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360 most played console online
While PS3 players more likely to browse the internet than other console owners Xbox 360 owners spend more time playing online than PS3 and Wii players, research has revealed. 54 per cent of Xbox 360 gamers play video games online, compared to 46 per cent of PS3 players and 27 per cent of Wii owners. A survey from research firm Nielsen also shows that 27 per cent of PS3 owners use their console ...read more
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Black Ops update out for PS3 and Xbox 360
The seventh best-selling game of all time in the US, Call of Duty: Black Ops, has received a title update addressing loads of issues and fine-tuning gameplay, including everything from party disbandment to “subtle increase in sniper rifle accuracy when scoping in.” While the former is a morale-booster for the team, the latter is most definitely not. To get the update, just make sure ...read more
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PSJailbreak legalized in Spain, Sony ordered to pay damages
Third party reports indicate that PSJailbreak has been 'legalized' in Spain and Sony has been required to pay damages/costs to the defendant. A trial in a court in Barcelona allegedly ruled against Sony based on a few grounds. But the major reason for the 'shock' verdict reportedly hinged on Sony's removal of OtherOS and a view that a consumer should be able to do whatever they want with their ...read more
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Hacks: Kinect used to create giant virtual piano! of death?
Microsoft's Kinect hardware has been used to create a flying AI robot and a Predator stealth camouflage cloak, as well as being used as a motion controller for Super Mario Bros. But the latest software to be created using the untethered Kinect hardware might just be the coolest yet. OpenKinect Piano allows users to place a virtual keyboard on any surface. The size of the keyboard can also ...read more
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Mark Lamia talks about Treyarch and Call of duty
With Infinity Ward's studio heads on the outs with Activision, it was up to Treyarch to take over the Call of Duty series, and according to fan reception, it did exactly that. "The response that I've gotten," Treyarch head Mark Lamia tells Joystiq, "is that people are happy with the game." But he says during VGA's red carpet event that it was never about competition among Activision's studios. ...read more
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Need for Speed : Hot Pursuit sells 417k in US
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit shifted 417,000 copies in November in the US, latest NPD figures show, landing the Criterion title at #7 on the software totem pole for the month. That’s roughly two weeks worth of sales then; the game launched on the 16th. It was no competition for Call of Duty: Black Ops of course, which dominated the month with 8.4 million units sold. EU figures for the ...read more
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Black Ops scope on PS3 suffers 'terrible coding' claims video
Gotta love these comparison videos, so long as you don't take them too seriously. This comparison video sees a comparison between scopes on Black Ops for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The narrator of the video claims that the PS3 version simply suffers from 'terrible' coding. Check out the video in the read more and see if you agree (PS3 left, 360 right)...
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Kinect Hacks: Self-driving car
Kinect has already gained the ability to fly, and now it can drive. Researchers at University of Bundeswehr Munich attached a Kinect sensor and a laptop to a small (formerly) remote-controlled car, loaded it with software based on the program used to run the MuCAR-3 in the DARPA Urban Challenge, and made a tiny, self-navigating car. In the video after the break, the adorable little robot ...read more
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Gran Turismo 5 ships 5.5 million worldwide
Sony's pretty confident in its latest big release, Gran Turismo 5. The publisher shipped 5.5 million copies of the game to retailers worldwide since launching in late November, pushing the entire franchise's worldwide lifetime shipped numbers to just over the 60 million mark (61.41 million, precisely). Gran Turismo 5 debuted on November 24th and placed 8th on the NPD's software sales ranking for ...read more
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Black Ops becomes 7th best selling game of all time in US
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops just keeps on selling; the title’s become the 7th best-selling videogame of all time in the US. With a combined total of 8.4 million copies sold across all available platforms in November, Treyarch should give themselves a pat on the back. That’s 25% of all games sold in this month. Yeah, wow. The real kicker? That’s 2.4 million more than Modern ...read more
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