Sony PS3 firmware V3.1 now out
Three years and one day after it arrived in stores, Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced the latest firmware for the Playstation 3 video game console.
Features of Firmware V3.1 include the ability for users to show off their PS3 trophies on their Facebook page and minor enhancements to Photos and friends list.
Call of Duty racks up sales of $310 million in one day
Activision Blizzard Inc. said it sold about 4.7 million copies of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ game worth $310 million in the first 24 hours in North America and the United Kingdom.
The first person shooter video game went on sale all over the world on Tuesday in the perhaps the most highly anticipated video game debut of the year.
Consumers planning to spend more on electronics this Xmas
U.S. consumers plan to spend more on consumer electronics this holiday season, as technology garners a larger share of holiday gift budgets, according to a new survey released today by the Consumer Electronics Association. (CEA)
The industry trade group 16th annual Holiday Purchase Pattern Study conducted in September found that four out of five adults (80 percent) plan on buying CE products this holiday season, the highest results in the 16 years of the survey.
Sony confirms new 250GB PS3
On its official Playstation blog, Sony has announced that a new PS3 system with a 250GB hard drive will be hitting store shelves on November 3.
Canadian video gamers are an impulsive bunch
The video game industry has been overcome by a wave of impulse purchases fuelled primarily by low prices, creative packaging and online accessibility.
In an August survey of about 2,500 Canadian video gamers, 40 per cent told the NPD Group they had purchased a game on impulse in the past six months despite the recent recession.
