Originally a PS3 exclusive, Sega have now announced that the next installment in the Virtua Fighter series will also be coming to the Xbox 360 sometime late summer 2007.
Jeff Bell, corporate VP of marketing for Microsoft, said:
“It’s a franchise that has grown an army of loyal fans both in arcades and on consoles worldwide, […]

Chris Satchell, general manager of Microsoft’s Game Development Group, has questioned whether the Wii, despite being the fastest selling console in history, has got what it takes to hold gamers interest in the long run.
“I’m not sure what its long term potential is. It’s a super-strong for Nintendo’s first-party IP” he says, “It’s going to […]

According to a report in the Financial Times, Sony will introduce a video download service for its handheld PSP console next year. Sony has made no formal announcement about the plan, though it has hinted coyly that something similar may be in the works for the PS3 too, and has promised to give details early […]

Sony has applied for a patent in the US for a motion-sensitive controller device, presumably intended for the Playstation 3, which appears to ape most of the features of Nintendo’s Wii remote.
Sony had previously announced the tilt-sensitive Sixaxis controller for the PS3 but now appears determined to go the whole hog in the motion sensitive […]

According to a recent statement from communications boss David Karraker, All PS3 manufacturing issues have been resolved and Sony is still on target to ship one million PS3 consoles before the year is out.
“We will continue to utilise airfreight delivery for PlayStation 3 to assure a steady stream of systems for North American consumers through […]

It only took a few days, but thanks to the Playstation 3’s ability to run Linux, users have already found a way to rip entire Blu-ray movies onto their PS3 hard drive.
The fault lies with those committing the crime as the majority of those who download Terra Soft’s Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 are likely doing […]

The now officially named SIXAXIS PS3 controller is called so due to its six degree motion sensing feature (up/down, left/right, forwards/backwards). It will be released on the same day as the PS3 and cost around $43 compared to the Wii’s $60 for both Wiimote and Nun-Chuck.
Also announced is the USB powered Memory Card adapter, making […]

In a recent interview with IGN, Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond made a comment which suggests the 360 version of Ubisoft’s upcoming title will sport better crowd AI than the PS3 version.
Raymond puts this down to the “improved threading” technology on the 360, although the AI of the crowd will undoubtedly have little (if any) […]

Today Bethesda Softworks announced that it’s best selling game Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the Xbox 360 and PC will now be a launch title for the PS3 in November. Also The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion will be released on the PSP in Spring 2007.
“Oblivion features a powerful combination of free-form gameplay, unprecedented graphics, […]

Sony Style Store have listings for 7 PS3 launch games, each priced at $59.99.
The titles available for pre-order are: Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, Tony Hawk Project 8, Call of Duty 3, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Sonic the Hedgehog and Full Auto 2: Battlelines, as well as Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom.
Last week Nintendo announced that games […]