Tagged: Consoles
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Wii U will be 50pc faster than Xbox 360 or PS3 News
15.06.2011 The Nintendo Wii U will be up to 50pc faster than the Microsoft Xbox 360 or the Sony PlayStation 3, according to analysts.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
No iPhone 5 launch in June or July News
04.05.2011 Apple is understood to have officially informed US carrier AT&T that it does not plan to release the fifth generation iPhone in the June-July timeframe. -
PlayStation 3 European import ban lifted News
11.03.2011 A Dutch court has lifted the temporary European ban on PlayStation 3 shipments, amidst a legal battle between Sony and LG over patents. -
Patent war causes temporary PS3 shipment ban in Europe News
01.03.2011 European customs officers seized tens of thousands of PlayStation 3 consoles after LG won a preliminary injunction against Sony regarding Blu-ray patents. -
Bejeweled Blitz arrives on Xbox LIVE News
24.02.2011 PopCap Games has released Bejeweled Blitz LIVE on Xbox LIVE Arcade globally today, with new competitive multiplayer modes and a new look. -
The digital business week News
17.01.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Online Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal, Financial Results, Financial, Digital Business, Computers -
Actor Wesley Snipes to launch video game from prison News
13.01.2011 Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes, star of the Blade trilogy of films, has said he is working on a multi-platform gaming release despite serving a three-year prison sentence for tax... -
Growing Irish gaming sector creates job opportunities News
10.01.2011 The rise in the sale of gaming consoles in Ireland over the past five years has created job openings for gaming console repair technicians, and Chevron Training has developed a... -
Beyond 2000: Top video games of the past decade News
25.12.2010 Decades have a tendency to get the better of us. It seems like only yesterday Rick Mayall was persuading me to pick up a Street Fighter II Edition Super Nintendo after thumb...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech -
RTÉ Player arrives on PlayStation 3 consoles News
14.12.2010 RTÉ Player is available from today onwards on Sony PlayStation 3 consoles. Registered PlayStation Network users can now access it from the XMB (XcrossMediaBar). -
Black Ops dethrones Gran Turismo in sales chart News
06.12.2010 After flirting with pole position for a mere week, Gran Turismo 5 (GT5) has been pipped at the finish line by its main rival - Call of Duty: Black Ops - for top spot in the UK... -
Dublin man fatally stabbed over PlayStation 3 game News
06.12.2010 An argument over a computer game led to a fatal stabbing last Thursday, leaving one man dead and another injured. -
Woods needs eye of the tiger to keep EA deal News
30.11.2010 Electronic Arts (EA) Sports' chief executive has said there is no threat against golf star Tiger Woods being dropped from his contract. -
Microsoft sells 2.5m Kinect devices – selling faster than iPad? News
30.11.2010 Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 appears to be selling at twice the rate of Apple’s iPad. Microsoft said strong demand over the Black Friday weekend propelled retail sales of...Categories: Wireless Communications, Peripherals, Multimedia, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
GameStop announces €3m pre-tax losses News
29.11.2010 Video-game and entertainment retailer GameStop has announced its Irish operation went into the red last year, having recorded pre-tax losses of around €3m.Categories: Software, Media, Games/Entertainment, Financial Results, Financial, Economy, Digital Business -
PS3 favourite Uncharted: Drake's Fortune gets movie makeover News
25.11.2010 Popular PlayStation 3 action-adventure game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is set to get a movie makeover and will star Mark Wahlberg in the lead role. -
Patches available for Call of Duty: Black Ops News
19.11.2010 The multi-million selling Call of Duty: Black Ops has new patches available for download on the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Xbox 360. -
Kill the president - Black Ops kill Castro mission under fire News
12.11.2010 A Cuban government-run website has said that Call of Duty: Black Ops simulates 'sociopathic attitudes' in American youth in reaction to a part of the game that send gamers in... -
COD: Black Ops grosses US$360m in first-day sales News
11.11.2010 Games company Activision Blizzard has announced initial sales of the eagerly awaited Call of Duty: Black Ops have reached around 5.6 million copies already. -
Designers called on to create LittleBigIreland News
11.11.2010 Budding game designers are being called on to create an Irish-themed level for PS3 game LittleBigPlanet.