http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1426/all xx http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/85008/ps3-facebook-firmware-confirmed-eve-xbox-fall-update-launch Last night Sony confirmed the 'Facebook on PS3' rumors that have been circulating, but Sony doesn't intend to replace their browser with a dedicated Facebook viewing tool. The new firmware launch date is a vague 'coming soon' but it was a good marketing ploy to reveal this news just as Microsoft was rolling out its Fall Update (including Facebook integration) to all users. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/85008/ps3-facebook-firmware-confirmed-eve-xbox-fall-update-launch#comments Hardware Personal tech News PS3 video games Xbox 360 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:58:07 -0500 pasmith 85008 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/84196/game-developer-electronic-arts-announces-1500-job-cuts Yesterday the gaming industry was rocked by news that mega-publisher Electronic Arts was spending $300-$400 million on a social media game company while cutting 1500 existing jobs from various in-house development shops. http://www.itworld.com/business/84196/game-developer-electronic-arts-announces-1500-job-cuts#comments Business Software Opinion Electronic Arts video games Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:51:56 -0500 pasmith 84196 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83690/weekend-walmart-tech-deals-geeks-gamers Walmart has a couple of very interesting tech deals running this Saturday. Get a cheap laptop and find out how to update your old 360 for next to nothing through a scheme that only Rube Goldberg could love. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83690/weekend-walmart-tech-deals-geeks-gamers#comments Hardware Offbeat News cheap deals video games WalMart Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:05:35 -0500 pasmith 83690 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83511/microsoft-launches-pilot-rewards-program-xbox-gamers An invitation-only Rewards Program was launched yesterday, allowing select Xbox owners to earn back Points on various purchases. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83511/microsoft-launches-pilot-rewards-program-xbox-gamers#comments Business Personal tech News video games Xbox 360 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:45:54 -0500 pasmith 83511 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82786/nintendo-larger-screen-dsi-offical-profits-falling The rumored DSi with larger screens gets a name and launch date, and Nintendo posts some disappointing numbers. Are these two items connected? I think so. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82786/nintendo-larger-screen-dsi-offical-profits-falling#comments Personal tech News Nintendo DS video games Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:12:38 -0400 pasmith 82786 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/82620/spend-80-games-get-40-credit-amazon-1026-1031 The big holiday release season is officially underway, and Amazon is hoping to attract gamer dollars with promotions like the Modern Warfare 2 incentive and a recently-announced consumer credit deal on select current-gen games. http://www.itworld.com/internet/82620/spend-80-games-get-40-credit-amazon-1026-1031#comments Business Personal tech News Amazon.com ecommerce games video games Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:25:34 -0400 ITworld staff 82620 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82509/can-nintendo-really-be-planning-another-ds-variant The word around the blogs yesterday was that Nintendo is launching yet another Nintendo DS variant (#4, in case you haven't been keeping track), this one with slightly larger screens. How long will they milk this line of handhelds? It's time to innovate, Nintendo! http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82509/can-nintendo-really-be-planning-another-ds-variant#comments Hardware Personal tech Opinion Nintendo DS video games Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:42:14 -0400 pasmith 82509 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82327/netflix-coming-sony-ps3-despite-microsofts-exclusive-claims In August Microsoft claimed that it had an exclusive partnership with Netflix to offer the Netflix Watch Now service on game consoles. Now Sony and Netflix announce that the same service is coming to the Playstation 3. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82327/netflix-coming-sony-ps3-despite-microsofts-exclusive-claims#comments Business Personal tech News Netflix PS3 video games Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:56:27 -0400 pasmith 82327 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/81418/microsoft-locking-out-unauthorized-xbox-360-storage-units When the Preview Program for the next Xbox 360 update launches, owners of non-licensed memory units will be in for a sad surprise: they'll no longer be able to access the data on those units. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/81418/microsoft-locking-out-unauthorized-xbox-360-storage-units#comments Business Personal tech News video games Xbox 360 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:54:31 -0400 pasmith 81418 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/81259/sony-introduces-250-gb-ps3-confusion Sony recently simplified and cost-reduced its product line to a single reasonably priced SKU. Now they're reversing the trend by introducing a second SKU which is, once again, the highest priced stand alone gaming console on the market. Why, Sony? http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/81259/sony-introduces-250-gb-ps3-confusion#comments Hardware Personal tech News PS3 video games Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:13:34 -0400 pasmith 81259 at http://www.itworld.com