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Comment Real Player Memories (Score 0) 109

by Slant675 on Thursday October 05, 2006 @03:35PM (#16326411) Attached to: Best Buy, Real and SanDisk To Launch Music Service

I must say, hearing that Raphsody developed their DRM from a Real technology surprised me. It does not change the fact that Real has too bad of a history to ever gain my trust again. "I know I just stabbed that guy with this knife, but really, I've changed. Now I'm cutting pies with it. Here, let me cut a pie for you!" Riiiiight. I'd go along with that.

EA Confirms Major Wii Support 150

Posted by Zonk on Thursday July 13, 2006 @02:12PM from the woot-wii-woot dept.

Electronic Arts has confirmed they are 100% committed to the Nintendo Wii, reports Gamasutra. The largest game publisher in the U.S. has revealed six games currently in production for the console, which is scheduled to launch sometime in the Fall. From the article: "The EA statement on the matter comments: 'Each title will remain true to the hallmarks of its franchise but is being designed to maximize the power of the Wii hardware and take full advantage of the uniqueness and innovation of its one-of-a-kind controller.'"

SCEA President Hypes PS3 Shelf Life Over 360 139

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday June 07, 2006 @05:16PM from the hype-from-sony-never dept.

kukyfrope writes "Sony Computer Entertainment America President Kaz Hirai recently talked to San Jose Mercury News about their upcoming console. His argument is that, by waiting to deliver Blu-Ray and performance hardware, even at a high price, the PS3 will be in greater standing than the Xbox 360 in the long run. Hirai also takes a cop-out on the amount of hype surrounding the PS3 hardware performance saying, 'It's all about the games. We all know that [...] This is a console that is here for the long haul and is not on a five-year cycle. Microsoft is coming out with an HD-DVD accessory for HD movies as an add-on only a year after they launched: that is exactly the kind of thing we don't want to do.'"

Long Live Xbox Live Arcade 66

Posted by Zonk on Friday March 17, 2006 @01:04PM from the geometry-wars-as-halo-killer dept.

Edge Online has a piece up talking about the success of Xbox Live Arcade. They wonder out loud if the Live Arcade won't end up being the most important next-gen platform in this round of the console wars. From the article: "Live Arcade's conversion rate - the proportion of people who upgrade the demo to the full, paid-for version - is extraordinarily high, according to Canessa: 'The industry average on PC is about 0.8 per cent to one per cent, and in the first generation of Arcade we were hitting about 8.5 per cent, which was fantastic. But in this generation of Arcade we're hitting up to 35 per cent, and averaging over 20 per cent across all the titles. I mean, we had to check the data to make sure it wasn't a mistake. It's absolutely unheard of.'"

Lara Croft's Big Comeback 96

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday March 01, 2006 @01:21PM from the work-it-lady dept.

Next Generation has a piece talking to Eidos marketing chief Bob Lindsey about the restoration of Lara Croft's good name. From the article: "Lindsey says the negative associations surrounding Lara will be swept away with a single decent iteration, arguing that Lara, far from being a one-decade wonder, has legs. 'Eidos has learned in spades that just because we make it, does not means they will come,' he says. 'Users are very discerning about what is a good experience and what is not. If you create a big franchise like Tomb Raider, one that has sold more than 30 million units globally, you can't afford to burn it with something that does not deliver.'"

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