Archive for November, 2007
Nov
08
Posted by tifutu
For the three months leading up to September EA Games platform sales came in at an exceptionally healthy $435 million.
In their latest financial papers EA Games has broken this figure down by platform and the results are interesting…
Xbox 360 - $218 million
PlayStation 2 - $73 million
Nintendo Wii - $59 million
Nintendo DS - $47 million
PlayStation Portable - $21 million
PlayStation 3 - $17 million
The Xbox 360 accounts for 51% of all console title sales for EA Games, so the next time someone asks why they are developing for the Xbox 360 and porting over to the other platforms remind them of this.
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Nov
08
Posted by tifutu
“Activision chairman and CEO Bobby Kotick has revealed that the publisher has not one but two Bond projects currently underway.
Kotick described Bond as one of the great videogame franchises of all time, “and that really was a result of Goldeneye”
Talking further about the Bond franchise, he said previously game quality had suffered “as it wasn’t a focal point” while it was with EA. It didn’t get the attention it deserved due to the publisher having such a broad portfolio, Kotick added.
He said highest possible game quality will ultimately be what re-invigorates the Bond franchise.
No details revealed on those games just yet though…
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Nov
08
Posted by tifutu
“Lost drivers in the United States soon will be able to Google for help at the pump. Drivers at 3,500 U.S. gas stations soon will be able to use Google maps at the pump. As part of a partnership to be announced Wednesday, the online search leader will dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the country beginning early next month. The pumps, made by Gilbarco Veeder-Root, include an Internet connection and will display Google’s mapping service in color on a small screen. Motorists will be able to scroll through several categories to find local landmarks, hotels, restaurants and hospitals selected by the gas station’s owner. After the driver selects a destination, the pump will print out directions.”
Grab the full story over at CNN
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Nov
08
Posted by tifutu
Microsoft flipped the official “go live” switch on its Windows Live Web site, moving it out of beta into the marketing limelight. The site itself doesn’t appear much different to the users who have been testing it for the past couple of years, but the software giant is now ready to make a major push to attract newcomers to take advantage of its bundle of software and services.
Wanna read more? Click here.
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Nov
08
Posted by tifutu
“Solutions 2 Go, a product manufacturer based in Ontario, Canada, has signed a licensing deal with 20th Century Fox to create video-game gear branded with “The Simpsons” themes. Among the products the company is releasing is an Xbox 360 “multi-faceplate,” which is different because it enables the user to choose from six themed graphics. The faceplate comprises two halves that can be separated; the user then selects which of the graphics to use, puts it between the plastic layers, snaps them together and places the faceplate onto the console in the normal manner.
As shown below, the graphics include two different versions of Bart skateboarding, Homer rappelling down the side of a building on a rope of sheets tied together and Mr. Burns being…well, Mr. Burns.”
The thumbs should be up soon guys…
Pretty innovative idea I think, I’m not really one to chop and change faceplates myself, but i must say, sporting homers fat belly on my power button sounds pretty tempting…
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Nov
05
Posted by dave
Lately I have noticed a lot of gossip on a few websites mentioning a “Google phone”, sadly after doing some research I found the following on Google’s own blog. They are rather creating a framework for newer phones that will be a “new mobile experience for users”. Google also anounced that they will be releasing an SDK within the next week.. I’ll keep you posted with any new developments on Android. Read what Google has to say below..
Despite all of the very interesting speculation over the last few months, we’re not announcing a Gphone. However, we think what we are announcing — the Open Handset Alliance and Android — is more significant and ambitious than a single phone. In fact, through the joint efforts of the members of the Open Handset Alliance, we hope Android will be the foundation for many new phones and will create an entirely new mobile experience for users, with new applications and new capabilities we can’t imagine today.
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