June 2009

Sony’s press conference was the last of the big three to go down today. Jack Tretton MCed the event and covered a few key highlights about Sony’s continuing gaming strategy. A few of those highlights are:

  • 364 games are slated for release on PlayStation platforms this year
  • Sony is committed to the PlayStation 2 as long as consumers see value in the platform
  • 100 new titles are shipping for the PS2 this year
  • 35 new exclusive PlayStation titles due out in 2009

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Nintendo’s E3 keynote began and ended with big franchises, offered some nearly-instant gratification and teased some stuff from next year too.

They began the show by announcing New Super Mario Bros. Wii.  The game emphasizes 4-player co-op, and includes Mario, Luigi and colored Toads as playable characters. (Nintendo reps couldn’t tell us if other characters are planned.)  The game’s planned for this holiday season. READ MORE

E3 is now in full swing and Microsoft kicked off the show in a big way. With all the pre-show leaks I had to wonder if Microsoft had anything left in their bag. A few of the announcements were pretty ho hum, but they rolled out a few that nobody saw coming. READ MORE

A few months back pc case maker Lian Li debuted a replacement Xbox 360 case for gamers looking for a little better thermal properties and a little more custom look for their system. A Tech Fabrication, a custom case manufacturer out of Burbank, has decided to enter that arena as well as they announced the availability of the HeatSync Three-Sixty. READ MORE