Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:59:00 GMT Console on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/C4H8B9Q7 PS3 users who downloaded and installed the new 2.40 version of the Sony firmware upgrade are complaining that their consoles are hanging when being rebooted. As a result, Sony has canned the upgrade and removed it from their site according to a company announcement. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:59:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/C4H8B9Q7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200807040701087b3fb.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/X2S2H2L3 Sony’s firmware 2.40 has been recalled after it caused PS3’s to stop working properly when users installed the new update, according to a report out of informationweek.com. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:16:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/X2S2H2L3 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080703021845bf727.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Mobility/E6V2G5B5 The consumer magazine Choice has called for the Energy Star rating system used for whitegoods in Australia to be extended to personal computers and computer products. This would include games consoles such as the Sony Playstation 3 after Choice discovered a PS3 can burn up to five times more energy than a medium-sized refrigerator. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:08:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Mobility/E6V2G5B5 Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080604061101518d5.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/P3C5V6X9 Nintendo has rolled out a brand new channel that will allow gamers to access new games not available in stores as well as a host of new services. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:46:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/P3C5V6X9 Mendelson Tiu http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080602051822ed6af.jpg http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080602035216fb827.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Servers/K2A7Q3W5 Game console executives from Sony Microsoft and Nintendo are ducking for cover today after being slammed by Greenpeace who say that the gaming Companies are not doing enough to eliminate potentially harmful chemicals and metals from their games consoles. Wed, 21 May 2008 01:46:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Servers/K2A7Q3W5 BBC News Service http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200805211150210e8ce.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/H7J8T2J2 A brand new Xbox 360 which on the outside will look the same as the current model but on the inside will have a brand new engine is set to be rolled out in Australia in the last quarter of 2008. This will be followed by an all new Xbox 360 code named 'Valhalla', which will be released in Q3 2009. Sun, 11 May 2008 10:36:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/H7J8T2J2 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080512083825f4639.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/E3N2C6L2 Its seems someone at Microsoft has been listening , for if reports from the US are true, Microsoft is reportedly looking developing its own version of the Nintendo Wii controller for its beleaguered Xbox 360. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:17:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/E3N2C6L2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080409122212d1827.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/X4J7G7F2 COMMENT: It appears that Microsoft have got their Xbox knickers in a twist following our story yesterday that retailers are not happy with the sales success of the Xbox 360 over the stunning success of the Nintendo and Sony offerings. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/X4J7G7F2 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200804080306310ef71.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/D6E2J9A6 In more bad news for the Xbox 360, US firm Hudson Square Research predicts that globally by 2009, the Wii will outsell the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 combined. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:01:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/D6E2J9A6 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080407120353c1233.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/P8A6W9W5 Taiwanese DVD and ODD maker Lite-On IT Corporation says it is developing built-in Blu-ray Disc-(BD) ROM drives for the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console, according to digitimes.com . Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:56:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Gaming/Console/P8A6W9W5 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200804030259127dbef.jpg