The OpenPandora project is ready to ship the first batch of 3000 open source Pandora handheld devices starting the end of September 2008. The system will cost about $330 in the US and is for all practical purposes, a portable computer with game controls. The device boast an impressive spec, includes 3-D acceleration and a [...]
October 1st, 2008 | rp | Comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "video games"
Xbox 360 price drops!
Microsoft corporation has announced today that the Xbox 360 gaming console will offer triple the amount of storage for the same price - 60GB at $349. The price of the 20 GB consoles will drop $50 to $249 signalling a cut in the Xbox 360 games console.
The new 60GB console will go on sale in [...]
29 Business models for games
Designing a game and want to monetize it? Well here’s 29 ideas from David Perry, a 27 year game industry veteran. The article was posted by Jeremy Liew, Managing director of Lightspeed Venture partners on LVP’s blog. Here’s link to the original post.
My favorite from the 29, well here it is, why you say - [...]
Playing on Nintendo this fall …
Nintendo today gave a time line for its games coming late summer and this fall.
Mario Super Sluggers
Release: August 20th, 2008
Plays On: Wii
Two player baseball games and four player mini games
Swing the Wii Remote to bat and pitch and use the nunchuk to control outfielders
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir
Release: September 8th, 2008
Plays On: Nintend DS
Player seeks hidden [...]
WiiFit hits stores on Monday, combines fun and fitness
Nintendo is expected to launch WiiFit in stores in the United States on Monday, 05/19. The company is hoping to cash in further on its hit Wii console which combines simple games, low price and interractivity through it’s unique easy-to-learn motion-sensing controller. U.S. consumers bought 714,000 Wiis in April, nearly double the sales of Microsoft [...]
May 18th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
5 days of Grand Theft Auto 4 kills the competition
XBOX 360 and PS3 sales are falling. Compared to 262,000 XBOX 360 and 257,000 PS3 units sold in March, numbers were 188,000 and 187,000 units respectively for the month of April. Both units were hoping release of Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA4) would help boost their sales and hamper Nintendo’s Wii’s march. GTA4, an eagerly [...]
May 15th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued
