Playstation 2 Archive

SOPA Shelved Once Again After PIPA is Postponed

Posted on January 20, 2012 | No Comments
In the same day that the Protect IP Act (PIPA) was postponed, Rep. Lamar Smith has decided to once again shelve the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This is the second time Smith has decided to shelve the highly unpopular...
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Hudson to be Fully Absorbed by Konami on March 1st

Posted on January 20, 2012 | No Comments
Konami Digital Entertainment is preparing to fully absorb Japanese developer Hudson on March 1st, according to a notice issued by the company. Board members from Konami agreed to the change on January 12. While a report Japanese filing discovered by...
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Sony: Playstation Vita Sells 500k Units

Posted on January 10, 2012 | No Comments
During Sony’s Press Conference at CES 2012, Sony Executive Deputy President Kaz Hirai revealed that the new Playstation portable system has sold 500,000 units as of January 5th. Kaz Hirai also reported that 6.5 million Playstation brand devices were sold during...
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GamePro Magazine Discontinued

Posted on December 1, 2011 | No Comments
Both print and online sections of long-running gaming publication closing down; website to become part of PCWorld.com. Veteran gaming publication GamePro has announced it will be closing both its print and online editions as of December 5, with the November...
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Supreme Court Rules Against California Violent Games Law

Posted on June 27, 2011 | No Comments
After 6 years the The Supreme Court of the United States has sided with the videogames industry, declaring it the victor in the Brown vs EMA trial. The case argued over the constitutional rights of a law which opposed the...
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IGN and UGO Set to Merge Into Spin-Off Company

Posted on May 2, 2011 | No Comments
Two entertainment websites, News Corp’s IGN and Hearst Corporation’s UGO, are set to announce their plans to seperate from respective parent and companies and merge to form their own video game focused site. The news of this announcement was broken...
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EA Sports Ditches Manuals In Effort to ‘Go Green’

Posted on March 22, 2011 | No Comments
EA Sports has joined the likes of Ubisoft in ceasing all print manuals in all sports titles. In what will surely be a growing trend, the manual will instead be on the disc itself in digital format. EA Sports spokesman...
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50 Staff Reportedly Cut From Vicarious Visions

Posted on February 10, 2011 | No Comments
There is still fallout a day after Activision dropped a bombshell by cancelling True Crime: Hong Kong and killing the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero series’. Develop is now reporting that Vicarious Visions has been targeted for cutbacks with “around...
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Activision Kills Guitar Hero and True Crime: Hong Kong; Freestyle Games Suffers Severe Layoffs DOUBLE UPDATE

Posted on February 9, 2011 | No Comments
According to Activision’s latest financial statement released today, we can all say goodbye to the Guitar Hero franchise. The mega-publisher has decided to axe the Guitar Hero franchise and the latest in the True Crime series, True Crime: Hong Kong....
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Take-Two Renews Its $1 Million Contest with MLB 2K11

Posted on January 7, 2011 | No Comments
If you find yourself needing $1 million, Take-Two has an interesting proposition for you. Just like last year, they are offering that bounty for the first player to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K11. Interestingly, they have lowered the...
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