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01.08.2009 8:05 am

Something to look forward to in June: ‘Ghostbusters’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It was getting to the point that it seemed “Ghostbusters” never would materialize out of the ether. The cult-favorite film was becoming a disappointment in the gaming world, suffering delay after delay.

Now, it appears there’s a firm release date. Sony Pictures…

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11.25.2008 8:31 pm

Sony introduces the PlayStation credit card — but watch out

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Looking for a little holiday gaming cheer? Sony might have something for you that Santa doesn’t.

It’s called a credit card.

Right now, the company is offering a PlayStation Visa card, which you can apply for at Sony’s site. Receive approval and…

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10.08.2008 11:40 pm

Xbox 360 / Blu-ray marriage poses threat to Sony, Nintendo

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Microsoft, once a leader in tech, appears ready to play follower.

Tech tracker X-bit Labs is reporting that a joint Toshiba-Samsung venture is about to bring Blu-ray to the Xbox, in the form of an external disk drive costing $100 to $150. The…

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07.14.2008 12:03 pm

Sony’s Stringer is unclear on the Wii concept

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mugshot of Howard Stringer, courtesy of SonySir Howard Stringer just doesn’t seem to get it.

You’d think the Sony CEO, or anybody in that job, is deftly perceptive of public interaction with the gaming-hardware market. After all, his company’s PlayStation 3 mostly-for-gaming console has been locked in a consumer…

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05.02.2008 10:21 am

Blu-ray coming to Xbox 360, Taiwanese report says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Talk that Microsoft would relent and build an Xbox 360 with Blu-ray technology has flared on and off since the preferred optical disc format, HD DVD, went belly up in February.

They appear to be flaring again. The Economic Daily News out of Taiwan…

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04.30.2008 10:39 am

Movie maker Paramount ready to make Blu-ray switch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The former HD DVD allies are falling into step with Blu-ray. Now, it’s Paramount Pictures‘ turn.

Hollywood’s oldest movie company says it will release its first Blu-ray-only titles starting next month with the animated flick “Bee Movie” starring Jerry Seinfeld, “Face/Off”…

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04.10.2008 12:18 am

Good idea: Aussie retailers consider dumping Xbox 360

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Down Under, they’re underwhelmed with Xbox 360. So much so that retailers are talking about giving up on the console and stocking only Sony and Nintendo gaming systems instead.

That prospect stems from a survey of 10 Australian chains, running more than…

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03.13.2008 10:40 am

Blu-ray in Xbox 360? Forget it — for now

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Saving your pennies for a new Xbox 360 with built-in Blu-ray technology? Spend them elsewhere.

Microsoft Corp. has no immediate plans to incorporate Blu-ray in the game console following HD DVD’s recent demise, according to an Xbox product manager, though it…

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02.19.2008 11:55 am

HD DVD dies. Now, what will Microsoft do?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s official: HD DVD will go the way of Betamax, the Edsel and every TV series that has starred Ted McGinley.

After a month of speculation over the technology’s future, most of it negative, the chief of Toshiba Corp., Atsutoshi Nishida, announced early…

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02.16.2008 11:13 am

Toshiba reconsiders HD DVD technology, source says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The high-def format war appears over — maybe.

Toshiba Corp. will give up on its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs and give in to rival Blu-ray, a technology developed by Sony Corp., a source with Toshiba has told news services.

So…

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