Games Industry Wire

After reading a story on Digg I decided to look into this issus. Gamestop.com as well as GameStop and EB Games stores are selling their own “premium” Nintendo Wii component cables for $49.99. The problem is that they aren’t selling Nintendo’s $29.99 version because they are “Out of Stock” and are on a backorder list.
My view? I think everyone can see pretty clearly that it looks like GameStop is in fact price gouging their customers on Wii cables. Makes me wonder if they’e doing it on anything else. I have NEVER been a fan of Game Stop because every time I go I feel like …read more

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Jack Tretton the CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment America has gone on a PR sprint of sorts defending the PS3 as the dominant console and saying that they are  essentially being rooted against and being put up against unrealistic standards. So lets break down some key parts of the article.
“Because we’re in that leadership position, there are a lot of expectations thrust upon us and some of them are a little unrealistic.” — EGM
Okay I agree with the concept that they are in a leadership position based on PS2 sales BUT everytime the next gen consoles are released …read more

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Dan Aykroyd, one of the actors from the original series of Shosbusters movies has publicly said that he will be lending his voice to a new Ghostbusters game. According to the Edmonton Sun he will not be doing the voice and motion capture until next year which means a late 2008 release for the game is possible but 2009 is probably more likely.
Gamespot, who also reported the news, had expressed doubts over who would be producing the game after videos of a pretty radical game based on the series surface on YouTube. The Edmonton report also revealed that Universal purchased …read more

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Tony Smith of Reg Hardware is reporting that Sony is planning on cutting up to 25% off the price of the new Playstation 3 within 12 months of its March 23rd European launch. The forecast is for Sony to cut up to or more than 150 Euros off of the 599 Euro starting price for the console.
Although the news is from Europe a similar price cut can probably be expected here. The PS3’s large price tag and stiff competitors have dampened Sony’s sales outlook for the console. Playing a large part in the poor sales of the PS3 has been …read more

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Today I’ve chosen to interview a friend of mine. David White is a Student at Georgia Southern University currently working on his masters degree in history. He’s what some of us would describe as old-school gamer; however, he is up-to-date on his gaming industry news and has some good opinions.
Sorry that I don’t have a picture of David, but you’re welcome to go visit his profile on mooble.com
Describe when you first started to play video games

I have been playing video games since I was about 5. That’s when my family got a NES. I did …read more

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