on Sony's PlayStation Network. The company doesn't say how many are active, but it's still a milestone.


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