by Ravi Sinha Microsoft’s new Jasper chipset – with a 65nm die (older systems had a 90nm die) – appears to address the burgeoning Red Ring of Death (RRoD) woes. According to VentureBeat (famous for their RRoD expose in September), the Jasper systems have a 150-watt power supply, and a smaller graphics chip, so the [...]
James Armstrong, Sony’s chief executive in southern Europe, recently stated in a Spanish newspaper, El Financiero, that Gran Turismo 5 would arrive – in Europe, no less – by Christmas 2009. The translated quote states: “For next year, the chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment for southern Europe said that they are developing a new [...]
A very odd rumour, indeed. Only it’s not – this is coming from Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter (who accurately called Take-Two’s delay of GTA IV from late 2007 into early 2008). The news this time is somewhat appropriate, given Ubisoft’s recent announcement of Assassin’s Creed 2, but for the life of us, we never [...]
Milestone Interactive got in touch with us recently and let us know that the FIFA Interactive World Cup for FIFA 09 on the PS3, is starting today in Delhi, and will continue in other parts of the nation, with Pune and Bangalore seeing games on the 6th and 7th of December, and Bombay on the [...]
Blasting through zombie shooter Left4Dead is…well, a blast. More than anything though, now that Valve Software has pushed its multi player opus out the door to positive reviews, could an announcement on Half-Life 2: Episode 3 be far behind? On October 13th, in an interview with Kikizo, Valve developer Doug Lombardi was reportedly asked when [...]
The Mumbai terrorist incident is in danger of eclipsing the two day mark, and we’re seeing ripples of the tragedy in every sphere of life. Splinter Cell voice actor (not the voice of Sam Fisher) Michael Rudder, for instance, suffered bullet wounds at the hands of the terrorists. Fortunately, despite three bullets hitting him, Rudder [...]
As seen on The Angry Pixel, the launch of the PC version of GTA IV in India might be delayed, as stated by the official Rockstar/2K distributor in the country, e-Xpress Interactive. According to the report, the delay is in response to the recent terrorist event in Mumbai, where over 125 people are reported dead, [...]
by Ravi Sinha LittleBigPlanet has been one of the most hotly discussed topics in gaming for the past one month. The controversies revolving around it can easily eclipse any other blockbuster’s high profile marketing. Yet, the news going around is that LBP isn’t exactly setting the markets on fire. Valid point. Let’s discuss it.
When a source for D+PAD reported on Sony’s “competitive” new pricing for the PS3 from March 2009, it sounded too good to be true. However, when it comes to Sony Computer Entertainment, you can bet it is. First, in response to the future price cuts, SCEE sent a statement to the online magazine, which read: [...]
by Ravi Sinha The border between gloss and reality – this is the Mirror’s Edge for Faith. And Mirror’s Edge for gamers? Well, one minute you’re breathlessly sliding under girders and navigating gigantic waterways, tensely dodging stray bullets – and the next you find your jump off by a few centimeters, plummeting your body into [...]
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