http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:38:29 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:54:54 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Developer-hints-at-new-direction-for-Ratchet-and-Clank?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time box art.Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time is the ninth game in the series over a span of seven years. In their latest Full Moon Show podcast, developer Insomniac Games hinted that their popular franch... Playstation 3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:54:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Developer-hints-at-new-direction-for-Ratchet-and-Clank?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Xbox-360-holiday-gift-guide-for-2009?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition ConsoleDespite the flailing economy, the Xbox 360 is selling better than ever in 2009. So what will be the hottest Xbox 360 related gifts this holiday season? Here is the 2009 holiday shopping guide for the X... Xbox 360 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:36:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Xbox-360-holiday-gift-guide-for-2009?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Developer-responds-to-Ratchet-milking-criticisms?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time box art.The first Ratchet and Clank title was released in 2002. Since then, the series has grown to nine games with the recent launch of Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time on the Playstation 3. Develop... Playstation 3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Developer-responds-to-Ratchet-milking-criticisms?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Persona-3-Portable-PSN-sales-data-revealed?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Persona 3 Portable box art.Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable was released in Japan on November 1st. According to the latest Media Create estimates, the PSP title has sold 158,000 sold far at retail stores.Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable a... PSP Playstation Network Playstation Store Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:19:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Persona-3-Portable-PSN-sales-data-revealed?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-No-online-features-for-Shiren-the-Wanderer-in-North-America?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Shiren the Wanderer box art.Atlus will be bringing Shiren the Wanderer to North America early next year. Unfortunately, the game’s online features won’t be making it overseas.In their recent email newsletter to fans, Atlus stated that the... Nintendo Wii Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:57:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-No-online-features-for-Shiren-the-Wanderer-in-North-America?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-A-Crack-in-Time-is-fastestselling-Ratchet-game?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time box art.Although Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time did not make the top ten software NPD chart for October, Insomniac Games is still very satisfied with the sales performance of their latest title.In ... Playstation 3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:45:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-A-Crack-in-Time-is-fastestselling-Ratchet-game?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Top-10-most-downloaded-PSN-addons-so-far-in-2009?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Call of Duty: World at War box art.The latest Playstation Pulse revealed the top ten most downloaded game add-ons from the Playstation Store so far in 2009. Here is the list below: 1. Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 12. Call of Duty: World a... Playstation 3 Playstation Network Playstation Store Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Top-10-most-downloaded-PSN-addons-so-far-in-2009?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-PSN-to-get-new-revenue-stream-from-subscription?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner  During their Media/Investor Conference, Sony hinted that the Playstation Network is getting a new subscription service. You can view the presentation slide containing the information below:It is unclear what the new revenue stream subscription ... Playstation 3 PSP Playstation Network Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:10:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-PSN-to-get-new-revenue-stream-from-subscription?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Over-33-million-users-now-registered-to-PSN?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Playstation Network logo.In their recent conference regarding their turnaround plans, Sony revealed that more than 33 million users are registered to the Playstation Network as of November 16, 2009.The online service launched alongside the Playstatio... Playstation 3 PSP Playstation Network PSP Go Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:29:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Over-33-million-users-now-registered-to-PSN?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Sony-bringing-3D-to-Playstation-3-by-March-2011?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Wipeout HD Playstation Store logo.As part of their turnaround business plan, Sony will be bringing 3D gaming to the Playstation 3 by the end of the 2011 fiscal year (March 31, 2011). This stealthy announcement came from the company’s recent pre... Playstation 3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:13:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Sony-bringing-3D-to-Playstation-3-by-March-2011?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-ESRB-reveals-new-Playstation-3-exclusive?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Wet box art.Back in September, developer A2M (who previously worked on WET), trademarked the title, “Revenge of the Wounded Dragons.” The recent ESRB ratings update revealed what the game is all about. Apparently, the publisher is So... Playstation 3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:55:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-ESRB-reveals-new-Playstation-3-exclusive?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Nintendo-Wii-turns-3?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner The Nintendo Wii.The Nintendo Wii launched in North America three years ago today. It was the fifth home console from Nintendo.Instead of following the same high-definition route as Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo decided to focus on motion controls. T... Nintendo Wii Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:25:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Nintendo-Wii-turns-3?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Famitsu-hardware-sales-for-week-ending-1115?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner The PSP. Here is the Famitsu hardware sales data for the week ending November 15th in Japan.PSP – 40,000Nintendo DSi – 33,000Playstation 3 – 33,000Nintendo Wii – 23,000PSP go – 6,600Xbox 360 – 4,100Nintendo DS... Nintendo Wii Playstation 3 Playstation 2 Nintendo DS Xbox 360 PSP Nintendo DSi PSP Go Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:04:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Famitsu-hardware-sales-for-week-ending-1115?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Playstation-3-holiday-gift-guide-for-2009?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Uncharted 2 Among Thieves cover | Naughty DogThe Playstation 3 was struggling on the market for most of 2009. Fortunately for Sony, the high-definition system saw resurgence is sales thanks to the recent price drop and re-branding. It is now one of t... Playstation 3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Playstation-3-holiday-gift-guide-for-2009?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2-by-the-numbers?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 box art.So how big is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? According to Activision Blizzard, it is the “biggest entertainment launch in history.” The third-party publisher today released a bunch of data regardin... Playstation 3 Xbox 360 PC Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:34:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2-by-the-numbers?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Atlus-explain-why-their-games-are-in-low-supply?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Demon's Souls box art.It is no secret that Atlus-published video games usually become hard to find after being on the market for a short period of time. This has caused prices to quickly rise up due to the games being rare. Aram Jabbari, Atlus’... Playstation 3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:59:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Atlus-explain-why-their-games-are-in-low-supply?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-ESRB-details-BioShock-2s-M-rating?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner BioShock 2 box art.Although BioShock 2 won’t be released until February 9th, the ESRB has already rated the highly anticipated sequel. As expected, the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 title got a M rating, the same as the first BioShock title.Bi... Playstation 3 Xbox 360 PC Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:52:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d18-ESRB-details-BioShock-2s-M-rating?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Capcom-Mega-Man-Legends-3-definitely-not-dead?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Mega Man Legends Playstation box art.Mega Man Legends was released in North America in 1998. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne and Mega Man Legends 2 soon followed in 2000. Since then, the series have stayed dormant.Capcom hasn’t completely given... Retro Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Capcom-Mega-Man-Legends-3-definitely-not-dead?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Official-BioShock-2-box-art?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner Here is the official box art for BioShock 2. The highly-anticipated sequel is slated to be released on February 9th for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. BioShock 2 PC box art:BioShock 2 Playstation 3 box art:BioShock 2 Xbox 360 box art:Source... Playstation 3 Xbox 360 PC Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:28:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Official-BioShock-2-box-art?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Frys-Electronics-selling-NSMB-Wii-for-40-AC-II-for-50?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner New Super Mario Bros. Wii box art.New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo Wii) and Assassin’s Creed II (Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) are two of the biggest video games this holiday season that came out this week. Fry’s Electronics is making a ... Nintendo Wii Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:16:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6894-Video-Game-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Frys-Electronics-selling-NSMB-Wii-for-40-AC-II-for-50?cid=exrss-Video-Game-News-Examiner