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Star Wars Battlefront III surfaces
By Tor Thorsen
Posted Dec 30, 2008 10:07 am PT
As a sad footnote to a year strewn with the corpses of shuttered studios, Free Radical let go most of its 180-plus employees on December 17. Best-known for the TimeSplitters series, the Nottingham, England-based shop had bet heavily on the success of its oft-delayed PlayStation 3 shooter, Haze. Unfortunately, the Ubisoft title was a critical and commercial disappointment, selling just over 128,000 units in the US.Read More
ESRB: Guitar Hero: Modern Hits rocking DS
By Tor Thorsen
Posted Dec 30, 2008 5:28 pm PT
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board appears to have given Guitar Hero fans a late Christmas present. Sticking to the ratings board's oft-repeated practice of revealing titles before they are officially announced, the US-based body has posted a listing for "Guitar Hero: Modern Hits".Read More
Report: PS3 manufacturing costs drop 35 percent
By Tor Thorsen
Posted Dec 30, 2008 11:47 am PT
In November 2006, computer hardware research firm iSuppli initially estimated the production launch-day cost of each $599 60GB PlayStation 3 as being $840.35. By mid-2007, it had lowered that figure to $690.23, thanks to manufacturing process and supply-chain improvements. Later that year, the 60GB and 20GB PS3 models were replaced by 80GB and 40GB editions priced at $499 and $399, respectively.Read More