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Results tagged “Sony”

Sony's E3 Keynote Debut of Wonderbook is Wasted Potential

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Sony's idea failed one specific check: words. Their books, which need to be designed with the sub-platform Wonderbook in mind, don't have words.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


PS Vita Launches, Reinvents the Dedicated Handheld Experience

Sunday, February 26, 2012
The Vita can power through a AAA console game-like experience as if it's nothing, yet tradition holds that portables are more the dessert, not the main course.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


Melissa Manchester On 40 Years in the Music Business and Her New Playlist Collection

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Melissa Manchester got her start in the '70s as one of Bette Midler's Harlettes, learning the ropes from the outrageous star. From there she went solo, writing songs that helped define the era of the singer-songwriter. Now Sony has released Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester, a rich compendium of Manchester's material.

By Mindy Peterman

Published in: Entertainment, Featured Columns, Music, On the Pop Culture Side


The Movie Spew: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to Reunite as Filmmakers (But Sadly Not as Lovers)

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Plus Aaron Sorkin to write Sony's Steve Jobs biopic and Netflix loses almost one million subscribers.

By Philip Brown

Published in: Entertainment, Entertainment News, Featured Columns, Film, The Movie Spew


Sony's Uncharted 3 Utilizing Online Pass, Future Titles Too

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Sony has begun the slow process of transferring all of their major first-party titles into online pass editions. The sure to be multi-million selling Uncharted 3, Sony's "Buy our system!" seller of the holidays 201, will be infused with a $10 online pass.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


The Movie Spew: The Star Wars Blu-rays Make $84 Million In a Week

Friday, September 23, 2011
Plus Ghostbusters is coming back to theaters and a trailer for the latest terrible Nicolas Cage movie...

By Philip Brown

Published in: Entertainment, Entertainment News, Film, Video


NFL Sunday Ticket on PS3 off to Vexing Start

Monday, September 12, 2011
It was supposed to be a great deal: NFL Sunday Ticket minus the Direct TV shenanigans, satellite, or subscription to Direct TV, and right on your PS3. It probably will be a great deal too... if it actually worked.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


The Most Wonderful Time of the Year... Except for Video Game Publishers

Thursday, September 1, 2011
The industry and its marketers have yet to break free from the mold of being considered a toy, the long overdue transition happening at retail spaces.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


PlayStation 3 Price Dropped to $250, New PSP for Europe

Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The lower end 160GB model will now retail for $249, the higher-end 320GB one coming in at $300, and the latter will be bundled with a free game, Infamous 2. The price drops go into effect worldwide immediately.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


Another Format War is Underway and It's in Eye-Popping 3D

Saturday, August 13, 2011
Panasonic, Samsung, Sony Corporation and XPAND 3D have joined forces in the "Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative" but will it be enough to win the format war against passive 3D?

By Michael Simpson

Published in: Apps & Gadgets, Lifestyle


PlayStation Vita Misses 2011 Domestic Release, Scheduled for Early '12

Thursday, August 4, 2011
Sony had promised to release the PlayStation Vita, the successor to their PSP, in at at least one territory by the end of 2011. They're sticking to that, launching the touch screened, rear touch, motion controlled, button tapping unit in Japan before the year is out.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


Amimon Opens Testing Center to Support its Wireless HD Standard

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Israel-based tech firm Amimon has announced the opening of its first Authorized Testing Center (ATC) for ensuring third-party compliance with the Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) standard. Amimon is a founding member of the standard and specializes in wireless HD...

By Michael Simpson

Published in: Apps & Gadgets, Lifestyle


Is the Launch of Sony's 3D Experience Another Marketing Blunder for the Nascent Format?

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The launch of Sony's 3D Experience is another example of how electronics manufacturers and video distributors are failing to get consumers excited about 3D in the home.

By Michael Simpson

Published in: Apps & Gadgets, Lifestyle


Sony Jumps in With $10 Online Pass for Resistance 3

Thursday, July 7, 2011
Just when you think more companies couldn't possibly jump on the decidedly unfriendly consumer skies, Sony has decided to play host to an online pass model for their upcoming first-person shooter, Resistance 3.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


Sony Free Game Offer Expires, People Complain, Deal Back On

Tuesday, July 5, 2011
A whole 30 days ago, you could have snagged that veritable grab bag of digital goodies, but some people are procrastinators, and apparently not happy.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


LulzSec Mayhem: Are You On The List?

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
"For the past 50 days we've been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly everything in between, just because we could. All to selflessly entertain others - vanity, fame, recognition, all of these things are shadowed by our desire for that which we all love."

By Holly Thorne

Published in: Intrigue & Espionage, Science & Fiction


Lawsuit Alleges Sony was Negligent Prior to PSN Breach

Friday, June 24, 2011
From the file of "you probably saw this coming," class action legal status is being sought over the three week long PlayStation PSN breach, although not for the reasons you would suspect.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


Sony's E3 2011 Press Conference is All Apologies, Games, and Vita

Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Sony's E3 press conference proved stern if nothing else. It stands as a warning sign to Nintendo, not necessarily Microsoft, as the official name for the next-generation portable became the Vita.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


Xbox 360 Lifespan Proves New Trend in Hardware Sales Model

Sunday, June 5, 2011
The Xbox 360 launched in late 2005, meaning this year is its sixth year of existence, and with E3 this week, Microsoft is showing no signs of revealing a successor. Why should they? The company touted a colorful graph chart showing that 360 sales have actually increased with age, something this industry has never seen.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


PlayStation Store Functionality Restored

Thursday, June 2, 2011
The PlayStation Network debacle is nearing a close, as today American gamers can finally access the PlayStation Store, the final piece of the slowly unwinding network reboot. Servers for Asian countries still have security protocol to go through, but should be back soon.

By Matt Paprocki

Published in: Entertainment, Games


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