b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Technology Channel Subscribe to this Feed

Games Industry Wire

Archive for the ‘PS2’ Category

April 11th, 2007

God of War Countdown Coming to an End

The God of War countdown at IslandofRhodes.com will come to an end tonight at midnight eastern. The countdown does not have anything to do with the PSP version of the game but speculation abounds that it may be an announcement on God of War II, already released for the PS2, or an announcement about a […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

April 11th, 2007

Guitar Hero 2 Downloads Announced

Here’s the list of songs from HarmonixFans:

Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at The Moon
The Exies - Hey You
Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
Queen - Killer Queen
The Donnas - Take It Off
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Higher Ground
Bad Religion - Infected
Incubus - Stellar

The songs are all from the original game and no release date […]

By Kris -- 1 comment

March 24th, 2007

Japanese Sales Numbers

Japan has very different sales trends often times than North America or Europe which makes them all the more interesting to look at. japan has a marked slant towards both Nintendo products as well as handhelds. Here’s the numbers for Japan from March 12th-18th courtesy of Joystiq:
- DS Lite: 121,471 12,959 (11.94%)
- Wii: 67,070 […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

March 20th, 2007

God of War Rumors

With God of War yet to make the jump to PS3 some news is coming out on what the future holds for the popular series. Here’s a condensed version of what Joystiq had to say:

Much of the rumors surrounded the series upcoming PSP title. The game will not be a port and will have its […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

March 16th, 2007

“Nintendo Dominates February”

GameDailyBiz has the numbers from February and they are inpressive. Here’s a piece from the article:
“On the hardware front the DS sold more than any other platform with 485K units, followed by the Wii with 335K units. The PS2 once again outsold the Xbox 360, 295K vs. 228K. Meanwhile, the PS3 sold a disappointing 127K, […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

March 14th, 2007

New Video Game Releases: Week of March 12th

Here is a complete list of all video games set to be released this week from GamerDeals:
Xbox 360
Call of Duty 3 Gold Edition
PlayStation 3
College Hoops 2K7
Nintendo Wii
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007
PlayStation 2
God of War 2
PSP
Call of Duty 3: Roads to Victory
DS
Mind Quiz: Your Brain Coach
Herbie Resuce Rally DS
Spectrobes
Tags: DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Video Games, wii, […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

March 8th, 2007

PS2 Comes Out on Top

The numbers are in on Decemeber pre-holiday console sales and the runaway winner was the 6-year-old PlayStation 2. From Slate.com:
More than 1 million Xbox 360s were sold in December. Nintendo sold 600,000 Wiis that month. Sony brought up the rear, selling half a million of its $600 PlayStation 3 consoles. Still, Sony was the surprising […]

By Kris -- 0 comments

August 24th, 2006

CartoonNetwork Racing

This is a new one for the DS and for the PS2. Screens for the DS and PS2 here.
Here’s a list of characters:
The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, Dexter’s Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, Courage the Cowardly Dog and I.M. Weasel
The co-op modes sound rather fun as you can race head-to-head OR co-drive (in same car).  Choosing […]

By Robyn Tippins -- 0 comments

August 21st, 2006

Peppermint M

Peppermint M is a new marketing company that focuses on toys, video games and licensing.  They announced their company’s creation today and not long after they announced a client, Rockpool Games.  Rockpool is a UK indie developer of mobile games.  This is Rockpool’s first marketing agency.
Rockpool is a company that’s recently been getting noticed for […]

By Robyn Tippins -- 0 comments

August 21st, 2006

Pink PS2 To Debut at Games Convention

Here are a few pics (click picture for link to 3 shots on flickr) of the Pink PS2 that will debut at the Games Convention in Leipzig (8/23-8/27).
I’d definitely buy this, it’s adorable. But, while I CAN appreciate this attempt to reach out to girl gamers (Thank You Sony), is this smart this close […]

By Robyn Tippins -- 0 comments