PS3, PSP, Wii sales slumping; Hands-on with new Xbox update

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	What's hot this week Jeff Bakalar Assistant Editor, CNET Reviews Home and Hardware PS3, PSP, Wii all slumping Sony latest earnings show that it continues to be hammered by the worldwide recession and strong yen, suffering a net loss of $390.5 million in the quarter that ended June 30. That explains Sony, now what about Nintendo? Read more  More from Gaming and Culture  The latest gaming news from Crave No one wants me :( Most popular video game consoles Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB)  Check prices Microsoft Xbox 360 (60GB, HDMI)  Check prices Nintendo Wii  Check prices Nintendo DSi (blue)  Check prices Sony PSP 3000 (black)  Check prices Latest reviews and features Five classic adventure games that need to be rereleased as digital downloads It used to be that playing classic, out-of-print PC games required you to find shady download sites or old dusty retail boxes on eBay, then hope that your ancient Windows 3.1 game would work under XP or Vista. Read more Hands-on with the Summer 2009 Xbox 360 dashboard update While it's not as radical a change as the fall 2008 dashboard update that added avatars and Netflix streaming, there are a lot of improvements to current features, as well as a few new ones. The dashboard update will be available for 360 owners on August 11, but we were able to download an early version for a test drive. Read more G-Force (multiplatform) Although it doesn't break new ground for 3D platformers, and the lack of variety can lead to brief bouts of boredom, G-Force is a well-put-together experience with engaging combat, crafty puzzles, and rewarding exploration. Read more  Check prices The iPhone's best neo-retro game: Space Invaders Infinity Gene While Taito has already released an iPhone port of the original Space Invaders, we'd recommend you slide past that and buy, instead, a spectacular revamp that launched this week on the App Store by the name of Space Invaders Infinity Gene. Read more Crave Should Nintendo characters find their voices? Don Reisinger Taking voice acting out of games not only saves on development costs (voice acting can be expensive, after all), but it also saves room on game discs. That's why some developers have left voice acting out of their titles. Read more NEW Apple iPhone 3G S Pre-Order Sale! $199.00 32" Sony Bravia S Series HDTV Buy Today, Only: $499.99 Forum: Games and Gear Remember 3Dfx? Posted by make_or_brea I was browsing some old gaming titles at a local Half Price Books store, and came across a couple of old...no...ancient gaming titles I missed back when they were in their prime. Considering the el-cheapo prices, I thought it would be cool to finally experience them...until I happened to check out the system requirements.  Read more  Top-rated Nintendo Wii games 1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 2. Call of Duty: World at War (Wii) 3. The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii) 4. FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play (Wii) 5. Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) 6. Rock Band (Wii) 7. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii) 8. de Blob (Wii) 9. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (Wii) 10. MadWorld (Wii)   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More gaming resources  Latest game reviews  Latest game accessories  Must-have games  Retro gaming roundup  Recent Game On discussions  Bargain-bin games
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