Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:17:00 GMT Industry on www.smarthouse.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/L6U5B8G6 The biggest gaming show in the world has kicked off in Las Vegas with Nintendo saying that it plans to launch a 60 instrument music game for its Wii console. Sony has announced a new 80GB PS3 which will sell in the USA for $399 however Australians can expect to pay almost double that despite the dollar being at $0.96 to the US dollar. Also announced are new IP content services however Australia is set to be isolated from the new content services. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:17:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/L6U5B8G6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080716092752f1aed.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/E5W5S9D2 According to a report in Forbes.com, Xbox 360 has sold 10.3 million consoles since its launch, or about 5 million more than Sony's console. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:08:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/E5W5S9D2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080715101004a0c71.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/U5A5V5J9 Sony Boss Sir Howard Stringer has taken a swipe at the Nintendo Wii claiming "I've played a Nintendo Wii. I don't see it as a competitor. It's more of an expensive niche game device". The comments came ahead of the E3 gaming show that is set to kick off this week in Las Vegas. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:33:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/U5A5V5J9 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200807150834405c437.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/L3S4S9V2 Microsoft says it will triple the storage capacity of its Xbox 360 video-game console to try and stem its slipping share of the gaming sector with market leaders Nintendo and Sony. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:29:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/L3S4S9V2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080714113021e3aea.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/F6J4K4C6 Last weeks launch of the Apple iPhone 3G was very interesting in what it showed – and even more interesting about what it didn’t tell us where Apple as a company really wants to go. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:47:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/F6J4K4C6 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200807140849295e358.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/C3E2B7T2 Following last week's PlayStation 3 firmware update 2.40 which rendered a few consoles completely useless, Sony has removed the upgrade and has now released a new and improved version. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:02:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/C3E2B7T2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200807090355573818c.jpg http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008070901035680bf8.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/B7D3T7T6 You would think that an industry that is worth over $140 Million a year, that directly employs some 8500 people and that has an annual growth rate of 12.3 per cent would be deemed important by the government of the day. But then again, that would also assume that most governments know what they are actually doing. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:12:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/B7D3T7T6 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008070801153837233.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/Q8A8C5X3 Economic slump- what economic slump? The world PC games market seems to be thumbing its nose at the global economic slowdown and enjoying some spectacular sales, according to a new analyst report. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:29:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/Q8A8C5X3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080707083127f19a9.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/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.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/C4H8B9Q7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200807040701087b3fb.jpg http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/F3T7E6Q2 eBay, who is currently under investigation for allowing the sale of counterfeit consumer electronic goods and is also under pressure from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has caved in on its plan to force Australians to use only its PayPal service for making payments for auction transactions. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:48:00 GMT http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/F3T7E6Q2 Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008070406505729163.jpg