1Up .com has become the first legitimate outlet to publish the news of a new PSP hardware iteration that, among other significant design changes, ditches the UMD drive in favor of a download-only format that uses an internal flash drive and (of course) Sony MemorySticks for storage. If you’re scoring at home, UMD (Universal Media [...]
Archive for April, 2009
RIP UMD?
Posted in Sony, The biz, tagged 1Up, LittleBigPlanet, Loco Roco 2, Playstation Portable, PSP, Rock Band, Sony, UMD on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Know Your NPD’s: Don’t Panic! Edition
Posted in Culture, The biz, tagged Easter, Grand Theft, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Halo Wars, Mario Kart, NPD Group, Pokemon, Resident Evil 5, Smash Bros Brawl, Wii Fit on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As has become the monthly norm around here, we’re diving into the latest NPD numbers and reading the tea leaves so you don’t have to! Liquid Architecture is not afraid to be servicey. The March report shows a 17% decline in overall sales from March of last year, which brings the total sales number for [...]
If it’s in the game… it’s in the game?
Posted in Culture, Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Sports games, The biz, tagged Jackie Robinson, Madden, Major League Baseball, MLB, MLB 09: The Show, MLB 2K9, Mother's Day, NBA Live, Pink Bats on April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today marked the 62nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s historic first Major League Baseball game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Throughout the league, MLB teams honored Jackie in their own way, from a dedication at the new Citi Field to scholarship awards and Jumbotron retrospectives. And every single player in every game today wore #42, with no [...]
Wright left
Posted in Culture, Marketing, The biz, tagged EA, Electronic Arts, Maxis, Microsoft, Playstation, Sony, Spore, The Sims, Will Wright, Xbox on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Following the always-timely Stephen Totilo’s Multiplayer Twitter feed, I caught the news just a couple minutes ago about Will Wright leaving EA Maxis to commit fully to his multimedia IP think tank, Stupid Fun Club. For the record, Totilo was seven minutes ahead of EA’s official Twitter. I’m not entirely surprised with the move. DRM [...]
