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PlayStation FY losses shrink
Sony’s PlayStation division logged an operating loss of 124.5 billion Japanese Yen ($1.18bn), shrinking from the 232.3 billion ($2.2bn) loss reported a year earlier.
PS2 drives EA’s record revenue
Electronic Arts has revealed that its software took more revenue from PS2 than any other home console during its FY 2007-2008 - helping the firm take more than $3 billion ...
PES 2008 goes budget
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for PC, PS2 and 360 is to be re-released on May 16th at a reduced price.
PSN ‘overhaul' coming this year
SCEA’s VP of product marketing Scott Steinberg has revealed that Sony may go further in its changes to PSN that it has previously announced – stating that the service will ...Advertisement
Mercenaries 2 gets new release date
EA-owned development studio Pandemic has confirmed that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames will be released on September 5th for PC, PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360.
Sega confirms Sonic Unleashed
Sega has officially announced the long rumoured Sonic Unleashed.
US: Nintendo and Sony bullish over Feb figures
Following NPD’s games industry report for North America in February, Nintendo and Sony have responded in bullish fashion and spoken positively about the year ahead.
US: Feb sales reach $1.3bn
US sales body NPD has released its figures for games industry sales in February in North America, and they show a massive 47 per cent increase in software sales and ...
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Metal Gear Solid Collection confirmed
After a period of speculation and gossip, Konami has finally confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection will be arriving on PS2 shortly – in the US at least.
Rock Band moshing on Wii
CVG reports that Electronic Arts has confirmed Rock Band is coming to Nintendo’s Wii.
Microsoft: 360 can be ‘this generation’s PS2’
Top Microsoft exec Jeff Bell has revealed that the format holder plans to make Xbox 360 ‘this generation’s PS2’.
US: Nintendo DS triumphs in ’07 hardware war
In a year that has seen all of the so-called seventh-generation of machines fully established and battling it out on the market, Nintendo’s DS has emerged as the top selling ...
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New Euro PS2 confirmed for ‘08
Following the news that Sony is ready to unleash a redesigned PS2, which was first revealed by MCV last week, SCEE has confirmed to MCV that a European launch ...
New model PS2 confirmed
As reported by MCV last week, Sony has now confirmed that a new model PS2 will shortly hit the Japanese market – boasting a lighter weight and integrated power ...
Is the end in sight for PS2?
Jeetil Patel, analyst for Deutsche Bank, has claimed that the most successful console the world has ever seen, the PS2, could be finally approaching the end of its days following ...
PopCap titles to hit retail
MCV sister site Develop reports that PopCap Arcade Vol 1 heads to 360 containing Bejeweled 2, AstroPop, Feeding Frenzy and Zuma, while PopCap Hits Vol 1 for PS2 boasts Bejeweled ...Advertisement
Trade calls for pre-Xmas PS2 price reduction
Leading industry figures have called on Sony to drop the suggested retail price of PS2 as the console nears the final stages of its hugely successful lifecycle.
42 per cent of total console gaming on PS2
The PS2 accounted for 42 per cent of total console usage in June, according to the GamePlay Metrics service compiled by Nielsen, reported Games Industry.The next-gen consoles were ...
Guitar Hero III to rock this Autumn
US publisher Activision has confirmed that the third instalment in its hit Guitar Hero franchise will arrive this Autumn for PS2, Xbox 360 and, for the first time, PS3 and ...
Fourth FFXI expansion on the way
Five years after its overseas debut on PS2, Square Enix’s MMO Final Fantasy XI is set to receive its fourth expansion pack, entitled Wings of Goddess.
Mail On Sunday blasts Sony goat stunt
A Sony event for God Of War II featuring a decapitated goat carcass was heavily criticised on the front page of yesterday’s The Mail On Sunday.
Harrison: PS3 “the biggest product launch ever”
PS3 may have cemented its place in history as the most successful home console launch ever in the UK, but Sony World Wide Studios boss Phil Harrison says that there ...
SingStar hits a six
Sony has told MCV that “at least” six new SingStar titles will hit the UK in the next year – and reaffirmed its commitment to growing the PS2’s user base.
Over 70% of PS2 titles to work on PS3
Sony has made available the complete list of PS2 and PSOne titles that are backwardly compatible with the upcoming PS3, revealing that 1,782 of the 2,451 European published titles will ...
