Gaming & Games Consoles (Xbox, Playstation, PSP, Wii …) News

Accedo Broadband to Launch IPTV Multiplayer Gaming Engine at IBC
Aug 15, 2007 – Accedo Broadband has announced the launch of its multiplayer gaming engine. This service, available for IPTV, will be demonstrated on the Accedo Broadband stand (#126 in the IPTV Zone) at IBC.
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box, Software

DVB-T Tuner planned for Sony's PS3
Aug 2, 2007 – "We're hoping next year - about the same time that [New Zealand] Freeview launches its terrestrial broadcasting service (expected to be in March) - to release a digital tuner for the PS3, turning it into a programmable TV recorder."
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, New Zealand, Terrestrial

BSkyB in Sony PSP joint venture
Jul 27, 2007 – BSkyB has launched a joint venture with Sony that will allow users of Sony's PSP handheld gaming device to download films, football matches and music videos to watch as they commute to work or school.
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, Satellite, UK

Blu-ray Leads Adoption of Next-generation DVD players in the U.S
Jul 26, 2007 – Next-generation DVD players are poised to experience significant growth over the next five years, according to a new report. The report estimates that more than 32 million Blu-ray and HD DVD players will be sold in the United States by 2011.
News categories: Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, HD-DVD, Market Research, Set Top Box, USA

CinemaNow Adds Xbox Video Download Support
Jul 18, 2007 – CinemaNow has released an upgraded version of its 'Media Manager', a software application enabling the download, management and playback of video content. CinemaNow video downloads are now directly accessible by networked Xbox 360™ users.
News categories: CinemaNow, Digital TV, Gaming, Streaming, USA

Japan - New Sony PSP To Have "1-Seg" Tuner Option
Jul 17, 2007 – Sony (SCEI) has announced that it will launch a new slimmer and lighter PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system (PSP-2000) in Japan on September 20th, 2007.
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, Japan, Mobile

Ocean Blue introduces games pack for Freeview
Jul 5, 2007 – Ocean Blue Software has introduced an arcade games pack for its Freeview set-top box software. The company has integrated Tetris, Snake & Breakout into its system, operated via a normal TV remote control. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

Xbox 360 and Microsoft TV: Together Expanding the World of Games and Entertainment
Jan 8, 2007 – In a move that will combine the power of Xbox 360 with Microsoft TV IPTV Edition, Microsoft provided an early look at a new service, IPTV on Xbox 360.
News categories: Microsoft, Xbox, CES2025, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV