The cost of producing video games has soared in the last ten to twelve years. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have development kits, but because of the prohibitive cost they are normally only sent to existing …

More negative press for Sony. Dana Jongewaard Official PlayStation Magazine editor has written on her blog on 1up.com that she will not be getting a Play Station 3 at launch.

Lately the PSP seems to be a little behind the DS. Many people are wondering when or if Sony will step up. To make matters worse it seems EA may be rethinking their development strategy with Sony and their PSP. Electronics Arts executive VP David Gardner was recently interviewed by MCV and told them of EA’s disappointment in the PSP.

“I don’t think Sony can afford to sit back, think they still have things they can do with the price and performance of the machine – things that they need to address.” Garner told MCV.

Gardner goes on to talk about why EA now has more faith in the Nintendo DS. “There’s no doubt that EA has historically bet more on PSP. I think we were excited by the technology, but the consumers have proven that actually what they want is fun. We must never forget that what we need to focus on is fun and so EA is putting more effort behind DS games – and creative ones that really take advantage of the hardware.”

Ah those were the days, playing cards with my granny, starting with matchsticks and progressively moving onto pennies as I got older.
I never continued with the game, thinking there really wouldn’t be much point to …

Online rumours regarding Nintendo’s forthcoming home video game console the Wii, have showed no signs of slowing down of late.
This time the rumours come from the genuinely reliable gaming publication IGN, who at the time …

Altus the developers behind the well received surgery sim Trauma Center, sent out a press release yesterday informing eager gamers that the title is still on track as a launch title for the Wii.
The game …

Will Wright creator of SimCity and the massively popular Sims recently had a Q&A interview on ign.com. They ask him about his up and coming game “Spore”.

In the interview ign asks him about development for the console versions of the game. Will Wright tells them that only the PC game is being worked on and is still in development. He explains they are thinking of spore as a franchise that will be on all platforms including cell phone. He says that it is still to early to tell if development will be done on current and next generation consoles….

A new study conducted in Finland by the M.I.N.D Lab at the Helsinki School of Economics came up with a strong suggestion that gamers love losing. The study, entitled “The Psychophysiology of Video Gaming”, analyzed …

Sony really got the short end of the backwards compatibility stick.
“To use saved data on a PlayStation 2 memory card, you must copy the data onto a virtual memory card within the hard disk. …

Good news for Castlevania fans. Alucard, the son of Dracula will reappear in what many regard as the best in the Castlevania series. “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” is set for release on XBox Live Arcade. This game was regarded by some as one of the best Playstation games and was one of the few 2D adventure games on the Playstation…

With next gen development costs soaring, can Nintendo really offer gamers a cheaper alternative?
Nintendo UK has confirmed to online gaming publication Gamesindustry.biz that the price of software for its upcoming Wii console will be inline …

The Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles has been a one of the most important major events in the world of video games for the last 12 years. Each year much of the hype generated by the media spawns from the E3. Recently many of the major publishers have decided to pull out of the show leading to much speculation among the gaming community.

Many of the larger exhibitors have decided that they aren’t really getting what they pay for. They feel they do not receive proper media exposure for the amount of money that they put into it….

GC 2006 the next big industry event is soon to be upon us in August, and Nintendo wasting no time, have already booked their place.
This is the gaming event that Nintendo are expected to lift …

If there is one game that perfectly captures the potential of the Wii’mote’, it would have to be Red Steel.
Ubisoft and Nintendo clearly have high hopes of grandeur for this katana wielding title, as the …

Flapping his lips at Comic-Con in San Diego, LucasArts’ Steve Sansweet says there are plans to bring games to all three next-gen consoles, including Nintendo’s Wii.
During his interview to IGN, its also reported that the …

Sony’s going to let you shoehorn any of 7,000 original PlayStation games onto your PSP by the end of next year, at least that’s the word from PSP Magazine, which says the games giant has …