Sony, CLA sign VOD deal for PlayStation 3

Berlin digital film service group Content Licenz Agentur (CLA) has signed a deal with Sony Network Entertainment to supply VOD titles in German-speaking territories for Sony's PlayStation 3 console.

PlayStation 3 Firmware Update Blocks PSJailbreak?

Sony has quietly released a firmware update to the PlayStation 3 that, according to initial reports, blocks the now-infamous PSJailbreak exploit that enabled users to copy games to local storage devices and run home-brew applications on their game consoles. Sony is offering no specific information about the update, saying only that it “includes additional security features.”

Microsoft's Xbox ready for bigger battle in Japan

Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp. Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and Nintendo Co.'s Wii.

New motion-reading controller is a good move for Sony’s PS3

How far ahead of its time was the Wii, Nintendo Co.’s wildly successful video game console? It was so far ahead that it’s taken Nintendo’s chief rivals four years to catch up. Nintendo - Wii - Sony - Video game console - Video game

Why PlayStation Move Could Give '3-D Games' a Whole New Meaning

Sony's upcoming motion controller is more than just a Wiimote clone. Thanks to its player-facing camera and its powerfully precise targeting, it offers a peek at what full-fledged augmented reality will look like.

Xbox takes battle to PS3, Wii in Japan

Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp.  Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and Nintendo Co.'s Wii. But the Seattle-based company is armed with a new weapon — its new controller-free Kinect game technology — that it hopes will convince Japanese consumers to embrace the Xbox 360 ...