Sony share prices fall with record annual loss, Xbox 360 continues to sell well

As we come to the inevitable end of this console generation, it can be a time to reflect back on where each company made their mistakes. Many have attributed the slow start of the PS3 to the lack of strong exclusives and unwillingness of the public to adopt Blu-Ray. Fast forward to 2009 and many were predicting that Sony would not only catchup, but over take the sales of the Xbox 360. Sony continued to employ strategies like price cuts and the more frequent release of new exclusives, but the sales never over took their main competitor. Not only have Sony had to remain in third place for the entire generation, but they have been posting continual annual losses, with this year's being a particularly large hit to the company.

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Double announcement, Hitman: Absolution and Dishonoured release date revealed

While we are still disappointed about the several month delay of Bioshock Infinite, two release dates of two other games have been announced, and will both be before the end of this year. The first one is Square Enix and Eidos’ Hitman: Absolution and the second being Bethesda and Arkane’s Dishonoured.

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Activision Blizzard Unveils First Quarter Sales Results

Activision Blizzard today unveiled its 2012 first quarter sales results, demonstrating the impressive retail success of some of its biggest franchises, including Call of Duty, Skylanders and Diablo; while at the same time reminding many outside the company, including myself, just how little money they truly have.

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BioShock Infinite has been delayed until 2013

Many games are hoping to take the crown at Christmas this year. Condenters like Call of Duty, FIFA, Halo and Assassin's Creed will battle it out to take the top sales spot come November.  However, new non-annual challengers have arrived such as Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, Hitman Absolution and Bioshock Infinite, games like these have been anticipated for over a year and have already won awards stated them as the titles to watch. However, one of those games won't make it to release this year, Irrational games have announced that Bioshock Infinite has been delayed until 2013.

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EA reveals new Dead Space and other titles for release by March 2013

EA have recently given a statement revealing what games could be on the cards for the next 12 months. According to EA we can expect to see the usual sporting titles, such as FIFA and Madden NFL, as well as the next Medal of Honour, Need for Speed and the highly anticipated Dead Space. Not too many details have been revealed about the former titles but the latter is receiving a lot of attention.

New Family Guy Game Announced

Fans of the hit television series Family Guy can look forward to a brand new console experience this fall. Activision and 20th Century Fox announced today that the Griffin clan are on their way to the consoles in Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse. As many fans of the series are likely saying: That sounds "freakin' sweet."

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Thatgamecompany Set to Announce New Title

Just a few short months after the release of their critically acclaimed title Journey, Thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen says they’re almost set to announce their next title. In an interview with VG247, Chen says fans can expect to hear about a new title sometime by the end of the year.

Dawnguard DLC For Skyrim Announced

Earlier in the year, Bethesda’s trademarking of the title “Dawnguard” had many fans speculating that it would be the title of the first DLC expansion for their hit open-world RPG Skyrim. Now with the grand unveiling courtesy of Bethesda’s blog, it is official: The fans were right.

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