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Sony Games Chief Phil Harrison Resigns

Sony Games Chief Phil Harrison Resigns

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that long-time PlayStation exec Phil Harrison, president of its game development arm Sony Entertainment Worldwide Studios, will resign effective February 29. Harrison’s responsibilities will be assumed by Kaz Hirai, currently chief of Sony Computer Entertainment. Harrison will be leaving Sony after more than 15 years; he joined Sony in 1992 and held executive management positions in Sony’s European and North American businesses, including vice president, third party relations, and head of research and development for SCEA. Harrison has been involved in all the teams that developed and launched the PlayStation hardware lines.

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Nintendo to Keep Wii at $249

Nintendo to Keep Wii at $249

Nintendo senior VP of marketing George Harrison has told Reuters in an interview that the company plans to stick with its $249 price point for its popular Nintendo Wii video game console, even as competitors like Sony are rolling out new, less-expensive units in anticipation of the end-of-year holiday buying season.

According to Harrison, the company sees no reason to lower prices because it’s stil selling all the Nintendo Wii systems it can make. In fact, the company recently warned consumers can expect shortages on the Wii console through the holiday season, even though the system will have been on the market for over a year.

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Sony Planning Video Downloads for PS3?

Every since the specs for Sony’s PlayStation 3 emerged from the fog, pundits, games, and enthusiasts have wondered if Sony planned to offer downloadable music and video offerings via its “future-proof” gaming console. Now, months after the PS3’s much-delayed North American and Japanese launches, the answer appears to be yes: In an interview with 1Up, Sony’s Phil Harrison has all but announced Sony “very shortly” plans to roll out downloadable video offerings to PlayStation 3 owners:  Read more...

Nintendo, AOL Seek First Revolutionary

If you absolutely have to be the first person to play Nintendo’s forthcoming Revolution console game system, AOL wants to hear from you. In Nintendo’s First-to-Play Sweepstakes, AOL and Nintendo are searching for one video game fan to fly to Los Angeles to play the console live, on stage, May 9 at the Electronics Entertainment Expo.

“No consumer has ever played this new Nintendo system before,” saysGeorge Harrison, Nintendo’s senior VP of marketing. “But more importantly, no one has ever interacted with video games in this way before. Our next home console will revolutionize how people play and experience video games.”  Read more...

MLB.TV Goes Six Games at Once

Major League Baseball and interactive TV authoring software and services provider Ensequence today unveiled a new way for baseball lovers to get their fix of keeping up with multiple teams at the same time. New technology being shown off on MLB.com will allow viewers to watch six live games at the same time.

MLB.TV Mosaic, said the two organizations, will provide viewers with selectable audio, statistics and the ability to click to any one game on a full screen. It also alerts fantasy baseball league players when live games involving their fantasy players and teams are available. During times when live games are not available, fans can watch on-demand games, outtakes from the previous night’s games and interactive long-form advertisements. MLB.TV Mosaic will be available to MLB.TV subscribers free at MLB.com next week.  Read more...

Sony Readying Online Service for PS3

Speaking at Son Jose’s Game Developer Conference, Sony executive Phil Harrison said Sony will have a free online gaming service for Playstation 3 console owners when the game systems ship this November. The service will offer new content for gamers, new revenue opportunities for both Sony and game publishers, and

MTV Buys iFilm for $49 Million

MTV Networksannounced today it is buying online video provider iFilm for $49 million as part of an effort to expand the company’s Internet presence.

iFilm currently carries a large collection of movie trailers, amateur and user-generated video, short films, and some programming from Hollywood studios, and serves about 10 million visitors and 30 million streams per month.

MTV plans to promote iFilm across MTV’s existing Web sites, and boost iFilm’s reach and advertising revenue by offering MTV content to iFilm users. iFilm’s editorial content will remain independent from MTV, and iFilm CEO Blair Harrison will continue to run the iFilm operation from Hollywood. “We are thrilled about the acquisition of iFilm. This move is at the heart of MTV Networks multi-platform strategy and meshes with our tradition of cultivating independent and creative brands,” said MTV CEO Judy McGrath.  Read more...

Sony PS3 to be More Powerful Than Expected

In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Harrison told the online publication “It only gets better from here on in,” “As you get closer and closer to production hardware, you’re using more and more like the final silicon, which will be more and more like the final clock speed.”

If this is the case, then Microsoft really needs to be scrambling. According to Japanese website ITmedia, the Playstation 3 development kits are running at a 2.4GHz processing speed while the final versions of the chip will run at a smoking 3.2GHz, and on top of that, the final Playstation 3 will have a more powerful NVIDIA graphics processor.  Read more...

Nintendo Reveals more Revolution Details

“The Revolution also marks a reversal of sorts for Nintendo. It includes DVD playback functionality, giving the console the multimedia functionality that Nintendo railed against when it rolled outthe games-only GameCube. It will also have a major online component, with built-in Wi-Fi and an Xbox Live-like multiplayer. But it will also have a distinctively Nintendan touch, allowing users todownload every NES, SNES, and N64 game and play it on the Revolution’s built-in emulators.

Despite analysts giving it the bronze medal of the big three E3, Nintendo talked tough at its E3 conference, proudly showing of the new Zelda and the iPod mini-sized Game Boy Micro. But with Microsoft and Sony hogging all the press, how does Nintendo intend to regain the headlines–and stave off a two-pronged assault in the next generation of gaming? GameSpot sat down with Harrison under the hot California sun to find out. “

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PS3 to integrate EyeToy technology?

Comments made by SCEE vice president Phil Harrison in an interview with the Australian Financial Review suggest that a more advanced version of the EyeToy motion sensor is being considered for PlayStation 3.

Speaking to the business publication, Harrison stated that Sony is investigating the integration of a motion sensing device into its next console, and suggested that the existing EyeToy was a preliminary test for the technology.  Read more...

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