A new unsealed motion complete with sealed declarations from Microsoft employees suggests that Microsoft knew that the XBox 360 had a disc scratching problem.
Moreover, Microsoft allegedly considered three possibilities to actually fix the issue including: increasing the magnetic field of the disc holder, slowing the speed that the disc rotated and installing small...
Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director Ray Maguire has told VideoGamer that "nothing is ever exclusive" in response to questions surrounding exclusive DLC on Microsoft's Xbox 360.
Microsoft has tied up Xbox 360 exclusive downloadable content for some of this year's biggest games, including GTA 4, Fallout 3 and Tomb Raider: Underworld, leading to complaints from some PS3...
Sony's Ray Maguire has said that there will always be pressure for a price drop on the PS3 by consumers, however he added that Sony has a business to run and has to do the right thing for its shareholders.
In short, to reiterate what has been suspected for several weeks now it appears like we can forget a possiblt PlayStation 3 price cut for the holidays.
EA has made it official, after all the extenstions on the tender offers, and the presentation, they are no longer interested in purchasing Take Two and have terminated all talks.
According to John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer of EA,: "EA is tracking toward a record breaking year. We’re launching 15 new games including award-winners like SPORE, Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge,...
Back before Square Enix rescinded its friendly Tecmo takeover bid, we first broke the news that RPG maker was baffled. Tecmo rejected its offer in favor of merging with Dynasty Warriors company Koei. Most curious. Square Enix had three questions for Tecmo:
1. Please confirm that the decision on the start of discussions with KOEI toward integration of management is the...
It’s official, I’m finally getting my knees deep in an MMO for once. Usually I let Major handle these dirty tasks so that I myself don’t get sucked in, but when I heard of free beta keys at 5:00 AM in the morning I couldn’t resist but to grab one myself.
Multiplay is currently handing out 50,000 free beta keys. All you have to do is visit the page below sign up an...
Square Enix announced its proposal last week to acquire a controlling stake in Tecmo. While the bid was set to expire later today, Tecmo formally rejected the offer this morning, as they believe a merge with Koei would be more fitting.
From the released statement, translated by Reuters:
Through a merger, we expect we can grow further by respecting both...
According to a Reuters report (linked above), Square Enix is planning to purchase Tecmo, owner of the popular Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchises.
Today, the RPG-focused publisher placed a bid valued at 920 yen per share, for more than half of Tecmo’s shares.
As of writing, Tecmo has yet to respond to the bid, which expires on September 4. If rejected...