Late this Spring saw the first few 2009-year game delays begin to role in. By mid-Summer the delay trend had become a sift, with games being pushed back into “Spring 2010″ on an increasingly regular basis. We even dedicated an entire #gamechat to it. Blame Modern Warfare, blame the economy, blame quality conc… Continue

Steven Burke at ChannelWeb writes

Sony this week celebrated the third anniversary of its PS3 gaming system by pointing to signs of increasing momentum for the product line, including a 70 percent sales gain in October compared with the same period a year ago.

"We are really hitting our stride here, and with how far you've seen us come in three short years, imagine how far we'll go with the next three," wrote Kim Nguyen, marketing manager for PS… Continue

Chad Awkerman of DualShockers writes

A couple months ago, if you participated in the beta events for Microsoft’s new game show on Xbox Live - 1 vs. 100 - you might have noticed ads from Sprint during pseudo-commercial breaks between rounds. It interested me a bit, but I was quickly over it. So, they’re getting a little ad revenue from one ad spot, what’s the harm in that? Fast forward to today. The New York Post has a piece on Microsoft’s i… Continue

The Abington IP, a boutique law firm specialising in consumer class actions, posted a form on its site for disgruntled Xbox 360 users who were banned from the LIVE service. The site asks users to post their details and take part in a class action lawsuit against Microsoft if they were not "refunded a prorated sum for the time left on your subscription". The potential action has arisen following Microsoft's comments reiterating its ban policy and zero tolerance approach to piracy. The explanation… Continue

In one of the greatest video game related crime-stories I have ever read a 15-year-old boy told Buffalo Grove police that his parents had taken away his video game system and asked whether they were within their rights; obviously they were.

The irate teen called 911 about 12:50 p.m. on Sunday but then hung up once he realized the police would not help him retrieve his video game console, said Commander Steve Husak. Officers went to the house, and after hearing the story, told the youth that his… Continue

So have you been asking yourself; when is the PlayStation video store releasing in Europe?

Previously given a vague November release window, Sony has now confirmed that the service will be live as of tomorrow!

Launching in the UK, France, Germany and Spain, the video store will deliver movies in standard or high definition to buy and rent.

There will be over 800 movies available straight away to rent (from £2.49) or to buy (from £6.99), with new releases being added weekly.

Films available a… Continue

Microsoft recently announced that the N network support is coming to Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter, which retails for $99.99. The announcement sent off a firestorm of complaints on the comments section of the Major Nelson blog.

A majority of the hatred from the Xbox 360 community are directed at the price tag. Many pointed out that the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter is half the pric… Continue

Fuzzy math has been the only explanation to the back and fourth between Microsoft and Sony concerning their Europe hardware sales claims; they've been all over the place. But Microsoft in particular has been biting its own lips.

On September 3rd, 2009, Microsoft told MCV that its next gen install base was 1 million ahead of Sony in Europe. However Sony announced that it had sold 10 million units in the PAL territories at GamesCom, that was a few days after Microsoft had revealed their numbers t… Continue

360 'continues to pull ahead of the competition' in terms of the complete entertainment experience says analyst.

Xbox LIVE is currently 12 to 18 months ahead of its main rival PlayStation Network when it comes to offering content beyond traditional games, says Martin Olausson, Director of Digital Media Research at Strategy Analytics.

Olausson is described on his Strategy Analytics profile as an "authority on online media and communications services and has expertise on online services s… Continue

Microsoft’s internal Halo studio, 343 Industries, is working a new Halo game. And not just another Halo game, a Halo game for the “next generation Xbox platform” — and we’re guessing (hoping?) Microsoft doesn’t consider a Natal-enabled Xbox 360 to be a next-gen platform.

A job message on Gamasutra reveals that a level designer with at least one AAA game under their belt and a great amount of Halo knowledge can find a new home in the company’s Redmond WA facilities where they can design and buil… Continue

The official NPD numbers are in for the month of October. As expected, Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has delivered some solid numbers for the launch month.

PlayStation 2 117.8K
PlayStation 3 320.6K
PSP 174.6K
Xbox 360 249.7K
Wii 506.9K
Nintendo DS 457.6K

UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES (PS3; Oct-09) 537,000
WII FIT PLUS* (WII; Oct-09) 441,000
BORDERLANDS (360; Oct-09) 418,000
WII SPORTS RESORT* (WII; Jul-09) 314,000
NBA 2K10* (360; Oct-09) 311,00… Continue

Craigslist has become flooded with modded Xbox consoles for sale.
For anyone looking for a modded console or who doesn’t care if they can connect to Xbox Live, there’s no better time to be purchasing a used Xbox. The consoles are going for as low as $90, which isn’t a bad price for something that normal… Continue

Computer-Choppers has given us a little sneak peak at their latest creation – a PS3 Slim dipped in 24kt gold. This console is one of 5 limited edition units being produced. If you thought the Colorware version of the PS3 Slim knocked your s… Continue

If you're a Netflix user and haven't bothered to sign up for the free disc that enables Netflix streaming on your PlayStation 3, you should go do that. Like, right now. Netflix just sent out emails indicating that the discs a… Continue

It's coming time for the Holiday launches of anticipated multiplatform sequels -- and new data provided to Gamasutra by OTX's GamePlan Insights finds that many sequel-buyers might be switching platforms, defecting from Xbox 360 to PlayStation 3 for more than one major release.

In addition to identifying the cash-strapped consumer's most-wanted games for the holiday season, GamePlan Insights previously examined "franchise lineage," or gamer… Continue

Poor Nintendo, the Wii can't catch a break. It's been the number one selling console for years, but you wouldn't know it from the dearth of news sites that bother to cover the thing seriously. The system's consistently beat the odds time and again--well, the analyst cobbled together ones, anyway--and gone on to outflank all the pundits, including yours truly.

All that, without so much as a pat on the back from the hardcore snobs.

Maybe you've heard the Wii hasn't been doing so hot of late. Nin… Continue

Ben Dutka of PSXExtreme writes
At this rate, we'll be downloading episodes of "I Love Lucy" and entire seasons of "The Twilight Zone" before 2010 is over.

The PlayStation Network continues to grow, as today, SCEA announced the addition of fresh offerings from Lucasfilm Ltd., Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm International, Image Entertainment, Inc., and MPI Media Group and New Video. You may not recognize a few of those names, but you'll cert… Continue

Netflix Inc. this week allied with Sony Corp. to provide instant access to movie and TV content to Playstation 3 owners. The latest coup cripples Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 entertainment strategy in several attacks that level the war for the living room.

Netflix is a now a crucial ally in the console war. In 2008, the company partnered with Microsoft to deliver instant streaming access to the movie and TV content to Xbox 360 owners via Xbox Live.

Now, the company has allied with Sony to delive… Continue

One of the heavily requested PS3 features won't make it onto the XMB in 2009.
Cross game voice chat, known as system voice chat, was scheduled to be included in a PlayStation 3 Firmware Update (probably 3.10) "before the end of 2009". Unfortunately, we've just received unofficial word that the feature has apparently been delayed, presumably into 2010.

There was no specific reason given for the postponement of the much requested XMB feature at this point. Although 2010 was mentioned, no new date… Continue