Sony ships 1m PS3s to US
Sony has shipped one million PlayStation 3s (PS3s) to the US market and says sales targets for fiscal 2007 are on track, reports Punchjump.
The company also showcased new PS3 titles like MotorStorm and Lair at CES 2007. Both titles are due out this year.
Sony COO Kaz Hirai admitted Blu-ray was the culprit for the PS3's launch delay. Hirai talked about PS3 production problems in a Blu-ray Today advertorial supplement.
Worldwide gaming grows
Slashdot reports on new figures from gaming markets around the world, including China and Canada, which show impressive growth.
With the seventh generation of consoles now in play, and online gaming shooting for the stratosphere, games markets in other nations are now seeing unheard-of growth. Gamasutra reports that China's online gaming market saw 74% growth in 2006, up to 6.54 billion yuan, says a summary.
"Over half of the titles in that market are home-grown. Meanwhile, GameDaily has the word that Canada's games industry is rapidly approaching $1 billion. Games sales are up worldwide."
101 free games that money can't buy
Too much time on your hands? 1up has collected together over 101 games that are a) worth playing, and b) free.
"We've tracked down another 101 absolutely, positively, no-strings-attached free games that are actually worth playing, grouped them into handy categories, and put most of 'em up on FileFront.com," it says.
"There's something here for everyone, from RPGs to real-time strategy, to Asteroids Flash games, though we have to confess upfront: There are actually more than 101 free games here. So no complaining that you're not getting your money's worth."
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