Archive for the 'Games console TV' Category


Sony Looking At Offering An Internet TV Service

Sony to enter the online TV market. The success of online TV companies such as Hulu and Netflix, combined with the growing problems that cable companies have in retaining customers has led to electronics giant, Sony looking into offering a streaming internet TV service. The news comes from the Wall Street Journal which reports that [...]

Steam Does A Sony With Controversial Crash

Last week allegedly saw computer-based gaming platform Steam become the victims of an anonymous ‘hack’, with claims that personal data of its users may have been stolen in a similar manner to the controversial events that surrounded Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) service earlier in the year. While the hack did not affect the games (and [...]

Games Consoles Become Most-Viewed Online TV Method For TV’s

Games consoles have this week been listed as the most popular platform on which people watch online TV through their TV sets, suggesting that the ability to connect mobile devices (such as tablet computers and smartphones) and desktop browsers streaming content are not quite as mainstream as most would have thought, with the same applying for the purpose-made and Internet-connected ‘smart [...]

Modern Warfare Goes Live For Launch

The biggest entertainment-related story of the week undoubtedly comes from the video game industry, with the much-anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 hitting the shelves today. While the past few annual installments of the Call of Duty franchise have notably seen buyers queuing outside to get one of the first copies as soon as midnight falls, this [...]

Sony PSN Reveal Amazing Revenue Rise

The phrase ‘any publicity is good publicity’ could not be more appropriate for Sony at the moment (even if they do not want to describe it as such), as they revealed that the hacking scandal which affected them in April has actually boosted their sales figures, following on from their CEO Sir Howard Stringer’s claim that [...]

Hulu Plus Streaming Coming To Nintendo 3DS And Wii

Nintendo game consoles will soon be able to stream Hulu Plus, Nintendo have announced. They say that by the years end, owners of 3DS and Wii consoles can use the TV-On-Demand subscription service to watch TV shows and movies. Along with Hulu Plus, Nintendo also announced that the 3DS handheld console will also be able [...]