http://www.ps3insider.net The Insider’s Source for Everything PS3 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:46:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2K Sports has officially named JJ Redick as the cover athlete for College Hoops 2K7.  The game will be released in the fall for Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, and PS3.  JJ is very excited about the oppertunity, saying, "I'm a huge video gamer and have always been a fan of ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/08/college-hoops-2k7-cover-athlete-named/ Mark Rein, of Epic, recently said in an interview with Eurogamer, that he believes the PS3 is in a better position for launch then the Xbox 360 was last year from a developer point of view.  Rein noted that developers received their final PS3 development kits right when E3 began, ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/07/ps3-in-better-launch-position-then-xbox-360/ EA has partnered with ESPN once again for NBA Live 07, in an effort to make the game as real as possible.  One of the new features for the PS3 and Xbox 360 version of the game will be real world sports coverage in a variety of formats, including: Sportscenter ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/07/nba-live-07-to-include-live-espn-integration/ Sony was named by the Harris Poll the #1 brand for the 7th straight year.  The poll was conducted online of 2,351 American adults who were asked to name the best brand completely unaided, and without being given any choices.  Since 1996, Sony has been named #1 nine times, losing ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/07/sony-named-1-brand-for-7th-straight-year/ Software publishers Sega and Ubisoft have both commented publically that they would like a PS3 price drop in order to keep it competitive with the other next generation consoles.  Scott Steinberg of VP of Sega said, "I think it's an expensive device, but it's a very powerful device. Their job ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/07/sega-and-ubisoft-want-ps3-price-drop/ Sony has launched the official Playstation 3 European Website, though it is far from complete.  The new website has some screenshots from the launch titles, a nice gallery of PS3 pictures, a brief FAQ about PS3, the specs from Playstation 3, and a press release section.  While there may not ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/07/sony-launches-official-playstation-3-european-website/ BestBuy.com is now taking preorders for 9 PS3 games including: Devil May Cry IV, Final Fantasy VII, Indiana Jones, Killzone 2, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Resident Evil 5, Tekken 6, and WWE Smackdown! Vs. Raw 2007.  The games all contain a price tag of $60, in line ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/06/ps3-games-available-for-preorder-at-best-buy/ EB Games and GameStop stores have officially stopped taking preorders for PS3, but it was not that their corporate offices made this decision, but rather Sony.  Sony informed the stores via a conference call that one million consoles would be available on launch day for North America, one million for ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/05/eb-games-and-gamestop-not-taking-ps3-preorders-until-after-september/ Sony UK President Ray Maguire announced today in an interview that PS3 will cost GBP 425 for the premium model of PS3.  At this point in time it is unclear whether Sony will even sell the basic PS3 model within the UK.  This price announcement comes as a pretty big ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/05/ps3-uk-pricing-announced/ Well E3 certainly was a very interesting conference for Sony, and the future of Playstation 3, however interesting is not always a good thing.  The biggest complaint among gamers leaving the conference was the price of Playstation 3.  With a starting price of $500 for the 20 GB model, and ... http://www.ps3insider.net/2006/05/e3-2006-wrapup/