Exclusive Content for the Xbox GTA Is Microsofts Last Stand
As last week saw the release of GTA IV and this week saw the event titled PlayStation Day Europe, there was bound to be some commentary from
Sony related to the game that Microsoft pinned its hopes for the Xbox 360 on.
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9.5.2008 PS3 and Xbox 360 about the same
MICROSOFT'S Xbox 360 and Sony's soon to be seen PS3 are much of a muchness according to games developer, Denis Dyack.
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1.11.2006 How to install another OS on your PS3
Who'll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn't worth it, isn't a bargain. Well, look at it now! It's shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
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13.11.2006 Will the new firmware update save the PS3?
The latest firmware update transforms the PS3’s media capabilities by adding great features – but will it be enough to spur sales without a price cut?
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26.5.2007 Windows XP Running on PS3 - video
That’s right, a programmer has managed to get Windows XP running on a PlayStation 3 via Linux/QEMU.
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26.11.2006 PS3 Europe Launch Details Revealed
Details of the European PS3 launch have been officially unveiled by Sony. The console will only be available in the premium 60GB model at launch, and will retail for 599EUR and 425GBP.
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25.1.2007 Xbox 360 In Japan Selling Almost As Well As PS3
Another sign of Sony’s sinking fortunes came out last week, when the Japanese hardware sales chart showed that the Xbox 360 was gaining on it.
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29.6.2007 PS3 launch in Japan Spring 2006 under US$400?
So we got a tip from some guy who kind of knows somebody who is friends with a dude at Joystiq who posted about a 1UP story linking to a Japanese blog called CoolGamer that 1UP says has been pretty spot on with gaming news in the past.
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Pinned: Unconfirmed: Sony may work with Microsoft over PS3
Sony expects to ship over 100 million PlayStation 3 (PS3) game consoles, according to Tetsuhiko Yasuda, Sony Computer Entertainment Asia's corporate executive managing director and senior vice president of Asia. He also said Sony may work with Microsoft in the future.
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18.2.2006 Microsoft: Sony's 1080p Support on PS3 is all Hype
It's not uncommon for companies to downplay features that its products don't have in comparison to its competitors. Companies will usually talk about how customers won't likely use the feature or how it's not cost-effective to implement such features at a certain price point.
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19.8.2006 Wii Continues to Shine as PS3 Sales Slide Further
For the fourth month in a row, the Nintendo Wii outsold its competitors, even showing impressive strength at a time that is traditionally one of the slower periods for video game sales.
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21.5.2007 Sony promises more games to boost PS3 demand
Sony expects at least 380 new PlayStation 3 games to hit the market this business year and says that should rev up demand for the console that has so far lost out to Nintendo's wildly popular Wii.
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21.6.2007 Microsoft Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan
Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan in September, beating the rival machine in monthly unit sales for the first time in Sony's home market, a game magazine publisher said.
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5.10.2008 Nintendo Retracts One Million Wiis Promise, Outsells PS3 Anyway
In a press release this morning, Nintendo issued a correction to a statement made the day before, asking readers to disregard just one sentence.
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9.12.2006 MS preps black Xbox 360 as PS3 spoiler?
Is Microsoft preparing a spoiler for Sony's PAL-region PlayStation 3 launch on 23 March?
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9.2.2007 Wii to outship and outsell Xbox 360 and PS3, says IDC
None of the three new game consoles – Nintendo's Wii, Sony's PlayStation 3, and Microsoft's Xbox 360 – will dominate the market in the next five years like the PS2 dominated the last cycle, but the Wii will outship and outsell the 360 and PS3 in 2007 and 2008, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).
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2.3.2007 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 Download Firefox 1.0.7
Firefox 1.0.7 was just released today. It's said that the only updates for this minor version change are security related.
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Download Fasterfox 0.7.9
Prefetch Links - Dynamic speed increases can be obtained with Firefox's unique prefetching mechanism, which recycles idle bandwidth by silently loading and caching all of the links on the page you are browsing.
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Skype 2.0 download
Everybodys favourite free PC-calling software has just reached version 2.0. Skype now comes with free video calling (assuming two existing webcams) but also updates its older features.
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7.1.2006 WindowBlinds 5 download
Customize the look and feel of Windows XP with WindowBlinds. It's a Windows utility that enables users to personalize nearly every aspect of the Windows graphical user interface. It can "skin" your title bars, push buttons, Start bar, radio buttons, and nearly every other part of Windows.
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8.1.2006 IE 7 Beta 3 Now Download
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Beta 3 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability.
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29.6.2006 MEMM 2.1 available for download now!
It's a Microsoft Excel Add-In with a collection of functions which can be useful in an Enterprise environment based on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The main functions are based on retrieving information from Active Directory, modifying Active Directory and getting information from computers through WMI. Although there are more free tools available nowadays (like ADModify), it can be quite convenient to perform certain tasks directly in Excel.
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20.7.2006 Safari 3.2.1 Download
The problem was almost instantly isolated and confirmed as incompatibility with third party software. Apple has now issued a new Safari update, for both Mac and Windows users, which delivers “stability improvements,” according to the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac maker.
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25.11.2008 3 x DOWNLOAD Windows XP
DOWNLOAD Windows XP 9 IN ONE with service pack 2,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 64 Bit,
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This is Windows XP Unofficial Download page.
Windows XP is designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users who demand the most from their computing experience, Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in reliability and performance.
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DOWNLOAD QUAKE 4 + Screenshots
Almost a decade ago, in 1996, Quake was first released. It brought with it a revolution in PC gaming. Actually, it was the first game in FPS genre that was really worth belonging there. It began the Epic that is the Quake series. The original game had both Single Player and Multiplayer and both were good.
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DOWNLOAD WindowBlinds Enhanced 5.0
WindowBlinds is a program that allows you to
completely change the look and feel of Windows to however you want it to look like. WindowBlinds allows you to completely customize your desktop look by changing the style of title buttons, bars and toolbars.
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7.12.2005 FireTune v1.0.9 Download
FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of popular and well working optimization settings used and tested by the experts.
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14.12.2005 Download ICQ 5.04
ICQ Lite has all the essential features of the full version of ICQ. You can message people, exchange files, send SMS messages, do voice chat, and meet people. It also includes multilingual support, the ability to save your chat histories, and a typing indicator that shows when a contact is typing you a message.
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22.12.2005No Wait for 'GTA IV' on Xbox
360
Microsoft announced at E3 in
Los Angeles Tuesday that it
has inked an agreement with
Rockstar Games to make the
next title in the
controversial Grand Theft Auto
series available for the Xbox
360 on day one. Sony
previously had first access to
GTA for the PS2...
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10.05.2006GTA IV earns half a billion for Take-Two in one week
Grand Theft Auto IV , Take-Two Interactive's crown jewel of the sandbox game series, reportedly sold over 6 million copies for Xbox 360 and
PS3, earning the publisher over $500 million dollars in the first week alone...
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07.05.2008GTA Re-Release Due Next Week
The re-release of Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas is due next
Tuesday, according to the Web
sites of gaming retailers.
GameStop lists the title as
being available September 13,
roughly two months after it
stopped selling GTA due to the
"Hot Coffee"
modification, which allows the
game's main character to
engage in sex acts...
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08.09.2005MS: 360 GTA IV Outselling PS3 Version 2-to-1
Microsoft tells Next-Gen that the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV is outselling the PlayStation 3 version by a wide margin in the US, but Sony
questions Microsoft's claims.
"What we've heard anecdotally from our retail partners is that the Xbox 360 version of the game
is outselling the PS3 version by a margin of two-to-one," said Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live during an
interview Thursday.
"That mirrors what we saw with pre-orders, but it continues to hold true at retail, at least for the first
couple of days. It's a great sign."
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03.05.2008PS3 Slim shows up on major retailer sites, coming 8/24/09?
The PS3 slim has been rumored for quite some time. But now more than ever it's almost guaranteed that Sony will announce the new PS3 tonight at
its three hour long press conference. Sears and Kmart both have live web pages that allow you to pre order the upcoming PS3 Slim. While it is not
known if the PS3 Slim name will stay, it is certain that a new, thinner, cheaper, PS3 is on the way. Kmart and Sears both list the console at
$299.99 which is a $100 price drop over the current price for the console; both sites list availability on 8/24/2009. Unknown at this point
is what all the PS3 Slim will include.
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18.08.2009Sony Debuts PSP Download Service
Sony debuted its title
download service for the
PlayStation Portable game
system Tuesday, initially
offering five classic
PlayStation titles. Consumers
will download the games
through the PS3...
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05.12.200680GB PS3 Hits Stores, 60GB PS3 Sees Sales Surge
Sony on Monday announced the
immediate availability of the
80GB PlayStation 3 model,
offering a free copy of
off-road racing game
MotorStorm to all buyers of
the $599 USD game console. The
new PS3 is nearly identical to
the discontinued 60GB model,
but features a larger hard
drive...
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07.08.2007Review: dreamGEAR PS3 Shadow Wireless Controller
I stated in a past review that people prefer the Xbox 360 controller to the PS3's Dualshock. While this statement is controversial in regards to
the fact it will always be up for debate and comes down to personal preference, it appears yet another company that makes gaming peripherals agrees.
Presenting the PS3 Shadow Wireless Controller made by dreamGEAR. While the Shadow Wireless falls short of being a direct 360 controller clone, it is
without a doubt a great, albeit it pricey, alternative for those looking for a different controller to use with their PS3.
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10.02.2009Microsoft pays $50 million for Xbox GTA game exclusive
Microsoft is paying an
unprecedented $50 million for
exclusive rights to publish
two episodes of the
forthcoming game, Grand Theft
Auto IV, on its Xbox 360 games
console, according to
statements from a senior
executive at GTA IV publisher,
Take-Two Interactive.
Take-Two has already
recorded the payments in
financial filings as deferred
revenue, explained Lainie
Goldstein, Take-Two's newly
appointed CFO, in a conference
call with analysts.
śThe first 25
is for
the first episodic content
package that's supposed to go
out and that is in March of
08ť, Goldstein said. śThe
second 25 will be
for the second episodic... the
episode. That will be later in
fiscal year, fiscal 08ť..
winbeta.org - 17.06.2007
DivX is coming for Blu-ray players, while PS3 could lag behind
The single most popular Blu-ray player sold today isn't even a dedicated console, it's the Sony PS3. As we learned today, six forthcoming dedicated
Blu-ray players could get something the PS3 lacks: total DivX support...
betanews.com - 12.03.2008
Japan: Wii Beats PS3 5-to-1 in May
Nintendo's dominance
continues, on both sides of
the Pacific. The latest sales
figures from Japan show that
the PS3 sold just over 50,000
units during May while the Wii
sold over 251K. The Nintendo
DS also outsold the PSP 5-to-1
during May.
While the
official numbers for the U.S.
in May are not yet available,
April did not treat the
PlayStation 3 very well. The
PS3 had its worst month,
selling only 82,000 units
compared to the Wii's
360,000.
Now business
publication Bloomberg is
reporting on new data from
Japan, indicating that PS3's
struggles are continuing.
According to Famitsu publisher
Enterbrain Inc., Nintendo sold
251,794 units of the Wii in
May while Sony sold only a
little over 50,000 units of
the PS3. This is an even
greater disparity than the
4-to-1 sales pace the Wii set
over the PS3 in April. ..
winbeta.org - 06.06.2007
Take-Two: No GTA IV Until 2008
Fans of Grand Theft
Auto will have to wait a
bit longer as Take-Two
Interactive Software said
Thursday that the next
installment in the game series
has been delayed until 2008...
betanews.com - 03.08.2007
Microsoft claims 360 GTA Sales edge of 2-to-1
Microsoft says anecdotal evidence indicates its version of Grand Theft Auto IV is doing much better than Sony's, although Sony seems to dispute that
claim...
betanews.com - 02.05.2008
Sony Updates PS3 Firmware to 2.0
Sony said Thursday that it had released version 2 of the firmware for the PS3, including the feature to remotely turn the console on and off through
the remote play function...
betanews.com - 08.11.2007
Less Backward Compatibility for EU PS3
Sony announced some changes in
the PlayStation 3
specification for the Eurasia,
Africa and Australia launch
set for March 23, including
less backwards compatibility
than its North American PS3.
The change is due to a
hardware switch...
betanews.com - 23.02.2007
Sony: Batteries, PS3 Will Cut into Profits
Sony's financial problems
became a bit clearer on
Thursday as the company warned
that its yearly profit would
be about 62 percent lower than
previously forecast, both due
to the massive laptop battery
recall and price adjustments
to the PS3...
betanews.com - 19.10.2006
Future of 20GB PS3 Seems Uncertain
Although the company denies it
is discontinued, the 20GB PS3
is increasingly difficult to
find. At least two online
retailers no longer carry the
low-end model, with a
brick-and-mortar retailer
apparently discontinuing sales
as well, BetaNews learns...
betanews.com - 09.04.2007
'Metal Gear Solid 4' gives PS3 a sales boost in Japan
It's good to be on top of the heap, Sony discovered for perhaps a brief moment, and today gaming analysts are giving the PS3 a ray of hope for Japan.
But that depends on just how carefully you slice the pie, as the market leader remains Nintendo...
betanews.com - 03.07.2008
Microsoft claims 2-to-1 sales edge for GTA IV on Xbox 360
Microsoft says anecdotal evidence indicates its version of Grand Theft Auto IV is doing much better than Sony's, although Sony seems to dispute that
claim...
betanews.com - 03.05.2008
PS3 Price Cut in US Only Temporary
Sony Computer Entertainment
Europe president David Reeves
may have let something slip
that American consumers
weren't supposed to know:
there really is no "price
cut" for the PS3...
betanews.com - 13.07.2007
