Sony PSP To Get Google Upgrade Sony are set to roll out a firware upgrade for the PSP which will allow users to search Google over a WiFi network
Free Copies Of Grand Theft Auto IV At Retailers Today Leading retailers who are trying to build market share in the video games market have already started slashing the price of Grand Theft Auto IV which is expected to nett over $400 million dollars in it's first week on sale. Some are also giving the game away for free in exchange for old games.
Electronic Arts Not Worth $2B Say Shareholders Electronic Arts is not worth $2 billion dollars claims the bulk of shareholders of Take Two Interactive who last month made a takeover offer for the highly gaming Company.
Second Hand Games The Facts Revealed Last year when JB Hi Fi moved into the second hand software market for games the likes of Sony and Microsoft were not happy. Aimed at competing head on with the likes of EB Games and E Bay JB Hi Fi realised that there was good margin in turning over a game once, twice and often three times. However for vendors the used game market is a source of consternation, confusion, and endless debate as many console makers are losing money on the gaming unit in the hope that they make it back selling games.
Gamers Ubisoft Shoot For The Stars France?s Ubisoft, one of the world?s largest video game publishers, says it expects full-year 2007-08 sales of almost $AUD 1.587 billion compared to the same time last year when results reached approximately $AUD1.51 billion.
Guitar Hero Out Of Tune As Lawsuits Issued One of the worlds most popular video games "Guitar Hero" is in strife with Gibson Guitar filing yet another patent infringement lawsuit against Viacom who own the MTV networks and Harmonix. Several weeks ago they also took action against Electronic Arts.
Staff Needed For Ubisoft Singapore Venture Ubisoft, which is responsible for Xbox and PS3 games, will open a new development studio in Singapore, bringing the total number of the company?s studios up to 18. More than 300 new staff will be recruited from the area and abroad to man the studio, with a team of Ubisoft ?veterans? training the recruits.
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