Internet TV program streaming site Hulu has just announced a subscription-based service called Hulu Plus. The new service, which will run $10 a month, will allow users to stream top programs to devices like the iPhone and iPad, with other systems like the PS3 and Xbox 360 adding compatibility in the coming months.
Netflix will soon [...]
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Earlier today Sony brought some significant additions and tweaks to the Playstation 3 user experience–namely, the addition of the subscription-based PlayStation Plus service and a version of Facebook customized for the PS3.
UPDATE: The firmware update is now available, bringing PlayStation Plus and better Facebook integration to the PlayStation 3.
The new firmware update (v3.40) will see [...]
The nominees for this year’s E3 Game Critics Awards — a group of awards voted on by representatives from over 30 of gaming’s most esteemed publications — has been announced, with Rage garnering the most nominations, including ‘Best of Show.’
Trailing slightly behind Rage were Dance Central, Disney’s Epic Mickey and Portal 2 with four nominees, [...]
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Today’s news consisted largely of franchise re-visitations (Ico, King’s Quest) and new trade show details (California Extreme and GDC’s Independent Games Festival). A few stories dared to tread outside of the norm and are being rewarded with a spot in today’s daily stale bread.
06/28–Puzzle Quest 2 this week, let us rejoice and be glad.
Nintendo DLC: [...]
Two different overseas developments — a European retail listing and a box art reveal from PlayStation Europe — have led more credence to the rumor that a Team Ico collection featuring PS3-enhanced versions of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus is in the works.
Normally, GamePro is hesitant to report a rumor, since so many of [...]
After a banner year for independent gaming, the organizers of the Game Developers Conference are adding new elements to the conference’s Independent Games Festival, adding a category that focuses on mobile platform, and increasing the amount of nominees for the more artistic “Nuovo” award.
The largest change is a dedicated award devoted to the ever-broadening mobile [...]
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Blizzard believes it could make sense to drop World Of Warcraft’s existing subscription model at some point in the future.
Speaking to PC Gamer (via CVG), WOW lead designer Tom Chilton said that the company is aware of the growing popularity of free-to-play MMOs.
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id Software’s Rage has picked up five nominations for the Game Critics Awards Best Of E3 2010, followed by Dance Central, Epic Mickey and Portal 2 with four apiece.
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Retailer Play.com has listed detailed technical specifications of Microsoft’s upcoming motion sensing camera Kinect, as provided by “manufacturers”.
Play.com suggests the device will be able to track up to six people at a time and "map players to Live Avatars". However, it also says Kinect can only track two "active players" at any one time, monitoring [...]
Lionhead boss and creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe, Peter Molyneux, has moved to clear up the confusion over the status of Kinect project Milo And Kate.
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