Entries in 'room' (9)

SpecialEffect opens games room

SpecialEffect opens games room

The world’s first fully accessible video games suite has opened at Helen and Douglas House Children’s Hospice in Oxfordshire.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 16th 2010 at 10:19AM in News
Game Room runs out of credits

Game Room runs out of credits

Just a month on from its official launch on Xbox Live, Microsoft’s retro arcade games service Game Room has seen an indefinite freeze put on the addition of new content.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 29th 2010 at 5:23PM in News
Game Room dev suffers further layoffs?

Game Room dev suffers further layoffs?

More staff redundancies have taken place at Australian outfit Krome, reports suggest.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2010 at 6:46PM in News
Sony scraps PSP's PlayStation Room

Sony scraps PSP's PlayStation Room

Having announced in September last year that it was developing a portable version of PS3 Home for PSP users, Sony has now confirmed that it has scrapped the project.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 15th 2010 at 6:54PM in News

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More growth to come for disc-based media

More growth to come for disc-based media

These are nervous times for bricks and mortar retailers, but despite the continued growth of digital games retail, EA believes that there is still room for growth in the boxed ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2010 at 1:45PM in News
Game Room blighted by launch day bugs

Game Room blighted by launch day bugs

Today marked the launch of Microsoft's Arcade service Game Room, but the new service has been plagued by bugs effecting players' experience of the virtual arcade.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 24th 2010 at 5:17PM in News
Xbox Game Room detailed

Xbox Game Room detailed

Further to its CES reveal of Xbox Live Game Room, a virtual and social games hub, Microsoft has outlined its three-pronged payment strategy for the service.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 7th 2010 at 5:06PM in News
Xbox Live Game Room revealed

Xbox Live Game Room revealed

One of the more surprising announcements to emerge from CES 2010 was Microsoft’s reveal of what it is calling Xbox Live Game Room – a virtual meeting place for friends ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 7th 2010 at 9:37AM in News

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PSP's PlayStation Home named Room

PSP's PlayStation Home named Room

Sony has used the Tokyo Game Show to unveil PlayStation Room, a downsized version of the PS3 virtual social space Home. While details about the service are sparse, Room is ...

Will Freeman
by Will Freeman
on Sep 25th 2009 at 7:18PM in News