Games Pricing

Sony Debuts PlayStation Game Download Service for PSP

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 3:02pm.

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday launched a new service that lets owners of its PSP handheld download and play classic PlayStation game titles.

Disney to Release $39 Plug-and-play/Handheld Game Device

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2006 - 11:47am.

Los Angeles - Performance Designed Products (PDP), a Los Angeles-based design firm focused on the gaming industry, announced on Monday that it has partnered with Disney Electronics to manufacture a line of portable gaming units featuring Disney characters.

Sony Launches "Greatest Hits" Program for PSP Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2006 - 1:10pm.

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday announced a "Greatest Hits" program for its PSP handheld game system, which will discount top-selling games for the device.

Atari Prices "Test Drive Unlimited" for Xbox 360 at $39.95

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 20, 2006 - 12:36pm.

New York - Atari announced on Thursday that it will make its "Test Drive Unlimited" title for Xbox 360 available for $39.95, a discount of $20 off the industry standard $59 for new Xbox 360 titles. "Innovation should be available to everyone, not a privilege for those can afford high price tags," said Atari chairman and CEO Bruno Bonnell. The company also plans to sell new downloadable car packs for the game each month online, via Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace.

Nintendo Launches $129 DS Lite Handheld Game System in U.S.

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2006 - 1:18pm.

New York - Nintendo launched its new DS Lite handheld video game device over the weekend in the U.S.

DISH Network Expands Interactive TV Games Offering

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 9, 2006 - 1:15pm.

Englewood, Colo. - EchoStar Communications, operator of the DISH Network satellite TV service, announced on Friday that it has expanded its interactive TV offering, with the addition of an interactive TV games application called DishGAMES.

Nokia Launches Digital Distribution Site for N-Gage Game Titles

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 6, 2006 - 1:18pm.

Espoo, Finland - Nokia on Tuesday launched a global digital retail distribution site that will sell games for its N-Gage hybrid cell phone/mobile game deck.

GOSUB 60 Mobile Darts Game to Utilize Motion-Sensing Software

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2006 - 1:18pm.

San Diego - Mobile game publisher GOSUB 60 announced on Thursday the development of "Camera Phone Darts," a mobile game that uses camera-enabled motion-sensing software from GestureTek.

Nintendo Wii Console to Sell for Under $250; 6 Million to Ship by March

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 25, 2006 - 6:52am.

Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo announced on Thursday that its forthcoming Wii next-generation video game console will not cost more than $250 when it launches in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Hasbro Licenses Gesture-based Control Technology for Educational Device

Authored by dmw on May 12, 2006 - 12:02pm.

Toronto - GestureTek, a developer of gesture-based control systems for entertainment devices, announced on Friday that has licensed its technology to toymaker Hasbro's Playskool division for use with its Ion Educational Gaming System. Playskool's device consists of a camera that will capture children's movements and allow them to play educational games on the TV alongside children's characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. The game is expected to ship in August for $99, with additional Active Learning Discs to retail for $14.99.

Atari Discounts All Existing Console, PC Titles to $19.99

Authored by dmw on May 10, 2006 - 4:03am.

New York - Atari on Wednesday introduced an aggressive game pricing initiative that will discount all of the publisher's existing titles for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and the PC to $19.99. The "GamersFirst" program will be launched at retail on June 1. The program includes titles such as "Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure," "Driver: Parallel Lines" and "Indigo Prophecy," but excludes Atari's PC title "Dungeons & Dragons Online". In addition to the discount, all other Atari PC titles are now also available for download from online services operated by both Valve and Direct2Drive.

PlayStation 3 to Debut on Nov. 17 With $599 Price Tag

Authored by dmw on May 9, 2006 - 5:25pm.

Los Angeles - Sony Computer Entertainment of America on Tuesday unveiled its next-generation PlayStation 3 video game console, which will go on sale in North America on Nov. 17 as part of a worldwide simultaneous launch. From the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Sony said the console will sell for $599 with a 60GB hard drive, or in a less fully-featured version with a 20GB hard drive for $499. Both versions will feature the Cell processor and be able to play movies on Sony's next-generation DVD format, Blu-ray; other features include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, and support for output of high-definition video up to 1080p. Sony has also designed a new controller for the PS3, featuring a six-axis motion-sensing system. The company aims to ship 4 million PS3 consoles by Dec. 31, and 2 million more by March 31, 2007.

Sony Launches "Greatest Hits" Program for PSP Game Titles

Authored by dmw on May 9, 2006 - 4:55pm.

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday launched a "Greatest Hits" program for games for its PSP handheld game device. The program will discount top-selling titles to $19.99. Initial selections for the category include Sony's own "Ape Escape: On the Loose"; "ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails"; "Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee"; "Twisted Metal: Head On"; and "Wipeout Pure". The company said 15 third-party titles will be added to the roster in the near future.

Turner's GameTap Service Adds Two Game Titles

Authored by dmw on May 9, 2006 - 3:08pm.

Los Angeles - Turner Broadcasting's GameTap subscription-based broadband games and entertainment service announced on Tuesday that it will add two new games to its network of more than 500 on-demand game titles. The $9.95 per month service will now feature "Sam & Max," co-produced by GameTap and TellTale Games, and "Uru Live," the online version of developer Cyan Worlds' "Uru: Ages Beyond Myst". GameTap also announced the launch of two new original programs: "GameTap News," a weekly recap of industry news; and "GameTap 10: Taste of Chaos Edition".

Nintendo to Launch $129 DS Lite Handheld in North America on June 11

Authored by dmw on May 4, 2006 - 9:12am.

Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo of America announced on Thursday that it will launch the Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmed-down version of its handheld game console, in North America on June 11. The $129 device is less than two-thirds the size of the original DS and more than 20% lighter. In addition, its dual screens can now be adjusted to four levels to adapt to different lighting conditions. The company added that its "New Super Mario Bros." title for the DS and DS Lite will ship to retailers on May 15.

Sony Online Entertainment at Work on "EverQuest II" Expansions

Authored by dmw on May 3, 2006 - 9:17am.

San Diego - Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) announced on Wednesday that it is at work on two expansion packs for its "EverQuest II" massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. The expansion pack "Echoes of Faydwer" will be released on Nov. 14 for $39, while the adventure pack "The Fallen Dynasty" will be released in June for $7.99, or at no cost to subscribers to SOE's Station Access service.

USA Wireless Introduces $49 Universal Mobile Phone Game Controller

Authored by dmw on April 5, 2006 - 12:26pm.

Las Vegas - USA Wireless on Wednesday introduced its Mobile Chaos M-PLAY, a universal controller for mobile phone gaming. The $49 accessory works with most cell phone models, and allows players to control mobile game titles with a device more similar to a controller for console video games.

Atom Entertainment Launches Shockwave.com Game Studios

Authored by dmw on April 3, 2006 - 6:13pm.

San Francisco - Atom Entertainment, a provider of short films, games and other online content, announced on Monday the launch of Shockwave.com Game Studios, a new unit that will work with advertisers and independent game developers to create new online games and advergames. The company also announced the launch of Shockwave.com Unlimited, a $4.95 per month, ad-free subscription version of its online games portal, which features over 300 titles.

Sony Debuts PlayStation Game Download Service for PSP

Disney to Release $39 Plug-and-play/Handheld Game Device

Sony Launches "Greatest Hits" Program for PSP Games

Atari Prices "Test Drive Unlimited" for Xbox 360 at $39.95

Nintendo Launches $129 DS Lite Handheld Game System in U.S.

DISH Network Expands Interactive TV Games Offering

Nokia Launches Digital Distribution Site for N-Gage Game Titles

GOSUB 60 Mobile Darts Game to Utilize Motion-Sensing Software

Nintendo Wii Console to Sell for Under $250; 6 Million to Ship by March

Hasbro Licenses Gesture-based Control Technology for Educational Device

Atari Discounts All Existing Console, PC Titles to $19.99

PlayStation 3 to Debut on Nov. 17 With $599 Price Tag

Sony Launches "Greatest Hits" Program for PSP Game Titles

Turner's GameTap Service Adds Two Game Titles

Nintendo to Launch $129 DS Lite Handheld in North America on June 11

Sony Online Entertainment at Work on "EverQuest II" Expansions

USA Wireless Introduces $49 Universal Mobile Phone Game Controller

Atom Entertainment Launches Shockwave.com Game Studios

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