SCEA transferring 'online services operations, including your wallet and the funds in it' to SNEA on April 1

At CES 2010, Sony's Kaz Hirai -- potential successor to Sir Howard Stringer, if you're just joining us -- introduced "Sony Network Entertainment," a new corporate unit tasked with the expansion of the increasingly vital PlayStation Network architecture. At CES this year, Kaz said 2011 would find Sony "building upon the video, music, game and book offerings on our Qriocity and our PlayStation Network services to deliver a compelling, unique experience for Sony across a wide range of consumer electronic devices."

It looks like part of that plan is in progress now with the introduction of SNEA. Some of you may have received an "important message" from the "PlayStation Network team at Sony Computer Entertainment America" in your inbox today alerting you to a rather troubling change:... (Continue Reading...)

JAM Live Music Arcade: remix with your Rock Band instruments


Now here's a worthy idea: another game for you to play with all your plastic instruments. Here's another worthy idea: a music game that lets you use those instruments to create music. That's the basis for Zivix's JAM Live Music Arcade, coming to XBLA and PSN "later this year."

Containing a set of over 30 licensed songs "including hits from Modest Mouse, Fallout Boy, Fatboy Slim, Rise Against, Atmosphere and more," players have the ability to improvise and remix elements of the songs as they play. Check out some very complex-looking gameplay footage, and some random footage of people pretending to perform with Guitar Hero controllers,... (Continue Reading...)


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