The State of Video Games 2009: An Industry in Flux

The video game industry, once declared recession-proof by analysts and tech editors alike has been forced to eat a prodigious helping of crow as of late. With the financial climate still in a state of flux, many people are feeling the pain from long periods of unemployment. As a result, unless the expense has been [...]

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The Way to a Gamer’s Heart is Through the Stomach

Sony wants you nice and fat. That way you won't have the strength to get off the couch and do something besides playing video games. No, I'm not a conspiracy theorist (well, maybe a little). Sony just made the announcement that a genius, yet diabolical partnership with popular pizza franchise Papa John's has been forged. Instead of pausing the game and have pesky verbal contact with another person, gamers can simply, order the itis-inducing food staple via their PlayStation 3. There's even a special button that takes you to special pizza website on the PS3's web browser.

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Sr. Sony Video Game Producer Felice Standifer at Sony Gamers’ Day

Felice Standifer has been working in the gaming industry since 2003 where she has been a producer on several racing titles such as MotorStorm and the ATV series. Currently Felice is the Sr. Video Game Producer at Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Check out the video below of Felice giving a walk through of MotorStorm 2 Pacific Rift, which is exclusive to the PS3.

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Sony Enters the Netbook Market

Sony just made the plunge into the netbook menagerie with the unvieling of the Sony Vaio W. Like all netbooks, the Vaio W is ultra-compact, (1.3 inches thick, weighs 2.6 pounds) making it ideal for people constantly on the go. But unlike other netbooks, Sony has upped the ante on the screen with a 10.1 [...]

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Want it Wednesday: SONY-Ericsson Aino

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson recently released a trio of phones that has something for everyone. The Aino is a sleek slider-style phone that has a lot to offer. The ideal choice for all the PlayStation 3 owners out there thanks to a unique feature called Remote Play. Originally designed for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), [...]

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Walkman Series X: Sony’s Still a Contender

Remember when the Sony ruled the portable music market? It seemed like everyone and their mama had a Walkman or a CD Walkman. Fast forward to the present, and oh how the mighty have fallen. With the advent of MP3 and MP4 digital music formats, Sony has lost its footing in the portable music market [...]

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MTV features Black Professionals in Games

I mentioned this briefly in a post earlier, I was pleasently surprised when I came across this series on MTV’s Multiplayer blog. I just wanted to take a moment to big-up Multiplayer for even doing this series. I also wanted to share a little on each person they have featured thus far: N’Gai Croal [...]

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4.05.08 webNews Wrap-up

Dell layoff woes. Kanye launches Travel website? Universal Music Group + MySpace + Sony BMG Music Entertainment + Warner Music Group = MySpace Music

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