Peter Moore against suing gamers who download games
EA Sports boss Peter Moore has said in a statement that he personally does not believe that suing file sharing gamers is going to help the industry.
He pointed towards the music and movie industry saying: “It didn’t work for the music industry.”
He said: “I’m not a huge fan [...]
Jeff Bell leaving Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business
Microsoft has revealed that their corporate vice president of global marketing for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business Jeff Bell would be leaving the company at the end of summers.
The company has shuffled the executives in this division which is responsible for their Xbox 360 gaming console.
Microsoft said that Shane Kim [...]
Hiroshi Yamauchi richest in Japan as per Forbes
Former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi is now the richest man in Japan and most of the credit can be given to the success of Nintendo Wii gaming console.
Forbes reported that his net worth currently is around $7.8 billion. This has improved by around $3 billion compared to last [...]
Edward Zinser resigns as CFO of THQ Inc
THQ Inc has announced that their Chief Financial Officer Edward Zinser has resigned from his position in the company.
The company added that the resignation took place by mutual agreement with the company and it is effective immediately.
THQ added that Rasmus van der Colff has now been appointed the [...]
Major Nelson warns cheaters of a life time ban from Xbox Live
Major Nelson, Xbox Live community manager has once again warned those gamers on the Xbox Live service who cheat.
He stated that account sharing and Gamerscore tampering would result in that gamers account banned from the service for ever.
He said in a blog posting: [...]
Nintendo sees little challenge from cheaper Sony Playstation 3 console
Sony just recently announced their decision to drop the price of the 60 GB Playstation 3 console in the US market.
Nintendo has responded back by saying that this price cut is unlikely to affect the sales of their Nintendo Wii console.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata further [...]
Nintendo looks at the possibility of overtaking Playstation 2 sales with Wii
Sony Playstation 2 has been the largest selling videogame console in the history of the industry. Sony continues to sell large number of PS2 units in the market even today.
Nintendo now has a probable contender to the massive popularity and user base of the [...]
Konami not impressed with the just announced Playstation 3 price cut
Kazumi Kitaue, the head of Konami’s North American and European operations has said in a statement that the just announced USD 100 price cut on the Playstation 3 gaming console is not going to help Sony much.
Sony has just revealed that the 60GB Playstation 3 [...]
Ken Kutaragi wants to explore networks to bring together content
Ken Kutaragi has just stepped down from the top position at the Sony’s gaming division and he has already revealed on his upcoming project.
Kutaragi said that he now wants to explore the possibilities of harnessing the power of networks to bring together content.
He was [...]
Nintendo is in fact interested in networking gaming
The sales of Nintendo Wii are shattering expectations. The console is selling out big time and it is still hard to find an unsold unit in stores in the markets it is available in.
However, gamers are generally disappointed that the console offer little network gaming support. People have [...]
