| GameBump | http://www.gamebump.com Video gaming news blog. en-us Copyright 2006-2008 Gaming Horizon Sony Made the Money this Holiday, 1.2M PS3s Sold in NA Shiva Stella http://www.gamebump.com/go/sony_made_the_money_this_holiday_12m_ps3s_sold_in_na http://www.gamebump.com/go/sony_made_the_money_this_holiday_12m_ps3s_sold_in_na http://www.gamebump.com/go/sony_made_the_money_this_holiday_12m_ps3s_sold_in_na# In more "I sold more units than you" news, Sony has confirmed that it has sold 1.2 million PlayStation 3 consoles in North America alone during the holidays; the company is quick to remind us that every PlayStation 3 sold also equates to a purchased Blu-ray player that helps consolidate Sony's base in the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD format war.

Summarizes Jack Tretton, president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, "The PlayStation brand ended the year in a very strong position and clearly indicates more positive momentum going into 2008. The strong PS3 sales also further establish Blu-ray's dominant position as the high-definition medium of choice for games and movies."

Talking numbers, the PlayStation Portable has reached the 1.4 million mark in North America (receiving a nice sales boost over the holidays, no doubt) while the PlayStation 2 clocked in at 1.3 million units; all totaled, that's 3.9 million Sony machines discovered under trees this Christmas.

]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:07:15 -0600 PlayStation 3 Sales Up Now that Prices are Down Shiva Stella http://www.gamebump.com/go/playstation_3_sales_up_now_that_prices_are_down http://www.gamebump.com/go/playstation_3_sales_up_now_that_prices_are_down http://www.gamebump.com/go/playstation_3_sales_up_now_that_prices_are_down# In more 'I could have figured that out on my own' news, reports are coming in that sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 have "more than tripled" last week due to price cuts and the console's availability for the weekend after Thanksgiving.

While actual figures are lacking, retailers are claiming a 245% increase in PS3 units sold for November 18-24. Overall, the PS3's sales figures have "quadrupled" since the price cut and the introduction of the 40GB model. The fact that big games are finally seeing release on the console might also be boosting sales a bit.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:20:00 -0600 New Guild Wars: Eye of the North Screens Solomon Lee http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_guild_wars_eye_of_the_north_screens http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_guild_wars_eye_of_the_north_screens http://www.gamebump.com/go/new_guild_wars_eye_of_the_north_screens# This article was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Certain formatting, imaged, and embedded content may have been lost in the transition process.

NCsoft has released four new screenshots for Guild Wars: Eye of the North on the PC.  Enjoy. ]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:32:00 -0500