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Updated Nov 20, 2009 5:59 pm PT

Top Story PSN to be basis of Sony iTunes rival, accounts top 33 million

PS3 and PSP's online component will form backbone of Sony Online Service, a content-delivery system common to HDTVs, Blu-ray players, PCs, MP3 players, e-readers, and mobile devices. continue »
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 5:28 pm PT
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Video Q&A: Sony explains PSP adhocParty

Kristin Neirinckx discusses how PSP owners can use their PS3s to play multiplayer non-infrastructure games over the Web. Full Story
- Posted Nov 19, 2009 4:49 pm PT
- 41 Comments
Activision CEO makes another $18 million

Bobby Kotick continues cashing out soon-to-expire stock options, bringing one-week windfall to nearly $42 million; CFO Thomas Tippl nets 40 percent raise. Full Story
- Posted Nov 18, 2009 11:50 am PT
- 170 Comments

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3D PS3 gaming coming via firmware update in 2010

[UPDATE] Japanese electronics giant says all consoles will benefit from stereoscopic depth-of-field technology after downloadable patch. Full Story
- Posted Nov 19, 2009 3:02 pm PT
- 404 Comments
Zelda 'surprise' planned for E3 2010

Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma says developer has been "trying something new" with the structure of Link's upcoming Wii installment, due next year. Full Story
- Posted Nov 18, 2009 5:00 pm PT
- 442 Comments
GameStop Q3 profits hit $52 million, Modern Warfare 2 sets record

World's largest specialty retailer says Infinity Ward's shooter sold 2.5M units in 72 hours at its stores; quarterly earnings hit $1.8 billion. Full Story
- Posted Nov 19, 2009 10:45 am PT
- 112 Comments
Ace Attorney trio filing onto WiiWare

Capcom porting original Phoenix Wright courtroom drama to Nintendo's console beginning in January for $10; Justice for All in March, Trials and Tribulations in May. Full Story
- Posted Nov 18, 2009 5:39 pm PT
- 46 Comments
Modern Warfare 2 five-day sales hit $550 million

[UPDATE] Activision claims Infinity Ward's latest shooter breaks host of 24-, 120-hour entertainment records spanning games, movies, books; LA Times pegs budget at $200 million including marketing and distribution. Full Story
- Posted Nov 18, 2009 10:41 am PT
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Super Mario Kart drifts onto Wii VC

Original Super Nintendo kart racer arrives this Monday; Pilotwings SNES and Super Smash Bros. N64 to follow this holiday season. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 5:59 pm PT
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Modern Warfare 2 PC first-week sales top predecessor

Outcry over removal of dedicated server support can't stop latest Call of Duty installment from a faster start than original Modern Warfare. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 4:56 pm PT
- 44 Comments
Sony planning paid PSN subscriptions for 2010

[UPDATE] Kaz Hirai confirms premium level will be added on top of PS3 and PSP's online service, which will remain free to play online; PSN revenue expected to hit $563 million this fiscal year. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 12:26 pm PT
- 443 Comments
Banned PSN player takes aim at Microsoft, Nintendo

Gamer appeals tossing of case against Sony, files new suit against Microsoft over red ring failure, Nintendo for disabling homebrew channel. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 12:44 pm PT
- 458 Comments
Big in Japan Nov. 9-15: J-League Pro Soccer Club

Sega dethrones Winning Eleven with its own footie sim for the PSP; Sony's portable, PS3 nearly tie at top of hardware chart. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 3:12 pm PT
- 15 Comments
NFS: Shift DLC goes gratis next month

EA and Slightly Mad's street racer gains five cars and one mode in Team Racing add-on pack on 360 beginning December 1, PS3 two days later. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 4:48 pm PT
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Media watchdog NIMF shutting down

National Institute on Media and the Family to close doors after nearly 14 years, marking an end to Video Game Report Card program. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 2:43 pm PT
- 31 Comments
Star Trek Online open beta warps to January

Cryptic Studios' latest MMORPG will enter large-scale testing period January 12-26; keys offered as first come, first served. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 11:57 am PT
- 23 Comments
adhocParty, Peggle pop onto PS3

PlayStation Store Update: PopCap's money-minting puzzler joins PSOne classics Resident Evil 2, Legacy of Kain; PSP gets Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 10:57 am PT
- 14 Comments
Xbox Live ban class-action suit being mulled

Law firm puts out call for gamers tossed from Microsoft's online service in pre-Modern Warfare 2 purges. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 11:18 am PT
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British intelligence spooking Xbox Live

Adverts, gamer pictures, themes, and videos to hit Microsoft's online service as part of a recruitment drive by the GCHQ. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2009 9:52 am PT
- 51 Comments
3D PS3 gaming coming via firmware update in 2010

[UPDATE] Japanese electronics giant says all consoles will benefit from stereoscopic depth-of-field technology after downloadable patch. Full Story
- Posted Nov 19, 2009 3:02 pm PT
- 403 Comments
GameStop Q3 profits hit $52 million, Modern Warfare 2 sets record

World's largest specialty retailer says Infinity Ward's shooter sold 2.5M units in 72 hours at its stores; quarterly earnings hit $1.8 billion. Full Story
- Posted Nov 19, 2009 10:45 am PT
- 111 Comments
BioShock 2 zapped with Special Edition

Limited-run collectors' package for 2K Games' underwater dystopian shooter loaded with posters, soundtracks for $100 on 360, PS3, $90 for PC. Full Story
- Posted Nov 19, 2009 4:51 pm PT
- 137 Comments