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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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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,… Read More

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… Read More

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 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… Read More

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… Read More

“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… Read More

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

Since the company cut the price of the Cube hardware to $99.99 just over a month ago, the console has more than quadrupled its sales, and now holds 37 per cent market share, up from 19 per cent prior to the price cut. The figures, announced by NOA's George Harrison at an investor conference in New York, show the Cube holding a strong second place in the US home console market, behind Sony's PS2 but ahead of Microsoft's… Read More