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Sony Pictures: Netflix issue not specific to Xbox, only temporary

November 21, 2008

brp style=text-align: center;a href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen_qjpreviewth.jpg?783794 rel=lightbox[article126465] title=Pwnd 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen.jpg 3F783794 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg alt=Pwnd - Image 1 title=Pwnd - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126465/filmscreen_qjpreviewth.jpg?783794 align=/anbsp;nbsp;br/pbrNow we look at other side fence. Yesterday, a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags//880 id=tag title=Father PlayStationSony/a was portrayed as mean grinch who stole a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/netflix/14624 id=tag title= rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail customers United StatesNetflix/a- subscribers’ Christmases — more like their subscriptions, actually — when was discovered that a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/-pictures/6547 id=tag title=‘d film production outfitSony pictures/a are not allowed run on a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags//94 id=tag title= CreatorMicrosoft/a console.brbrCompetition much, eh?brbrToday, Pictures steps up on ring defends itself, saying that there was now secret power that went on with whole thing. Sending out an e-mailed statement, brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; issue not specific or any other individual platform. Pictures currently discussions with relevant parties resolve certain licensing matters related distribution its motion pictures. Given ongoing nature these discussions, we don’t think ’s appropriate comment further at time./pbrGiven development, then construed that once licensing issue fixed, then will be well land . Maybe.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:br/spanullia href=http://www.qj.net/-pulls-a-Grinch--movies-can-t-run-on-Netflix-XBL/pg/49/aid/126415span title=grinchy, grinchy style=font-style: italic; pulls a Grinch: movies can’t run on Netflix-XBL/span/abr/li/ulbrbrimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj//~4/UFxVfwjvgsI height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj//~3/UFxVfwjvgsI/126465 ‘Source [qj.]/abr

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Metareview — Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PS3)

November 19, 2008

brpFiled : a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/metareviews/ rel=tagMetareviews/a/pdiv align=centera href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=++.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0img vspace=4 hspace=4 border=1 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com///11/mkvsdc.jpg alt= //abr //div With a href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/midwayMidway/a’s holiday hopes ( a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11//-report-76m--losses--q308-pins-q4-hope-on---/financial future/a) pinned on ema href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/--dcMortal . /a/em, appears a href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=++.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0reviewers/a aren’t going help company out. Barring major outlier a href=http://www.giantbomb.com/----/61-20449/reviews/Giant Bomb/a its 5/5, most outlets appear be sticking around 80 below. If does well at retail, emMK . /em may help prevent publisher hearing an ominous voice-: Finish him!br / ul lia href=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207930/-----/GamePro/a (80/100)/: Though far a technical , emMortal . /em exceeds expectations by delivering a solidly enjoyable casual . Mature-rated gore missed, but core combat here feels more confident energetic than has years./li lia href=http://.ign.com/articles/929/929012p1.htmlIGN/a (75/100)/: emMortal . /em fun a solid entry into franchise, but I doubt many folks will find entertaining past a rental. Casual players will punch through before burning out after getting stumped by one or two Kombo Challenges, while fans will have trouble accepting toned down Fatalities somewhat slower .span class=text_article_body/span/li lispan class=text_article_bodya href=http://.gamespy.com/-3/--next-gen/931343p1.htmlGameSpy/a (strong70/100)/: /spanThough emMK . /em purports up franchise, reality that among many touches that adds still lacks depth other fighters available today. Again, doesn’t feel dramatically different its predecessors, save mini- modes a big facelift. movesets are rather generic (most are a variation down, forward, button) feel a tad antiquated. Its big hook ( crossover license) can’t justify relatively shallow on hand. /li lia href=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171368amp;p=371UP/a (B-)/: (Calculated as 67 on Metacritic) emMK . /em an oddly enjoyable distraction real fighters. Its masher-friendly controls appeal me a casual-gamer way, midmatch minigames (damage-percentage tugs--, airborne ass-kickings with defender mirroring aggressor’s button-presses a bid dominance) give fights a sort party- vibe./li /ulp style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/18/metareview--------/Metareview — . ( , )/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Tue, 18 Nov 17:15:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms use feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=++.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0Read/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/18/metareview--------/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1375832/ title=Send entry a friend via emailEmail /anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/18/metareview--------/#comments title=View reader comments on entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/a2FitSbkpEQi4llJfr6inpEQsv4/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/a2FitSbkpEQi4llJfr6inpEQsv4/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=C4wP0K1gimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=C4wP0K1g border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=VcdRy2V1img src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=VcdRy2V1 border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/4GeuCxE00T4 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/4GeuCxE00T4/’Source [joystiq]/abr

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New Xbox Experience Intro Video - Xbox 360 NXE

November 18, 2008

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Sonic Unleashed staggers release dates

November 18, 2008

brpFiled : a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 2/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagNintendo /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/ rel=tagAction/a/pdiv align=centera href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/930/930926p1.htmlimg width=490 vspace=4 hspace=0 height=318 border=0 align=top alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com///11/gam_nightofthewerehog_490.jpg //abr //div Oh, semantics. Although may have been a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/11/quality-control--delays-sonics-unleashing--/believed/a that a href=http://joystiq.com/tag/-unleashedemSonic /em/a was hitting retail tomorrow consoles, apparently those dates weren’t . has rectified that by announcing dates today (via a href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/930/930926p1.htmlIGN/a) stating that versions will be available tomorrow, while gets its a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/02/-busts-ghosts--upcoming-night----//a on next week. As ’s emSonic /em, has been relegated an indeterminate December date. br /br /Yes, we know, dear owners, whatever else shall you while waiting emSonic /em?!p style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/17/--staggers-release-dates/ staggers release dates/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Mon, 17 Nov 22:30:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms use feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/17/--staggers-release-dates/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1374913/ title=Send entry a friend via emailEmail /anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/17/--staggers-release-dates/#comments title=View reader comments on entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rRXE47OVmYn9JjJPoLMhHZWgRV8/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rRXE47OVmYn9JjJPoLMhHZWgRV8/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=UhAcLmHIimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=UhAcLmHI border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=KpnkIlwIimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=KpnkIlwI border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/VyOyEgy0exs height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/VyOyEgy0exs/’Source [joystiq]/abr

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Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9: Dear brother edition

November 17, 2008

brpFiled : a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagNintendo /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 2/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagNintendo /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagBusiness/a/pdiv align=centerimg hspace=0 border=0 vspace=4 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com///11/gam_nintendods_490.jpg alt= /br //div younger brother sworn enemy, :br /br / high atop pillowed throne you’ve become so accustomed years, I doubt you ever looked you at competition that scrambled match your unparalleled sales prowess. Even if you had, would have been quite ocular feat you have seen me, jilted decomposing place. Don’t bother looking now — I’ve been retired quite some time, living out days a cottage on an island off coast Kumihama, a respite afforded me by lucrative years, a perfect locale me focus energies on planning your demise.br /br /Fret not, dear brother — murderous ambitious were recently sated by birth our newest sibling, DSi. You see, you’re about suffer same fate which I befell, a fate worse than death itself: emabandonment/em. But, , you may protest, dad said a href=http://www.joystiq.com///05/-dsi-wont-immediately-replace----u-s/they’d still love me/a when they received their bundle joy! An empty promise, brother, I assure you. You’re already quite far down path I carved two years ago, your sales figures rendered twain, your rank plummeting just emone week/em after DSi’s victorious emergence. You will eventually come , your weekly tally dropping into double digits, then single — then, deeming you emirrelevant/em, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2007//19/japanese-hardware-sales-oct-8-oct-14-title-edition/ Create will longer list you/a.br /br /’s a long, cruel road obscurity, brother. DSi shortages will boost your sales, giving you momentary resurgences — but but a detour your inevitable fate. You emwill/em be crushed — though I will not be one do crushing. I longer harbor disdain that rose up within gut you entered promptly stole spotlight, your slender frame casting a shadow upon bulky . You are more than welcome join me Kumihama. We can spend our evenings sipping rice wine, PictoChatting about our brief, camera-less reign.br /br /See you about eighteen months,br /br /– Phatbr /br /- DSi: 104,897 img hspace=4 height= border=0 align=bottom width= vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com//2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 67,028 (38.99%)br /- : 43,726 img hspace=4 height= border=0 align=bottom width= vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com//2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 6,632 (13.17%)br / - : 24,726 img hspace=4 border=0 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com//2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg / 1,603 (6.93%)br /- : 18,354 img hspace=4 height= border=0 align=bottom width= vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com//2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 21,233 (53.64%) br /- : 12,759 img hspace=4 border=0 vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com//2006/04/Up_Arrow.jpg / 6,640 (108.51%)br /- : 8,381 img hspace=4 height= border=0 align=bottom width= vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com//2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 7,988 (48.80%) br /- : 5,743 img hspace=4 height= border=0 align=bottom width= vspace=0 alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dsfanboy.com//2006/04/Down_Arrow.jpg / 971 (14.46%)br /br /[Source: a href=http://www.m-create.com/ranking/ Create/a]br / br / strongSee: /stronga style= href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/japanesehardwaresalesThe abandoned archives/ap style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/16/japanese-hardware-sales-nov-3-nov-9-dear-brother-edition/Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9: Dear brother edition/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Sun, 16 Nov 22:00:00 EST. 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Mirror’s Edge DLC, PC version coming early 2009

November 12, 2008

brpFiled : a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagPC/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft /a/pdiv style=text-align: center;a href=http://investor..com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=347015 img vspace=4 hspace=0 border=1 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com///08/gam_mirrorsedgeheli_490.jpg alt= //a/div Now that 3 owners are busy practicing their finger with a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11//---week-mirrors--edition/ week’s /a emMirror’s /em, has confirmed version coming January 2009 (as was previously listed by a href=http://news.bigdownload.com///25/-exec-predicts-3-million-unit-sales--mirrors-/ retailers/a). According a href=http://investor..com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=347015 release/a, downloadable content title will also be available at beginning year. br /br / indication whether ’s multiplatform DLC or previously mentioned a href=http://www.joystiq.com///02/mirrors--receiving-exclusive-dlc-on-/exclusive content/a. also offers clues on what content would be, but we’re going take a leap faith here say won’t be a weapons pack. strongUpdate:/ a href=http://www.gamecyte.com/mirrors---dated-january-2009Gamecycte/a has confirmed that ’s downloadable content both platforms, according an spokesperson.pa href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/11/mirrors--dlc--version-coming-early-2009/ rel=bookmarkContinue reading emMirror’s DLC, version coming early 2009/em/a/pp style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/11/mirrors--dlc--version-coming-early-2009/ DLC, version coming early 2009/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Tue, 11 Nov :50:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms use feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://investor..com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=347015Read/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/11/mirrors--dlc--version-coming-early-2009/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1368485/ title=Send entry a friend via emailEmail /anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com//11/11/mirrors--dlc--version-coming-early-2009/#comments title=View reader comments on entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/AfoAAQ_I1B1ffzR4cjznmZN6Prk/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/AfoAAQ_I1B1ffzR4cjznmZN6Prk/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=410CVngEimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=410CVngE border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=3W11i27pimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=3W11i27p border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/5j20HlxsHN4 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/5j20HlxsHN4/’Source [joystiq]/abr

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Pachter on October sales: Wii dominated, Xbox 360 outsold PlayStation 3

November 11, 2008

brimg alt=Michael Pachter - Image 1 title=Michael Pachter - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126093/-2.jpg?806967 style=cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; align=right border=0a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/michael-pachter/6516 id=tag title=Wedbush Morgan analystMichael Pachter/a has returned with his crystal ball give us a glimpse… past! Dun dun dunnnnn. Pachter has given us his predictions month October ahead numbers a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/npd/9643 id=tag title=National Purchase , global consumer retail information providerNPD/a Group.brbrPachter predicts that dominated month. Easy enough predict, seeing as ’s a title=: not affected by economic crisis, ramping up production by 33 href=http://.qj.net/-not-affected-by-economic-crisis-ramping-up--production-by-33-/pg/49/aid/125464ramping up production by 33 /a. One his more questionable predictions outcome between 3 .brbrNote that October was month that span style=font-style: italic;a title=Fable 2 href=http://xbox360.qj.net/category/Fable-2/cid/550Fable 2/a /spanand span title=LittleBigPlanet style=font-style: italic;a href=http://.qj.net/category/LittleBigPlanet/cid/3612LittleBigPlanet/a /spanwere both released - both platform exclusives console sellers their own right. seems magnitude span style=font-style: italic;a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/littlebigplanet/13193 id=tag title=’s community-based serviceLittleBigPlanet/a /spanand its cutesy wutesy sackboys didn’t sway Pachter’s opinion though. According him, still outsold a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags//880 id=tag title=Father PlayStationSony/a console October.brbrI wouldn’t be surprised if he’s right; a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags//94 id=tag title= CreatorMicrosoft/a’s a title=Ultracheap: slashes prices, going US 199 href=http://www.qj.net/Ultracheap--slashes---prices--going--US-199/pg/49/aid/123678price cut September/a really kicked up sales. They also introduced a title=Happy holidays : SKUs be bundled with href=http://www.qj.net/Happy-holidays-----SKUs--be-bundled-with--/pg/49/aid/124792bundles holiday season/a, so further sales boosts are expected. Here are sales numbers that Pachter’s crystal ball predicts October:brulliNintendo : 525,000/liliWii: 775,000/liliXbox : 325,000/liliPS3 : 225,000/liliPS2: 135,000/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?a=JcICTGimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/?i=JcICTG border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~4/449887063 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj//~3/449887063/126093 ‘Source [qj.]/abr

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Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 27 - Nov 2: Impossible math edition

November 10, 2008

brpFiled : a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagNintendo /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 2/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagSony /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagNintendo /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft /a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category// rel=tagBusiness/a/pdiv align=centerimg hspace=0 border=1 vspace=4 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com///11/gam_divbyzero_490.jpg alt= /br //div We were certain that release ’s shutterbug handheld, DSi, would have a rather volatile effect on Japanese hardware sales numbers week — as dastardly text-skippers among you already know, we were quite correct. usual suspects played a thrilling Musical Chairs, bringing about a comeback , a return bottom rung . [Source: a href=http://www.m-create.com/ranking/ Create/a] text glad you’re back, . missed you terribly.br /br / big news week, however, was DSi, which sold like strikehotcakes/strike Pocky Japanese , who reportedly can’t go a month without buying some iteration without developing delirium tremens. Unfortunately, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/bloggers/ludwig-kietzmannpredecessor ways Japanese hardware sales/a failed warn me about caution required when adding a system weekly chart. When typing DSi’s sales figures into trusty Excel spreadsheet, computer attempted discern percentage change between week week’s sales, divided by zero, then imploded office.br /br /Don’t fret, dear readers — I’m fine, though I’ll likely lose damage deposit on apartment. fate computer, however, still up air. theoretical mathematics professor seems think that laptop might been sucked into a self-sustaining -time vortex, sending hurtling on a Bill--Ted-esque journey through history.