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It seems like even Electronic Arts wasn’t very happy about
the latest installment of its famous franchise, Need For Speed. Although it features
some interesting aspects, Need For Speed: Pro Street was criticized for its lack of
a compelling storyline, police car chases and unrealistic handling of cars.
However, Electronic Arts is ready to released a new game and
to go back to the roots: street racing, cops and adrenaline.
Need For Speed: Undercover will transport players into the
fictional world of Tri-City Bay Area, where they have to go undercover to order
to infiltrate and...
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On Tuesday, during the Games Convention Developers Conference, Dave Perry, of the Shiny Entertainment studio, presented his take on the gaming industry. When he got to the console part of his statement, he mentioned some market research results he received from research company DFC Intelligence. The numbers he received say Sony has recorded bigger losses from commercializing its PlayStation 3 console than it managed to bring in from selling its PlayStation 2; these statistics apply for all the five years the company had been riding the wave. According to some, these losses could add up to no...
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On Monday, Sony made an announcement that has probably brought big smiles on gamer faces all over the world. The company said all the instruments made for the PlayStation 3 versions of Guitar Hero: World Tour, Rock Band 2, Rock Revolution and SingStar would be perfectly compatible with one another.Yesterday, in what could be considered a response to Sony’s move, Microsoft released an official statement that said the peripherals developed for the soon to be launched Xbox 360 rhythm games (provided by Activision Blizzard, Konami and MTV Games) would also be compatible with each other. Chris...
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During the Leipzig Games Convention, Sony announced the release of a brand new peripheral called the Wireless Keypad, which will be made available in November, exactly when PlayStation Home will be launched.The device is compatible with both the Sixaxis and the DualShock 3 controllers and with it, gamers will be able to send messages to each other through the PlayStation Network.One of the most innovative features of the keypad is that user can go into a special mode which turns the whole surface into an actual touch pad that can then be used just like when navigating on a webpage.The new...
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Figures released by the NPD show that July was the month when the US video game industry saw a decline in overall sales. However, the sales were up 28 percent compared to last year and experts believe that they will reach the $22 billion figure by the end of the year. Nintendo's Wii remains the best selling console on the market, with 11.56 million units sold since its release, followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360, which sold 10.67 million units even though it reached the market a year earlier than Nintendo's console. Sony sold 5.08 million PlayStation 3s, but it has managed to stay in front...
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