I think that most of us gaming aficionados who have played or at least heard of Sony’s mind-blowingly action-packed adrenaline-pumper hardcore action platformer God of War have been waiting for the sequel to the greatest action game of all times, God of War III. And the geeky gamers we are, most of us must have seen the trailer of the upcoming game by now. The good fellows at joystiq.com have brought us some more goodies for us: raw gameplay footage and impressions from the game. In this new clip, Kratos fights off against a horde of enemies by mounting a weakened cyclops and wreaking havoc. The clip also shows us how the new camera system works, and how fluent the action packed scenes look in the game. Read joystiq.com’s post for more info on this particular news.

[Via : joystiq.com]

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Sony places a lot of hope on its videogame division as its electronics business is suffering terribly due to the global economic crisis. Sony projected last spring that its games division would finally make a profit since launching the PS3 in 2006.

Earlier this month, I reported that by 2010, Sony plans to eliminate 8,000 jobs (four percent of its global work force). This is certainly the result of a tail spin of poor electronics sales.

Here’s where Sony probably went wrong.

A pricey console featuring fancy components is backfiring on them as this recession continues to spiral out of control and people are less inclined to drop money on the priciest gaming console. And why should they?

An entry-level PS3 model costs at least $150 more than the Wii or the cheapest Xbox 360, right? And although the PS3 has Blu-ray functionality that isn’t in the Wii or the Xbox 360, it’s still a bitter pill to swallow when parents just want to buy a respectable video-game console for their kids. Besides, the cost of actual Blu-ray players are relatively inexpensive, and you still can get one with an Xbox 360 for cheaper than what it would cost you to buy a PS3. Dang!

We also know that Microsoft helped its sales of the Xbox 360 when it slashed the price this past fall and bundled games, too. Nintendo kept the Wii’s price at $249 but cranked out more consoles taking care of the shortage problem.

Let’s also be frank…Sony hasn’t had the great exclusive titles it enjoyed with the PlayStation 2. Microsoft has its heavyweight giants Halo and Gears of War franchises. Nintendo’s big money makers are mostly in-house games. While Sony used to have a stronghold of exclusives, clever Microsoft found a way to get game publishers to launch biggies simultaneous with Sony.

Lastly, the PS3 just costs way too much to make. Last week, I told you Sony found a way to take the console which once took $840 to manufacture, and make it for $448.73. Granted, it still loses money on every PS3 it sells because it retails at $399, so Sony is going to have to cut the price to help boost sales.

Let the numbers speak for themselves. Since its launch, the Wii has sold nearly 35 million units, the Xbox 360 has sold 22 million, with the PS3 trailing at 17 million. Let’s get even more specific. Last month, in the US, the Wii sold 2 million, consumers bought 836,000 Xbox 360′s, and only 368,000 PS3′s were purchased.

While Sony’s best seller last month (according to The NPD) was Call of Duty: World at War…dang again! The Xbox 360 version sold twice as much.

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To try Home, which is slated for release in the next 10 days, players must download a piece of free software from Sony’s PlayStation store onto their own PS3.

Just keep in mind that even if Times Online has the scoop, they’re a UK publication who may not be speaking for a worldwide release date.

[Source: Times Online via Kotaku]

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